Aim: The main objective of the review is to map the literature on the warning signs of aggressive behaviour in adolescent inpatients in an institutional setting. Introduction Aggressive behaviour, self ou directed to others is a problem in the context of healthcare. Although they can be spontaneous, most of them are escalating behaviours manifested by warning signs, which, through early identification by nurses...
Aim: The aim of this review is to map the existing research on the interventions carried out by nurses in managing the risk of aggressive behavior in adolescent healthcare units. Introduction: Research on aggressive behaviors in healthcare units for adolescents with mental illness is considered a neglected area. These behaviors have an impact on staff, patients and on the therapeutic millieu, requiring interven...
Introduction: Research on aggressive behaviors (ABs) in adolescent mental healthcare settings remains limited and underexplored. Such behaviors significantly affect staff, patients, and the therapeutic environment, necessitating nursing interventions for effective risk management to reduce their adverse impact on safety and quality of care. Objective: This review aimed to map the existing evidence on nursing in...
Background: The professional self-concept of nursing students significantly influences their attitude and identity within the profession, ultimately impacting their mental health and overall well-being. Recent evidence underscores the importance of assessing students' professional self-concept to prevent adverse outcomes such as burnout and stress. Since there are currently no validated instruments available in...
Nurses are considered one of the largest professional groups in healthcare, generating positive health outcomes for people at various stages of life. A significant impact on the construction of the professional self—or professional self-concept—is considered to exist through the educational process, influenced by factors such as the family and societal expectations often presented by teachers, tutors, and peers...
Early intervention programs for first-episode psychosis aim to intervene in the early stages of the disease. They are essential to prevent and delay the progression of the illness to a more advanced stage, but information about their characteristics is not systematized. The scoping review considered all studies of first-episode psychosis intervention programs, regardless of their context (hospital or community)...
Self-care is an important nursing-sensitive outcome. Reliable and valid measures are needed for therapeutic self-care assessment that may inform the development and evaluation of individualized nursing interventions co-created with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) adults. The therapeutic self-care scale European Portuguese version (TSCS-EPV) is a validated generic measure that may be used to assess self-care in ...
Em boa hora o CCISP e o Fórum Nacional do Álcool e Saúde decidiram produzir o estudo que temos oportunidade de ler e de beneficiar das suas conclusões. Olhar para os comportamentos de saúde e bem-estar dos estudantes, neste caso do Ensino Politécnico, a partir da sua perspetiva e das suas perceções permite uma abordagem rica, na ‘primeira pessoa’ e com um novo ângulo de análise que constitui uma mais valia rele...
O consumo de substâncias pelos jovens em contexto académico tornou-se numa questão preocupante de saúde pública, pelas alterações que podem resultar nos estilos de vida. O consumo de substâncias psicoativas inicia-se habitualmente durante a adolescência, quando o indivíduo ainda frequenta o ensino secundário, ocorrendo maioritariamente em ambientes noturnos e festivos, sendo que na Universidade os consumos têm ...
Os hábitos e as escolhas alimentares são influenciados por diversos fatores, que traduzem o contexto e as experiências de vida de cada um. A entrada no ensino superior é uma transição com alterações na vida do estudante, nomeadamente os hábitos alimentares, atividade física e atividades culturais, entre outras. Entre os principais determinantes das escolhas alimentares realizadas pelos jovens universitários são...