Publicações

Akhrimenko, V., Rodríguez Gil, J. L., Rico, A., López-Heras, I., Lertxundi, U., Martínez-Morcillo, S., Motas, M., Mozas-Blanco, S., Santos, O., Orive, G., & Valcárcel, Y. (2026). Pharmaceuticals and transformation products in coastal waters of the Iberian Peninsula. Marine Environmental Research, 213, 107675.

Cruz, J. P., Santos, O., Rodrigues, M., Morais, R., Borralho, T., Ferreira, F., Ferreira, A., Albuquerque, J., Nogueira, P., da Silva, M. P., & Antunes, F. (2025). Assessment of the impact of the new blister packaging of Biktarvy® (B/F/TAF) on treatment satisfaction of people living with HIV. PLoS ONE, 20(12), e0313458.

Vargas, R., Santos, O., Fialho, M., Costa, J., Eifler, N., Marques-Quinteiro, P., & Curral, L. (2025). Lead yourself to the zone and be happy: the effect of self-leadership development on flow and happiness. PLOS One, 20(9), e0331673.

Cologna, V., Mede, N. G., Berger, S. et al. [TISP Consortium]. (2025). Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 713–730.

Cologna, V., Meiler, S., Kropf, C. M. et al. [TISP Consortium]. (2025). Extreme weather event attribution predicts climate policy support across the world. Nature Climate Change, 15, 725–735.

Mede, N. G., Cologna, V., Berger, S. et al. [TISP Consortium]. (2025). Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries: the TISP dataset. Scientific Data, 12, 114.

TISP Consortium. (2025). Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter and engage with information about science. Science Communication.

Arán, D., Santos, O., Feteira-Santos, R., Benhalima, Y., & Santos, E. S. (2025). Soil quality and trace element risk in urban and rural kitchen gardens: a comparative analysis. Toxics, 13(8), 697.

Alarcão, V., Candeias, P., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M., Neves, J., Pintassilgo, S., Machado, F. L., Santos, O., et al. (2024). Insights from the EQUALS4COVID19 study on migrant mental health in Portugal: a cross-sectional mixed-methods approach. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2023.

Martins, R., Capitão, C., Feteira-Santos, R., Virgolino, A., & Santos, O. (2024). Psychometric properties of the Functional Literacy Questionnaire among Portuguese adolescents. PLoS One, 19(10), e0306802.

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). (2024). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet, 403(10431), 1027–1050.

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). (2023). Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents' growth and development. Nature, 615(7954), 874–883.

Alarcão, V., Candeias, P., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M., Pintassilgo, S., Machado, F. L., Virgolino, A., & Santos, O. (2023). Mental health and well-being of migrant populations in Portugal two years after the COVID-19 pandemic. Behavioral Sciences, 13(5), 422.

de Matos, M. G., Carvalho, M., Branquinho, C., Noronha, C., Moraes, B., Gaspar, T., Guedes, F. B., Cerqueira, A., Santos, O., & Rodrigues, N. N. (2023). COVID-19, wellness and life satisfaction in adolescence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(8), 5600.

Ferreira-Brito, F., Alves, S., Guerreiro, T., Santos, O., Caneiras, C., Carriço, L., & Verdelho, A. (2024). Digital health and patient adherence: a qualitative study in older adults. Digital Health, 10, 20552076231223805.

Mozas-Blanco, S., Rodríguez-Gil, J. L., Kalman, J., Quintana, G., Díaz-Cruz, M. S., Rico, A., et al., Santos, O., & Valcárcel, Y. (2023). Occurrence and ecological risk assessment of organic UV filters in coastal waters of the Iberian Peninsula. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 196, 115644.

Sousa-Santos, N., Fialho, M., Madeira, T., …, Santos, O., et al. (2023). Nutritional counselling in adults promoting adherence to the Mediterranean diet as adjuvant in the treatment of major depressive disorder (INDEPT): a randomized open controlled trial study protocol. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), 227.

Alarcão, V., Costa, J., Madeira, T., Peixoto-Plácido, C., Fernandes, E., Sousa-Santos, N., Santos, O., Nicola, P. J., Lopes, C., & Gorjão-Clara, J. (2022). Self-perceived general health among community-dwelling Portuguese older adults. Ageing and Society, 42(1), 223–245.

Capitão, C., Martins, R., Feteira-Santos, R., Virgolino, A., Graça, P., Gregório, M. J., & Santos, O. (2022). Developing healthy eating promotion mass media campaigns: a qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 931116.

Capitão, C., Martins, R., Santos, O., et al. (2022). Exposure to heavy metals and red blood cell parameters in children: a systematic review of observational studies. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, 921239.

Fernandes, M., Neves, I., Oliveira, J., Santos, O., et al. (2022). Discontinuation of chronic benzodiazepine use in primary care: a nonrandomized intervention. Family Practice, 39(2), 241–248.

Filippini, T., Halldorsson, T. I., Capitão, C., …, Santos, O., Virgolino, A., & Laguzzi, F. (2022). Dietary acrylamide exposure and risk of site-specific cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 875607.

Martins, R., Capitão, C., Fialho, M., Feteira-Santos, R., Virgolino, A., Santos, R. R., Alarcão, V., Silva, M., Arriaga, M., Graça, P., Gregório, M. J., & Santos, O. (2022). Are beliefs and attitudes about COVID-19 associated with self-perceived changes in food consumption? Appetite, 168, 105681.

Virgolino, A., Costa, J., Santos, O., Pereira, M. E., Antunes, R., Ambrósio, S., Heitor, M. J., & Vaz Carneiro, A. (2022). Lost in transition: a systematic review of the association between unemployment and mental health. Journal of Mental Health, 31(3), 432–444.

Santos, O., Virgolino, A., Vaz Carneiro, A., & de Matos, M. G. (2021). Health behavior and planetary health: a multi-level environmental health approach. European Psychologist, 26(3), 212–218.

Virgolino, A., Santos, O., Costa, J., Fialho, M., et al. (2021). Challenges to evidence synthesis and identification of data gaps in human biomonitoring. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 2830.

Santos, O., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M., Virgolino, A., et al. (2021). Functional health literacy: psychometric properties of the Newest Vital Sign for Portuguese adolescents (NVS-PTeen). Nutrients, 13(3), 790.

Candeias, P., Alarcão, V., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M., Santos, O., et al. (2021). Reducing sexual and reproductive health inequities between natives and migrants: a Delphi consensus. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 656454.

Costa, A., Sousa, C. J., Seabra, P. R. C., Virgolino, A., Santos, O., et al. (2021). Effectiveness of social prescribing programs in the primary health-care context: a systematic literature review. Sustainability, 13(5), 2731.

Lampert, T., Costa, J., Santos, O., Sousa, J., Ribeiro, T., & Freire, E. (2021). Evidence on the contribution of community gardens to promote physical and mental health and well-being of non-institutionalized individuals: a systematic review. PLoS One, 16(8), e0255621.

Fernandes, J., Fialho, M., Santos, R., Peixoto-Plácido, C., Madeira, T., Sousa-Santos, N., Virgolino, A., Santos, O., & Vaz Carneiro, A. (2020). Is olive oil good for you? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition, 69, 110559.

Santos, O., Alarcão, V., Feteira-Santos, R., et al. (2020). Impact of different front-of-pack nutrition labels on online food choices. Appetite, 154, 104795.

Virgolino, A., Antunes, F., Santos, O., et al. (2020). Towards a global perspective of environmental health: defining the research grounds of an institute of environmental health. Sustainability, 12(21), 8963.

Ferreira-Brito, F., Fialho, M., Virgolino, A., et al., & Santos, O. (2019). Game-based interventions for neuropsychological assessment, training and rehabilitation: which game-elements to use? A systematic review. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 98, 103287.

Madeira, T., Peixoto-Plácido, C., Sousa-Santos, N., Santos, O., et al. (2019). Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes: the PEN-3S study. Public Health Nutrition, 22(3), 486–497.

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). (2019). Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults. Nature, 569(7755), 260–264.

Santos, O., Lopes, E., Virgolino, A., Stefanovska-Petkovska, M., Dinis, A., Ambrósio, S., & Heitor, M. J. (2018). Defining a brief intervention for the promotion of psychological well-being among unemployed individuals through expert consensus. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, 13.

Ribeiro, G., Camacho, M., Santos, O., Pontes, C., Torres, S., & Oliveira-Maia, A. J. (2018). Association between hedonic hunger and body-mass index versus obesity status. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 5857.

Madeira, T., do Carmo, I., Bicha Castelo, H., & Santos, O. (2018). Self-regulation of weight after sleeve gastrectomy. Behavior Modification, 42(2), 231–248.

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). (2017). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016. Lancet, 390(10113), 2627–2642.

Torres, S., Camacho, M., Costa, P., Ribeiro, G., Santos, O., et al. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Eating and Weight Disorders, 22(2), 259–267.

Virgolino, A., Heitor, M. J., Carreiras, J., Lopes, E., Øverland, S., Torp, S., et al., & Santos, O. (2017). Facing unemployment: study protocol for the implementation and evaluation of a community-based intervention for psychological well-being promotion. BMC Psychiatry, 17, 261.

Camolas, J., Santos, O., Moreira, P., & do Carmo, I. (2016). INDIVIDUO: Results from a patient-centered lifestyle intervention for obesity surgery candidates. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 11(4), 475–488.

Camolas, J., Ferreira, A., Mannucci, E., Mascarenhas, M., Carvalho, M., Moreira, P., do Carmo, I., & Santos, O. (2016). Assessing quality of life in severe obesity: development and psychometric properties of the ORWELL-R. Eating and Weight Disorders, 21(2), 277–288.

Costa, A. R., Silva, S., Moura-Ferreira, P., Villaverde-Cabral, M., Santos, O., do Carmo, I., Barros, H., & Lunet, N. (2016). Health-related knowledge of primary prevention of cancer in Portugal. European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 25(1), 50–53.

Madeira, T., Peixoto-Plácido, C., Goulão, B., Mendonça, N., Alarcão, V., Santos, N., …, Santos, O., & Clara, J. G. (2016). National survey of the Portuguese elderly nutritional status: study protocol. BMC Geriatrics, 16, 139.

Santos, O., & Matos, M. G. (2022). Determinants of effective communication from policymakers and health authorities in the contexts of public health crises. The Psychologist: Practice & Research Journal.

Santos, O., et al. (2013). Continuous care units: A response to aging and dependency in Portugal. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research.

Ferreira, A., Santos, O., Raimundo, G., et al. (2013). Psychological characterization of severely obese patients: Pre- and post-bariatric surgery. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research.

Tavares, L., Palma, L., Santos, O., et al. (2013). Impact of overweight on the normal physiology of human in vivo skin. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research.

Camolas, J., Santos, O., Vieira, J., et al. (2012). Self-reported frequency of alcohol consumption and its association with obesity. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research.

Santos, O., do Carmo, I., Camolas, J., & Vieira, J. (2011). Physical activity and body mass index in the adult Portuguese population. Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research.