PurposeThis study aims to broaden the understanding of the mechanisms through which workplace bullying might affect employees' intention to leave the organisation, as well as the mediating role of burnout in the relationship between workplace bullying and turnover intention.Design/methodology/approachThe sample included 884 employees from different Portuguese organisations operating in the tertiary sector and i...
Overuse and inappropriate antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections (RTI) are one of the major contributors to the current antibiotic resistance problem. Guidelines provide support to prescribers for proper decision-making. Our purpose is to review the impact of prescribers' exposure to guidelines in antibiotic prescription for RTIs. A systematic review was performed searching in the scientific d...
The presence of age-related comorbidities prone elderly patients to the phenomenon of polypharmacy and consequently to a higher risk of nonadherence. Thus, this paper aims to characterize the medication consumption profile and explore the relationship of beliefs and daily medication management on medication adherence by home-dwelling polymedicated elderly people. A questionnaire on adherence, managing, and beli...
O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar a presença de Custódio Joaquim de Almeida no contexto sociocultural de Porto Alegre do final da Primeira República, bem como seu papel no desenvolvimento no Batuque Gaúcho. Osuanlele Okizi Erupe, ao deixar sua terra natal em solo africano e ao mudar-se para o sul brasileiro passou a adotar o nome de Custódio Joaquim de Almeida. Chegou a Porto Alegre no ano de 1901, on...
Purpose: This study sought to examine the impact of workplace bullying on employees’ burnout by investigating the mediating effect of affective well-being. Design/methodology/approach: Data of 532 employees from diverse organizations in Portugal was collected. This data was collected using anonymously completed structured questionnaires available online. Findings: The results support the research hypotheses pro...
Criteria have been developed to identify potentially inappropriate medications that can enhance adverse reactions, highly prevalent in older patient's therapy. This study aimed to identify potentially inappropriate medications within the adverse drug reactions reported in the Portuguese pharmacovigilance system, characterizing the reports where inappropriate medications were identified. INFARMED, I.P. provided ...
Muito se tem escrito sobre a produção arquitetónica de Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, arquiteto alemão naturalizado americano, autor de algumas das mais relevantes obras de arquitetura do século XX. Mies produziu um extenso conjunto de colagens, hoje arquivadas no Museu de Arte Moderna de Nova Iorque, que revelam uma apurada estética de representação arquitetónica. A principal investigação sobre este conjunto de col...
Purpose The incompatibility between the sphere of work and the family is a reality that plagues many workers today. The difficult articulation of these two domains leads to the experience of the phenomenon called work-family conflict (WFC). This paper aims to assess the impact that WFC may have on employee engagement and performance, as well as on their turnover intention. It is also intended to test the mediat...
Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of workplace bullying on employees' burnout by investigating the mediating effect of affective well-being (AWB). Design/methodology/approach Data of 532 employees from diverse organizations in Portugal were collected. These data were collected using anonymously completed structured questionnaires available online. Findings The results support the research hypotheses...