Browsing by Author "Correia, Maria de Oliveira"
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- Open dialogue through telehealth: exploring family and professionals experiencesPublication . Ferreira, Ana Raquel da Rocha; Silva, Maria Goreti Moreira Magalhães De Sousa; Correia, Maria de Oliveira; Campos, FilipaTelehealth can be a convenient option, more adjustable to patients´ needs, and can improve access to services. However, its implementation often brings challenges. Open dialogue (OD) has the potential to address some of these barriers. Once implemented, OD is a person-centered, non-institutional, and non-medicalized approach that promotes patients’ rights and recovery. This chapter aims to introduce the OD approach and explore its potential in a remote setting. The focus will also be on the challenges of using telehealth for OD, providing recommendations on how it can be implemented and its requirements, and sharing patients´ and professionals’ experiences of network meetings on a more flexible and adapted version of this approach.
- Use of socially assistive robots in mental health: barriers and facilitatorsPublication . Ferreira, Ana Raquel da Rocha; Silva, Maria Goreti Moreira Magalhães De Sousa; Correia, Maria de Oliveira; Simões De Almeida, Raquel; Simões-Silva, Vítor; Trigueiro, Maria JoãoAccess to mental healthcare is faced with many challenges and to address the needs of patients, socially assistive robots (SAR) have been used as an innovative therapeutic tool. The literature highlights a variety of relevant functions and benefits that these robots can serve, be it companion, coach, or play partner. This chapter aims to contribute to the current knowledge about SAR in mental health as a tool that could complement the support provided by professionals, identifying its barriers and facilitators. Despite the presence of certain barriers to their implementation (e.g., technical problems, professionals' resistance), social robot interventions generally show positive effects on patients with mental health conditions.
- Virtual reality´s potential to reduce public speaking anxiety: A pilot studyPublication . Correia, Maria de Oliveira; Almeida, Raquel Simões de; Marques, AntónioGlossophobia is an issue that many people face when it comes to speaking in public due to underlying social anxiety concerns impacting their abilities in various áreas, such as academics and professional settings. In this research project we are exploring the benefits of using virtual reality (VR) technology to help individuals cope with and alleviate public speaking fears. During six reality (VR) simulations involving 30 participants we tracked their reactions, including heart rate (HR) and electrodermal activity (EDA) while also evaluating their anxiety levels using the Public Speaking Anxiety Sclae (PSAS) and the Public Speaking Self-Assessment (PSSAS). The findings showed a decrease in heart rate and an enhancement in self-confidence as indicated by PSSAS signifying the participants gradual adjustment to speaking pressure. With EDA consistently increasing over time indicating that tension lingered despite physical progresso emphasizing the importance of incorporating further strategies for emotional control. These discoveries suggest integrating VR into therapy methods alongside neuroscience driven techniques like neurofeedback to develop holistic and tailored treatment approaches. Additionally, utilizing personalized contente such as an individual’s custom PowerPoint slides in conjuction with scenarios may augment the efficacy of virtual reality in addressing the challenges of public speaking anxiety.