Mª Rita Albergaria

Mª Rita Albergaria
PhD Student
Health Team

Maria Rita Albergaria is a Doctoral Student in Health Psychology. She has developed previous research on eating behaviors in individuals with obesity. Currently her main research interests focus on natural and induced menopause (in women with breast cancer), menopausal representations and vasomotor symptoms management through psychological interventions.

Supervised at WJCR by: Filipa Pimenta, Isabel Leal

Main 5 publications

Pimenta, F., Albergaria, R., Maroco, J., Leal, I., Chedraui, P., & Pérez-López, F.R. (2019). Validation of the 10-item Cervantes Scale in mid-aged Portuguese women: Paper-and-pencil and online format assessment of menopause-related symptoms. Menopause,26(2), 203-210. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000001180
Albergaria, R., & Amorim, R. (2018). Caracterização dos utentes de uma Unidade de Psico-Oncologia Extra-Hospitalar. Psicologia, Saúde e Doenças. 19(3), 550-563. doi:10.15309/18psd190307
Pimenta, F., Albergaria, R., Maroco, J., Leal, I., Pérez-Lopez, F., & Chedraui, P. (2018). Validation of the 10-item Cervantes Scale in middle-aged Portuguese women: paper-and- pencil and online format assessment of menopause-related symptoms. Menopause, 26(2), 203-210. doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000001180
Albergaria, R., Pimenta, F., Galvão, C. M., Leal, B. A., Guilherme, I. T., Maroco, J., & Leal, I. (2018). Questionário Holandês do Comportamento Alimentar: Validação e exploração em adultos com obesidade. Psicologia, Saúde e Doenças, 19, 144-150. doi:10.15309/18psd190121 
Albergaria, R., Pimenta, F. , Leal, I. , Maroco, J. , Albergaria, T. , & Bicudo, M. (2017). Binge Eating in Obesity: in mainland Portugal and São Miguel, Azores. Psicologia, Saúde e Doenças, 18(3), 699-711. doi:10.15309/17psd180306