@article {4445, title = {Patients{\textquoteright} views on the embryo storage time limits}, journal = {Reprod Biomed Online}, volume = {31}, number = {2}, year = {2015}, note = {Pereira, Margarida
Samorinha, Catarina
Alves, Elisabete
Machado, Helena
Amorim, Mariana
Silva, Susana
eng
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t
Netherlands
2015/06/23
Reprod Biomed Online. 2015 Aug;31(2):232-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.04.015. Epub 2015 May 8.}, month = {Aug}, pages = {232-8}, edition = {20150508}, abstract = {The establishment of the length of embryo storage has been based on socio-political criteria. There are different regulations, guidelines and health care policies worldwide. This mixed-methods study aimed to assess the opinion of patients about the embryo storage time limit, and the perception of the criteria underlying the establishment of the storage period offered to them. Between August 2011 and December 2012, 534 IVF patients from Portugal participated in a quantitative questionnaire and 34 couples were interviewed. Overall, 38\% of participants preferred the duration of 4-5 years, 38\% extended it beyond 5 years and 23\% indicated 3 years. Having experienced at least one previous cycle was directly associated with agreeing with a duration of storage longer than 5 years, for both women and men. Having children was inversely associated with longer duration of storage, among women. One-third of the 34 interviewed couples stated that their knowledge concerning embryo storage was insufficient. Nevertheless, all the interviewees reported at least one possible reason for the legal establishment of the storage period offered to them, highlighting financial costs and decreased embryo quality. There are misconceptions and gaps in awareness of cryopreservation, which may shape patients{\textquoteright} opinions. Accurate information regarding policy on storage of embryos is needed.}, keywords = {*Cryopreservation, *Embryo, Mammalian, *Time Factors, Adult, cryopreservation, embryo disposition, Female, Humans, Ivf, Male, Portugal, public policy, Surveys and Questionnaires}, isbn = {1472-6491 (Electronic)
1472-6483 (Linking)}, author = {Pereira, M. and Samorinha, C. and Alves, E. and Machado, H. and Amorim, M. and Silva, S.} } @article {4427, title = {Perceived neighbourhood environmental characteristics and physical activity according to socioeconomic status in adolescent girls}, journal = {Ann Hum Biol}, volume = {38}, number = {1}, year = {2011}, note = {Mota, Jorge
Santos, Rute
Pereira, Margarida
Teixeira, Laetitia
Santos, Maria Paula
eng
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t
England
2010/06/10
Ann Hum Biol. 2011 Jan;38(1):1-6. doi: 10.3109/03014460.2010.486769. Epub 2010 Jun 9.}, month = {Jan}, pages = {1-6}, edition = {20100609}, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to analyse the associations between physical activity (PA) and several characteristics of the built environment with socioeconomic status (SES) in adolescent girls. METHODS: The sample comprised 599 girls (mean age 14.7, SD = 1.6 years) living in the Aveiro Region of Portugal. Questionnaires were used to describe physical activity level and perceived neighbourhood environments. SES was established by maternal education level. Girls were grouped into low, middle or high SES group. RESULTS: Logistic regression analysis showed that girls assigned to the higher SES group were more likely (OR = 2.4; 95\%CI = 1.3-4.5) to belong to the active group than their low SES peers. Girls in high (OR = 2.4; 95\%CC = 1.3-4.4) and medium (OR = 1.6; 95\%CC = 1.14-2.3) SES groups were more likely to have a higher perception of better aesthetics in their neighbourhoods than their low SES peers and higher SES was also associated with better perception of a street connectivity (OR = 2.9; 95\%CI = 1.7-5.4). CONCLUSION: The study showed that girls of higher SES are more active than those of lower SES and that social background might be associated with differences in neighbourhood environmental perceptions.}, keywords = {*Motor Activity, *Residence Characteristics, *Social Class, *Social Environment, Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Environment, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Portugal, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires}, isbn = {1464-5033 (Electronic)
0301-4460 (Linking)}, author = {Mota, J. and Santos, R. and Pereira, M. and Teixeira, L. and Santos, M. P.} }