Since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-19 pandemic, tremendous efforts have been made to address this public health emergency of international concern. The control of the disease has essentially depended on vaccination programs. Many recent studies continue to explore the factors related to the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. This systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Sci...
O presente documento tem como objetivo abordar os vários tipos de atividades de acolhimento e integração de estudantes de primeiro ano, que são comumente implementadas nas instituições de ensino superior (IES) nacionais e estrangeiras. A necessidade destas atividades insere-se na conceção holística do sistema educativo, em que as IES devem assumir objetivos fora da esfera académica estrita, devendo promover a s...
Social distancing and the use of masks are crucial to prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2. Knowledge of the determinants of this behavior is essential to promote effective communication with the public in future public health crises that require mass public compliance with preventive behaviors. This systematic review focused on scientific evidence related to cognitive factors that underlie young adults’ intention ...
Background – Excessive and inadequate antibiotic consumption corresponds to a severe public health problem, essentially due to the spread of bacterial resistance. This article aims to carry out a scoping review on knowledge, beliefs, and consumption of antibiotics in the European population and the relationship between these variables, as well as with the sociodemographic variables (age, sex, education, area of...
Objetivos do estudo: 1) Caracterizar o tipo de apoio psicológico realizado pelos gabinetes que integram a RESAPES durante o período de confinamento ( abril junho 2020) em comparação com o período homólogo do ano anterior; 2) Conhecer os principais desafios encontrados pelos profissionais dos SAPES durante o confinamento; 3) Identificar as principais problemáticas apresentadas pelos estudantes durante o período ...
The European Commission referred to the COVID generation and highlighted an increase of 25% in the number of mental illness problems in adolescents and young people, related to COVID-19 and associated lockdown measures. A critical review of longitudinal studies about the impact of COVID-19 on youth mental health points out the increase in: externalized disorders; suicide ideation and attempts; frequency and pro...
Background: WHO declared medication safety (MS) a patient safety global concern, placing patient engagement as the centerpiece. Most health psychology models enhance beliefs' influence on health behaviors, being an information-processing determinant of health beliefs. This process it’s influenced by meanings given to information and its sources. Aims: To identify the main information sources about MS, focusing ...
Introdução – O consumo excessivo e inadequado de antibióticos corresponde a um problema grave de saúde pública, essencialmente pela disseminação das resistências bacterianas. O presente artigo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão de âmbito sobre conhecimentos, crenças e consumo de antibióticos na população europeia e a relação entre estas variáveis, bem como com variáveis sociodemográficas (idade, sexo, escol...
Despite the general recognition of the benefits of adherence to medical regimes, it has been estimated that 50% of medicines prescribed for long-term illness are not taken as recommended. Adherence is a multidetermined process. The Extended Common‐Sense Model proposes the inclusion of beliefs about medicines as mediators between illness representations and adherence. Stronger beliefs about medicines and their h...
Objetivos do estudo: comparar a atividade dos SAPES entre abril-junho de 2019 e abril-junho de 2020; desafios dos SAPES entre abril-junho de 2020; principais problemáticas dos estudantes entre abril-junho de 2020.