Nota curricular  |  Curricular note

Cláudia Melo é doutorada em Psicologia Clínica pela Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (FPCE-UC), desde 2018. É investigadora no Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC-FPCE-UC), mais particularmente na linha de investigação “Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde”. Os seus principais interesses de investigação relacionam-se com a eficácia da comunicação médico-doente e a promoção de tomada de decisões clínicas de elevada qualidade. Tem também particular interesse pela área da comunicação de ciência para diferentes públicos-alvo, sendo responsável pela conceção e desenvolvimento de várias atividades do CINEICC com este objetivo.

Cláudia Melo é também Psicóloga Clínica, membro efetivo da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses e especialista em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde.

• Cláudia Melo has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra (FPCE-UC), since 2018. She is a researcher at the Centre for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC-FPCE-UC), particularly at the research group “Relationships, Development & Health”. Her main research interests are related to the efficacy of doctor-patient communication and the promotion of high-quality clinical decision-making. She is also particularly interested in science communication for different target audiences, being responsible for the design and development of several CINEICC activities to accomplish this purpose.
  Cláudia Melo is also a Clinical Psychologist, being a full member of the Portuguese Psychologists Board and specialized in Clinical and Health Psychology.

 

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Áreas de interesse  |  Areas of interest

 

Comunicação médico-doente eficaz | comunicação em saúde | tomada de decisões clínicas | cuidados centrados no doente | oncologia | comunicação de ciência

Effective doctor-patient communication | communication in health settings | clinical decision-making | patient-centered care | oncology | science communication

Publicações mais relevantes  |  Most relevant publications

MELO, C., Moura-Ramos, M., Canavarro, M. C., & Almeida-Santos, T. (2019). The time is now: An exploratory study regarding the predictors of female cancer patients’ decision to undergo fertility preservation. European Journal of Cancer Care. doi:10.1111/ecc.13025
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30809894

 

Anazodo, A., Laws, P., Logan, S. ... MELO, C., ... Sullivan, E. (2019). How can we improve oncofertility care for patients? A systematic scoping review of current international practice and models of care. Human Reproduction Update, 25(2), 159-179. doi:10.1093/humupd/dmy038
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30462263

 

MELO, C., Fonseca, A., Moura-Ramos, M., Almeida-Santos, T., & Canavarro, M.C. (2018). Female cancer patients’ perceptions of the fertility preservation decision-making process: An exploratory prospective study. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 36(3), 364-381. doi:10.1080/07347332.2018.1436629
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07347332.2018.1436629

 

MELO, C., Fonseca, A., Silva, C., Almeida-Santos, T., & Canavarro, M.C. (2018). Portuguese oncologists’ practices regarding female fertility preservation: Which barriers most relate with these practices?. European Journal of Cancer Care, 27(2), 1-12. doi:10.111/ecc.12812
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ecc.12812

 

Silva, C., Almeida-Santos, T., MELO, C., & Rama, A.C. (2018). Antineoplastic agents and (in)fertility: Informing patients to improve decisions. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 7(3), 306-314. doi:10.1089/jayao.2017.0094
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29298112

 

- MELO, C., Canavarro, M. C., & Almeida-Santos, T. (2017). Optimizing the decision-making process about fertility preservation in young female cancer patients: The experience of the Portuguese Centre for Fertility Preservation. In T. K. Woodruff, & Y. C. Gosiengfiao (Eds.), Pediatric and Adolescent Oncofertility: Best Practices and Emerging Technologies (pp. 269-284). Switzerland: Springer.

 

Rashedi, A.S., Roo, S.F., Ataman, L.M., … MELO, C., ... Woodruff, T.K. (2017). Survey of third-party parenting options associated with fertility preservation available to patients with cancer around the globe. Journal of Global Oncology, 4, 1-7. doi:10.1200/JGO.2017.009944
URL: http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2017.009944

 

Rashedi, A.S., Roo, S.F., Ataman, L.M., … MELO, C., ... Woodruff, T.K. (2017). Survey of fertility preservation options available to patients with cancer around the globe. Journal of Global Oncology, 4, 1-6. doi:10.1200/JGO.2016.008144
URL: http://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JGO.2016.008144

 

and men well informed about fertility? Childbearing intentions, fertility knowledge and information-gathering sources in Portugal. Reproductive Health, 14(1), 1-9. doi:10.1186/s12978-017-0352-z
URL: https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-017-0352-z

 

Silva, C., Almeida-Santos, T., MELO, C., & Ribeiro-Rama, A. C. (2017). Decision on fertility preservation in cancer patients: Development of information materials for healthcare professionals. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 6(2), 353-357. doi:10.1089/jayao.2016.0064
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28112543

 

Almeida-Santos, T., (...), MELO, C., (...), Sueli Pinelo (2016). Recomendações para a preservação do potencial reprodutivo no doente oncológico. Revista Portuguesa de Oncologia, 2(1), 5-24.
URL: http://www.sponcologia.pt/fotos/editor2/articulo_recomendaciones.pdf

 

Ataman, L., (...), MELO, C., (...), Woodruff, T. (2015). Creating a global community of practice for oncofertility. Journal of Global Oncology, 2(2), 83-96. doi: 10.1200/JGO.2015.000307

URL: http://ascopubs.org/doi/abs/10.1200/jgo.2015.000307