Ph.D. Student
Health Team
Sofia Alexandra Marques Fernandes is a clinical psychologist and Ph.D. student at the University of Aveiro. Her current research focuses on cognitive impairment related to cancer in Portuguese cancer survivors. Her PhD research project, “CanCOG – Cognitive Rehabilitation in Cancer: Study of the Acceptability, Feasibility, and Efficacy of the Face-to-Face Program Format for Portuguese Cancer Survivors,” is funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology, reference number 2023.03752.BD. Sofia’s other research interests include fear of cancer recurrence and post-traumatic growth in pediatric and adult cancer survivors
Supervised in WJCR by: Isabel M. Santos
Main publications
Oliveira, A. F., Fernandes, S., Reis, J. D., Torres, A., Santos, I. M., & Von Ah, D. 2022). Cognitive functioning and work-related outcomes of non-central nervous system
cancer survivors: Protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 12(7), e060300. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060300
Oliveira, A. F., Santos, I. M., Fernandes, S., Bem-Haja, P., & Torres, A. (2022). Validation study of the functional assessment of cancer therapy-cognitive function-version 3 for the Portuguese population. BMC Psychology, 10(1), 305. doi: 10.1186/s40359-022-01018-w
Contacts
E-mail: sofiafernandes6@ua.pt
CiênciaVitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt//pt/DC1E-692E-98F4
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2006-8187
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sofia-Fernandes-29
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