Background: the COVID-19 Pandemic has been putting challenges to families, and may represent a threat to the functionality of the family system, implying changes in the family structure and functioning, namely in the routines and patterns of interaction. Objectives: to analyze the perception of primary health care nurses about the resources and weaknesses of the families' internal environment, relating to the e...
Introdução: A pessoa portadora de surdez depara-se com várias barreiras no acesso aos cuidados de saúde. A dificuldade comunicacional assume-se como principal barreira, uma vez que há falta de intérpretes nos serviços de saúde e as equipas muitas vezes não têm conhecimentos de Língua Gestual Portuguesa. As estratégias utilizadas pelos profissionais são essenciais para a minimização ou eliminação destas barreira...
Objectives: to characterize the homeless families who use a Public Shower Room; identify significant life events/phenomena for the family’s transition to homelessness; understand the relationship between significant life events; identify future expectations of respondents. Methods: an exploratory, descriptive study using the interview and thematic content analysis. Sample consisted of public shower room users. ...