Since mid-March 2020, a state of emergency was decreed in Portugal due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, consequently, measures were implemented to protect public health, such as social isolation, which will certainly have a notable impact on the mental health of the population, especially in the most vulnerable groups. Positive Mental Health (PMH) is essential to deal with adversity, in this case with the pandemic...
This study aimed to evaluate positive mental health (PMH) and its relation with sociodemographic characteristics, mental health literacy, and the psychological vulnerability scale (PVS) in Portuguese university students aged 17 to 62. A descriptive correlational study was carried out. An online survey was conducted to evaluate demographic variables, and several questionnaires were applied to evaluate positive m...
Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide. However, anxiety is not exclusive to anxiety disorders. In fact, the nursing discipline approaches anxiety as a human response to health conditions/life processes. Health information systems should primarily contribute to improving the quality of care, patient safety, and the effectiveness of care delivery. Nevertheless, nursing informat...
Introduction: Mental Health First Aid Training Programmes performed by nurses can empower adolescents to aid people with mental health problems. There do not appear to be any studies that describe these healthier interventions aimed at adolescents in upper secondary schools. The development of these educational interventions benefits from the input of their participants and facilitators. Aim: To explore the per...
Saúde Mental Positiva pode ser definida como um valor em si ou como a capacidade de perceber, compreender e interpretar o contexto adaptando-se a ele sempre que necessário (Sequeira et al., 2014). Tendo em conta uma situação de pandemia, torna-se fundamental identificar os fatores que possam ter maior impacto na qualidade de vida da população e consequentemente na Saúde Mental Positiva. Estudos realizados em di...
Desde meados de março de 2020 foi decretado em Portugal estado de emergência devido à pandemia por COVID 19 e consequentemente foram implementadas medidas para a protecção da saúde pública que terão certamente um impacto notório na Saúde Mental da população, nomeadamente nos grupos mais vulneráveis. Nos últimos anos verificou-se um interesse crescente sobre o conceito de Saúde Mental Positiva, ressaltando a for...
Mental Health First Aid Training Programmes are educational interventions that aim to disseminate basic first aid skills in the community. Adolescents in the context of their secondary school education are a particularly appropriate population for literacy promotion interventions. This study explores adolescents’ perspectives on Mental Health First Aid Training Programmes promoted by nurses in Portuguese upper ...
The aim of this review was to map the body of literature on data, diagnoses and interventions addressing the nursing focus “anxiety.” A scoping review methodology was employed. The Joanna Briggs guidelines for scoping reviews and PRISMA checklist for scoping reviews were followed. Electronic database searches (MEDLINE, CINAHL and Web of Science) located 829 articles. From the total of articles located, 165 were...
Nos últimos anos verificou-se um interesse crescente sobre o conceito de SMP, ressaltando a forma como a Saúde Mental pode ser influenciada pelas dimensões positivas das experiências. Desde meados de março de 2020 foi decretado em Portugal estado de emergência e consequentemente foram implementadas medidas para a protecção da saúde pública que terão certamente um impacto notório na Saúde Mental da população. As...