Ana Grilo

I completed my MSc in Psychotherapy and Health Psychology with a research about HIV/AIDS patients perspectives. During my MSc I started teaching Health Psychology at Nursing and Health Technologies Schools and became interested in health communication. My PhD research contributed to the understanding of communication processes in physiotherapy students and physiotherapists. Currently I’m particularly interested in the best way to teach and learn communication skills to help health professional to communicate better with their patients and colleges.

Communication skills for health care students and professionals, patient centered care and patient engagement, psychological determinants of adherence in medical proceedings

Member of Scientific Board Sociedade Portuguesa de Comunicação em Cuidados de Saúde (SP3CS).

Grilo, A., Rita, J., Gomes, A. & Santos, M., 2018.  Patient-centeredness: contribution to the adaptation of the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS). Psychology, Community & Health. Psychology, Community & Health, 6(1), 170–185, doi:10.5964/pch.v6i1.148

Grilo, A & Santos, M. (2017). Engaging Patient: Let’s Talk about How Health Providers Can Do it Right. JOJ Nurse Health Care 5(1): JOJNHC.MS.ID.555655.

Grilo, A., Vieira, L., Carolino, C., Oliveira, C., Pacheco, C., Alonso, J. & Valquez, M. (2017). Anxiety in Cancer Patients during PET/CT Scan: A comparison of anxiety levels before and after imaging studies. Nursing Research and Practice, doi:10.1155/2017/3057495.

Abreu, C., Grilo, A., Lucena, F. & Carolino, E.  (2016) Oncological Patient Anxiety in Imaging Studies: the PET/CT Example. Journal of Cancer Education, Jul 2, 1-7. doi:10.1007/s13187-016-1069-3.

Grilo, A. Santos, M., Rita, J. & Gomes, A. 2014. Assessment of nursing students` and nurses` orientations towards patient-centredness. Nurse Education Today, 34, 35-39. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.02.022