There are many factors that can influence people’s attitudes towards healthy eating, including personal nature, sociodemographic influences, and lifestyle. This work investigated to what extent the motivations for healthy food consumption are shaped in individuals from different countries. A questionnaire survey was carried out on a sample of 11,919 participants from 16 countries. The results indicated that the...
There are many factors that can influence people’s attitudes towards healthy eating, including personal nature, sociodemographic influences, and lifestyle. This work investigated to what extent the motivations for healthy food consumption are shaped in individuals from different countries. A questionnaire survey was carried out on a sample of 11,919 participants from 16 countries. The results indicated that the...
Introdução: As questões de género são um tema fundamental na atualidade, que importa debater desde cedo, a fim de contribuir para o desenvolvimento de uma cidadania plena. Objetivo: Compreender as perspetivas das crianças sobre a igualdade de género, em geral e a nível profissional e salarial, antes e depois de uma intervenção pedagógica interdisciplinar no 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico (CEB). Métodos: Estudo qual...
Humans have been consuming milk obtained from domesticated animals since ancient times. Milk is a very complete food with important nutrients that can sup- port life. However, the patterns of consumption of milk have been shifting. On one hand, due to the increase in the number of people with intolerances (to lactose, for example), and on the other hand, due to some trend to avoid foods from animal origin owing...
Enquadramento: A empatia é um fenómeno multidimensional que integra aspetos cognitivos e afetivos. Consiste na capacidade de compreender a experiência dos outros e comunicar, ou seja, é como uma resposta emocional dirigida entre um indivíduo e outro, através da qual ambos são capazes de sentir a mesma emoção. É o resultado psicológico do intercâmbio de uma experiência entre dois indivíduos através da disposição...
Referenciadas às Ciências da Educação e às Sociologias da Infância, da Família e da Educação, perspetivamos o recente interesse político sobre a creche no âmbito das relações entre pequena infância, família e Estado, para interrogarmos o lugar da Creche no contexto da educação para a infância que antecede a escolaridade obrigatória. A institucionalização educativa da infância dos 0 aos 6 anos apenas ganha relev...
Edible insects (EIs) have recently gained attention as an alternative and more sustainable food, emerging as an alternative to other protein foods with higher environmental impacts, like bovine meat. EIs contain a valuable composition of macro and micronutrients, important for human nutrition. Nevertheless, their consumption is not yet widespread in Western countries, such as in Europe. This work aimed to study...
Context: the needs of the family with patients in palliative care are complex, and they need ongoing assessment and support. The nurses who look after these families have the Dynamic Model for Evaluation and Family Intervention (DMEFI) as a theoretical and operational reference to assist them. Objective: determine the health benefits of implementing the DMEFI in the nursing of the family with patients in pallia...
Background: vaccination is effective in preventing and controlling outbreaks and complications from seasonal flu. Nurses play an active role in promoting vaccination for themselves and the eligible population, limiting the transmission of the disease. It is important to know the perception and attitude of nurses regarding flu vaccination to optimize the performance of their role. Objectives: to build and valida...
Introduction. The flow of migrants between different countries is a reality in Portugal, Spain and Belgium. As a consequence, one of the main concerns is the care of migrants in health services. This healthcare is not systematised in the good practice manuals that are available. There is no training in this area, neither in educational curricula nor in the continuous training of health professionals. Objectives...