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- Examining the role of familiarity in the destination word-of-mouthPublication . Ferreira, Sónia; Santos, Sara; Augusto, Luísa; Santo, Pedro Espírito; Vasconcelos, MariaAfter the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism has grown enormously; this growth has been even more significant in Portugal. The dissemination of experiences by tourists who have already visited a region significantly impacts the interest aroused by other tourists. It is increasingly common for tourists to analyse the experiences of others before they travel. In this sense, word-of-mouth by tourists is a factor to be considered in tourism. Since tourism is based on experiences and familiarity with destinations is reinforced by accumulated experiences, studying the effects of familiarity on tourists' intention to word-of-mouth would be relevant. Furthermore, given that the attitude towards the region visited comprises cognitive and affective dimensions, it would be relevant to analyse the effects of the attitude towards the region on the intention to word-of-mouth. In this sense, this study sought to analyse the determining factors of word-of-mouth in tourism. To this end, a quantitative, cross-sectional survey was carried out, for which data was collected through a questionnaire from a sample of 906 tourists using the Smart PLS software. The results showed that familiarity with the region and attitudes towards the region is essential in tourists' intention to WOM. Therefore, this study supports the idea that tourist destinations should welcome tourists in the best way possible by providing them with greater familiarity with the region so that, through the word-of-mouth generated, it is possible to attract more tourists.
- As Tecnologias Digitais e as Redes Sociais no Processo de Ensino e Aprendizagem em Educação Visual e TecnológicaPublication . Silva, Clotilde Mariana Oliveira; Figueiredo, Ana Sofia LopesO presente Relatório Final de Estágio é composto por duas partes: a reflexão sobre o ensino supervisionado e o trabalho de investigação. Este último teve enfoque nas Tecnologias Digitais e Redes Sociais no Processo de Ensino e Aprendizagem em Educação Visual e Educação Tecnológica. Pretendeu-se verificar a motivação dos alunos nas atividades e no conteúdo face à utilização das mesmas na qual se rege pela seguinte problemática: “As tecnologias digitais e as redes sociais são recursos potenciais para estimular dinâmicas de ensino atraentes para os alunos das disciplinas de Educação Visual e Educação Tecnológica?”. Ao que se refere ao enquadramento teórico, procurou-se investigar questões interligadas com a temática do estudo que serviram como base e sustento para a concretização prático do estudo. Relativamente à componente empírica, foi realizada uma investigação de natureza qualitativa exploratória, com a implementação de uma unidade de trabalho recorrendo à utilização das tecnologias digitais e redes sociais, em que foi possível realizar uma observação detalhada e no final criar as devidas conclusões através de um grupo focal. Os resultados obtidos demonstrados foram de encontro com o grupo focal realizado com os alunos, face à importância da utilização das tecnologias digitais e redes sociais. Daí resultou o reconhecimento de diversas competências e conhecimentos possíveis de adquirir e desenvolver com as mesmas, assim com a importância de recorrer às mesmas de forma equilibrada. É de frisar ainda, que tais competências são adquiridas/desenvolvidas juntamente com as dinâmicas associadas às aprendizagens e conteúdos programáticos que constam nos documentos orientadores das disciplinas.
- SLE-DAS remission and low disease activity states discriminate drug from placebo and better health-related quality of lifePublication . Jesus, Diogo; Henriques, Carla; Matos, Ana; Doria, Andrea; Inês, Luís S.Objective. Our objective was to evaluate the ability of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Score (SLE-DAS) remission and low disease activity (LDA) to discriminate active drug from placebo and to discriminate outcomes in the patients’ perspective (health-related quality of life [HR-QoL]) in SLE trials. Methods. This was a post hoc analysis of the pooled Belimumab in Subjects With SLE (BLISS)-52 (NCT00424476) and BLISS-76 (NCT00410384) trials data. SLE-DAS remission and LDA attainment and discrimination between belimumab and placebo at 52 weeks were compared using chi-square tests. At week 52, 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue (FACIT-F) scores were compared between patients attaining SLE-DAS remission versus nonremission and SLE-DAS LDA versus non-LDA using the ttest and Mann-Whitney test. Mean changes from week 0 to 52 in SF-36 and FACIT-F scores were compared between groups using multivariate regression analysis adjusted for baseline scores. Results. At week 52, significantly more patients attained SLE-DAS LDA taking belimumab 1 mg/kg (17.9% vs 13.0%; P = 0.023; odds ratio [OR] 1.459; relative risk [RR] 1.377; number needed to treat [NNT] 20.4) and 10 mg/kg (21.7% vs 13.0%; P < 0.001; OR 1.853; RR 1.668; NNT 11.5) compared with placebo. Likewise, more patients attained SLE-DAS remission taking belimumab 10 mg/kg compared to placebo (14.7% vs 10.1%; P = 0.019; OR 1.532; RR 1.454; NNT 21.7). At week 52, patients attaining SLE-DAS remission and LDA presented higher SF-36 domain and summary scores (all P < 0.001) and FACIT-F scores (both P < 0.001). Mean improvements from baseline in SF-36 and FACIT-F scores were significantly higher in patients achieving SLE-DAS remission and LDA. Conclusion. SLE-DAS remission and LDA showed discriminant ability for identifying patients receiving active drug in SLE clinical trials. Attainment of these SLE-DAS targets are associated with better HR-QoL.