Helena Sousa

558 total citations
38 papers, 348 citations indexed

About

Helena Sousa is a scholar working on Nephrology, Clinical Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Sousa has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 348 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Nephrology, 12 papers in Clinical Psychology and 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Helena Sousa's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (19 papers), Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (10 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 papers). Helena Sousa is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (19 papers), Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (10 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 papers). Helena Sousa collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Brazil. Helena Sousa's co-authors include Daniela Figueiredo, Óscar Ribeiro, Elı́sio Costa, Constança Paúl, Fernando Ribeiro, Vasco Miranda, M. Graça Pereira, Roberta Frontini, João M. Bessa and Susana Almeida and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Nutrients and Quality of Life Research.

In The Last Decade

Helena Sousa

33 papers receiving 345 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena Sousa Portugal	12	123	82	61	54	52	38	348
Sandra van Dijk Netherlands	15	272 2.2×	47 0.6×	83 1.4×	100 1.9×	58 1.1×	16	575
John Stathoulis Greece	7	79 0.6×	59 0.7×	71 1.2×	38 0.7×	19 0.4×	15	329
F. A. Muthny Germany	8	35 0.3×	62 0.8×	43 0.7×	93 1.7×	18 0.3×	30	291
Hon Wai Benjamin Cheng China	14	46 0.4×	119 1.5×	55 0.9×	300 5.6×	34 0.7×	26	501
R G Simmons United States	8	90 0.7×	57 0.7×	58 1.0×	138 2.6×	15 0.3×	9	377
Shayna L. Henry United States	11	178 1.4×	42 0.5×	101 1.7×	76 1.4×	20 0.4×	17	432
Oksana Harasemiw Canada	8	76 0.6×	29 0.4×	59 1.0×	32 0.6×	19 0.4×	21	280
Tobias Nordqvist Sweden	14	50 0.4×	81 1.0×	146 2.4×	76 1.4×	30 0.6×	22	540
Ingrid Randers Sweden	12	30 0.2×	118 1.4×	174 2.9×	232 4.3×	15 0.3×	14	504
Andrea Fleisch Marcus United States	11	38 0.3×	49 0.6×	87 1.4×	46 0.9×	16 0.3×	36	333

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Alves, Marta, et al.. (2025). FORMAÇÃO DE SOLDADOS DA POLÍCIA MILITAR DO PIAUÍ: AVANÇOS, DESAFIOS E PERSPECTIVAS. LUMEN ET VIRTUS. 16(48). 4878–4899.

Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, Ana Bártolo, et al.. (2024). The Connected We St@nd programme: A feasibility pilot study of an online self‐management intervention for adults on in‐centre haemodialysis and family caregivers. British Journal of Health Psychology. 29(3). 589–608. 1 indexed citations

Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, & Daniela Figueiredo. (2024). The Hemodialysis Distress Thermometer for Caregivers (HD-DT-C): development and testing of the psychometric properties of a new tool for screening psychological distress among family caregivers of adults on hemodialysis. Quality of Life Research. 33(6). 1513–1526. 3 indexed citations

Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, & Daniela Figueiredo. (2024). Development process, clinical utility, and preliminary psychometric evidence of a new tool for screening psychological distress in renal care settings: the Hemodialysis Distress Thermometer (HD-DT). Psychology and Health. 40(10). 1658–1684.

Sousa, Helena, et al.. (2023). The Influence of Serious Games in the Promotion of Healthy Diet and Physical Activity Health: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 15(6). 1399–1399. 15 indexed citations

Torres, Ana, Ana Bártolo, Helena Sousa, et al.. (2023). CanCOG®: Cultural Adaptation of the Evidence-Based UCLA Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention Program for Cancer Survivors in Portugal. Healthcare. 11(1). 141–141.

Sousa, Helena, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Assessing Symptoms in Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review Using COSMIN Guidelines. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 67(1). e34–e57. 5 indexed citations

Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, Alan J. Christensen, & Daniela Figueiredo. (2023). Designing family‐based interventions in kidney failure: The perspectives of the triad 'patients on haemodialysis/family caregivers/healthcare professionals. British Journal of Health Psychology. 28(3). 672–689. 3 indexed citations

Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, Elı́sio Costa, Alan J. Christensen, & Daniela Figueiredo. (2022). Establishing the criterion validity of self-report measures of adherence in hemodialysis through associations with clinical biomarkers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0276163–e0276163. 6 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, Alan J. Christensen, & Daniela Figueiredo. (2022). Mapping Patients’ Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to In-Center Hemodialysis Attendance to the Health Belief Model: Insights from a Qualitative Study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30(1). 97–107. 12 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, & Daniela Figueiredo. (2021). End‐stage renal disease is not yours, is not mine, is OURS: Exploring couples lived experiences through dyadic interviews. Hemodialysis International. 25(3). 361–371. 6 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena, Vera Afreixo, Roberta Frontini, et al.. (2021). Intradialytic exercise in end-stage renal disease: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and/or meta-analytical studies. Clinical Rehabilitation. 35(6). 812–828. 27 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena, Óscar Ribeiro, Constança Paúl, et al.. (2021). “Together We Stand”: A Pilot Study Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effects of a Family-Based Psychoeducational Intervention for Patients on Hemodialysis and Their Family Caregivers. Healthcare. 9(11). 1585–1585. 6 indexed citations

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Figueiredo, Daniela, Helena Sousa, Vanessa Miranda, et al.. (2021). POS-793 UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: EXPLORING PATIENTS' AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS' EXPERIENCES. Kidney International Reports. 6(4). S344–S345. 1 indexed citations

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Bártolo, Ana, Helena Sousa, Óscar Ribeiro, & Daniela Figueiredo. (2021). Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on the burden and quality of life of informal caregivers of hemodialysis patients: a systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(26). 8176–8187. 10 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena, Susana Almeida, João M. Bessa, & M. Graça Pereira. (2020). The Developmental Trajectory of Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Neuroimaging Studies. Neuropsychology Review. 30(3). 287–309. 39 indexed citations

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Figueiredo, Daniela, Helena Sousa, Fernando Ribeiro, et al.. (2020). SAT-302 “WHAT DO WE NEED THE MOST?” EXPLORING THE UNMET NEEDS OF COUPLES COPING WITH END STAGE RENAL DISEASE. Kidney International Reports. 5(3). S127–S127. 1 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena, Leonor Lencastre, & Marina Prista Guerra. (2015). Preditores da qualidade de vida numa amostra de mulheres com cancro da mama. Análise Psicológica. 33(1). 39–53. 4 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena. (2006). Santos, Rogério (2005) As Vozes da Rádio, 1924-1939, Lisboa: Editorial Caminho. Comunicação e Sociedade. 9. 191–192. 2 indexed citations

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Sousa, Helena. (2005). Economia política da comunicação e dos media: novos cruzamentos e triangulações. Comunicação e Sociedade. 7. 5–8.

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