In SWISS100, I am most interested in better understanding the extent to which depressive symptomatology may or may not impact mental health in very old age.
Current Position
- Senior Research Associate, School of Health Sciences, HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Educational Background
- Doctoral student in Nursing Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
- Master of science in Nursing Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Nursing School of Coimbra, Portugal
Prior Experience
- Clinical nurse specialist in geriatrics, Lausanne University Hospital
- Registered nurse, internal medicine and geriatric acute care units, Lausanne University Hospital
Research Focus
- Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
- Delirium in older adults
- Psychiatric vulnerability in old age
Role in Swiss100
- Data collection in the French-speaking area
- PhD thesis in psychiatry, focusing especially on depressive symptomatology in Centenarians