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Nota Editorial: “Género e Desigualdades: Desafios Contemporâneos"

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Local problem solving in the Portuguese health examination survey: a mixed meth...

Background: Participation rates in health surveys, recognized as an important quality dimension, have been declining over the years, which may affect representativeness and confidence in results. The Portuguese national health examination survey INSEF (2015) achieved a participation rate of 43.9%, which is in line with participation rates from other similar health examination surveys. The objective of this arti...

How have covid-19 prevention measures affected professionals working at nursing...

Estruturas residenciais para pessoas idosas

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar de que forma as condições de trabalho dos auxiliares de ação direta interferem quotidianamente nos cuidados que são prestados em estruturas residenciais para pessoas idosas em Portugal e que soluções a implementar de modo a dignificar os cuidados e a profissão. Este artigo baseia-se num questionário autoadministrado a 150 auxiliares e em 40 entrevistas semiestruturadas, em 16 ...

Validation study of a reduced version of the Geriatric Depression Scale in Port...

The validity of the short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) version (5 items) was assessed in two samples of older adults aged 60 or more years. Concurrent validity, specificity, and sensitivity were obtained in a convenience sample of 66 individuals (mean of 70 years) by comparison to the Beck Depression Inventory (IDB-II). Factorial analysis was conducted in a population-based sample of 1023 participants (mean...

The ageing process in older adults’ narratives of family violence

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine, through a qualitative lens, how community elder abuse and the ageing process are represented in the older adults’ narratives reporting abuse perpetrated by family members. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative study of a convenience sample of 22 interviews from 24 older adults (two couples) aged 60 years or older who had experienced one or more types of a...

Sociodemographic disparities in hypertension prevalence: results from the first...

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of death and disability worldwide, and hypertension is responsible for at least 45% of all deaths due to heart disease and 51% of deaths due to stroke. This study aimed to estimate and describe the distribution of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in the Portuguese population in 2015. Methods: A national survey using a represe...

Elder abuse victimization patterns: latent class analysis using perpetrators an...

Background: Research on elder abuse has defined it as a multidimensional construct that encompasses a set of different abusive behaviours, victims, perpetrators and settings. The array of possible elder abuse configurations is difficult to capture. This study sought to identify victimization patterns that represent distinct elder abuse configurations based on specific abusive behaviours and on the relationship ...

Estudo de validação em Portugal de uma versão reduzida da Escala de Depressão G...

As propriedades psicométricas da versão reduzida (5 itens) da Escala de Depressão Geriátrica (GDS), instrumento de avaliação da depressão junto de pessoas idosas, foram examinadas em duas amostras de pessoas com 60 e mais anos. A validade concorrente, a especificidade e a sensibilidade foram obtidas contra o Inventário de Depressão do Beck (IDB-II) numa amostra de 66 indivíduos (média das idades de 70 anos), en...

Sociodemographic disparities in hypertension prevalence : results from the firs...

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is an important cause of death and disability worldwide, and hypertension is responsible for at least 45% of all deaths due to heart disease and 51% of deaths due to stroke. This study aimed to estimate and describe the distribution of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in the Portuguese population in 2015. Methods: A national survey using a represe...