Increased longevity should be seen as a societal benefit, bringing health, social, economic, and political gains. This study aims to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders — individuals over the age of 55, nurses, and policymakers — to develop a nursing intervention, supported by digital resources, that promotes active and healthy ageing. A descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative design was condu...
Musculoskeletal injuries are a growing concern among adolescent athletes, with significant physical and psychological consequences. This integrative literature review aimed to analyze the risk factors associated with musculoskeletal injuries in adolescents engaged in sports and to explore the role of nursing interventions in their prevention. A systematic search was conducted across four databases and one gray ...
A ética em investigação é uma matéria estudada há várias décadas, dado o interesse no meio académico e científico. Ao realizar-se uma revisão narrativa com o objetivo de conhecer os pressupostos éticos na investigação em doença de Parkinson, refletiu-se também a possibilidade de se interiorizar a perspetiva de Freire no ato de investigar. Uma nova corrente de investigação assente na pedagogia crítica de Freire ...
Background: In a society increasingly committed to promoting an active life in the community, new resources are needed to respond to the needs of citizens with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The potential of several individual cognitive interventions to be provided by caregivers has been explored in the literature. Objective: To synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of ca...
This study aims to understand the difficulties in caring for the older adults with functional dependence from the perspective of Brazilian and Portuguese caregivers. This is a study based on the Theory of Social Representations, based on the Thematic Content Analysis proposed by Bardin, carried out with 21 informal caregivers of older adults in Brazil and 11 informal caregivers of older adults in Portugal. The ...
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...
This study aims to understand the difficulties in caring for the older adults with functional dependence from the perspective of Brazilian and Portuguese caregivers. This is a study based on the Theory of Social Representations, based on the Thematic Content Analysis proposed by Bardin, carried out with 21 informal caregivers of older adults in Brazil and 11 informal caregivers of older adults in Portugal. The ...
Currently, a high and diverse fraction of scientific knowledge is published. However, the publication of scientific results in the academic field and among peers does not guarantee that knowledge reaches society. Scientists have a duty to transform knowledge into products that are easy to consume, accessible to people, at a time when they need to make conscious and informed decisions, contributing to empowermen...
A ciência cidadã (CC) assume-se como uma mudança de paradigma na comunicação de resultados científicos à sociedade. A CC tem como propósito produzir conhecimento com a sociedade e promover a sua democratização por meio de abordagens participativas entre investigadores e cidadãos comuns. Visando aproximar-se do cidadão comum, entidades de investigação internacionais têm vindo a desenvolver estratégias de comunic...