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Strategic Assessment of Neighbourhood Environmental Impacts on Mental Health in...
Loureiro, Adriana; Partidário, Maria do Rosário; Santana, PaulaScientific evidence shows that each place/environment generates specific conditions with associated impacts on the mental health and well-being of the population. A holistic, multilevel and integrated environmental approach to mental health enhances the understanding of this phenomena, supporting the local decision-making processes to improve spatial planning of neighbourhood environments. The aim of this study...
Unhealthy lifestyles, environment, well-being and health capability in rural ne...
Azul, Anabela Marisa; Almendra, Ricardo; Quatorze, Marta; Loureiro, Adriana; Reis, Flávio; Tavares, Rui; Mota-Pinto, Anabela; Cunha, António; Rama, LuísBackground: Non-communicable diseases are a leading cause of health loss worldwide, in part due to unhealthy lifestyles. Metabolic-based diseases are rising with an unhealthy body-mass index (BMI) in rural areas as the main risk factor in adults, which may be amplified by wider determinants of health. Changes in rural environments reflect the need of better understanding the factors affecting the self-ability f...
Short-term impacts of air temperature on hospitalizations for mental disorders ...
Almendra, Ricardo; Loureiro, Adriana; Silva, Giovani; Vasconcelos, João; Santana, PaulaBackground: Individuals with mental disorders are often susceptible to the effects of extreme ambient temperatures. The aim of this study is to assess the short-term impacts of daily mean temperature on hospitalizations for mental disorders in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Methods: To assess the short-term impacts of daily mean temperature on hospitalizations for mental disorders (2008–2014), a quasi-...
Short-term impacts of air temperature on hospitalizations for mental disorders ...
Almendra, Ricardo; Loureiro, Adriana; Silva, Giovani; Santana, Paula; Vasconcelos, JoãoIndividuals with mental disorders are often susceptible to the effects of extreme ambient temperatures. The aim of this study is to assess the short-term impacts of daily mean temperature on hospitalizations for mental disorders in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Methods: To assess the short-term impacts of daily mean temperature on hospitalizations for mental disorders (2008–2014), a quasi-Poisson gene...
Mortalidade por Suicídio nos Municípios de Portugal Continental: Evolução Espác...
Loureiro, Adriana; Almendra, Ricardo; Costa, Cláudia; Santana, PaulaIntrodução: O suicídio é considerado um problema de saúde pública. É um fenómeno complexo que resulta da interação de múltiplos fatores e que não depende unicamente de condições individuais. Este estudo pretende analisar a evolução espácio-temporal da mortalidade por suicídio em Portugal Continental, entre os anos de 1980 e 2015, identificando, nos 278 municípios, áreas de risco e suas alterações. Material e Mé...
Mortality from Suicide in the Municipalities of Mainland Portugal: Spatio-Tempo...
Loureiro, Adriana; Almendra, Ricardo; Costa, Cláudia; Santana, PaulaIntroduction: Suicide is considered a public health priority. It is a complex phenomenon resulting from the interaction of several factors, which do not depend solely on individual conditions. This study analyzes the spatio-temporal evolution of suicide mortality between 1980 and 2015, identifying areas of high risk, and their variation, in the 278 municipalities of Continental Portugal.Material and Methods: Ba...
The socio-spatial context as a risk factor for hospitalization due to mental il...
Loureiro, Adriana; Costa, Cláudia; Almendra, Ricardo; Freitas, Ângela; Santana, PaulaThis study's aims are: (i) identifying spatial patterns for the risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and for the potential risk resulting from contextual factors with influence on mental health; and (ii) analyzing the spatial association between risk of hospitalization due to mental illness and potential risk resulting from contextual factors in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto, Portugal. A c...
Suicide in Portugal: spatial determinants in a context of economic crisis
Santana, Paula; Costa, Cláudia; Cardoso, Graça; Loureiro, Adriana; Ferrão, JoãoThis study compares the existing statistical association between suicide mortality and the characteristics of places of residence (municipalities), before and during the current economic crisis, in Portugal. We found that (1) the traditional culture-based North/South pattern of suicidal behaviour has faded away, while the socioeconomic urban/rural divide has become more pronounced; (2) suicide is associated wit...
Geografias da Diabetes Mellitus em Portugal: Como as Condições do Contexto Infl...
Santana, Paula; Costa, Cláudia; Loureiro, Adriana; Raposo, João; Boavida, José ManuelIntroduction: Diabetes Mellitus is a public health problem that is on the increase throughout the world, including in Portugal. This paper aims to identify the changing geographic pattern of this cause of death in Portugal and its association with sociomaterial deprivation. Material and Methods: This is a transversal ecological study of the deaths by Diabetes Mellitus in Portuguese municipalities in three perio...
Geografias da Diabetes Mellitus em Portugal: Como as Condições do Contexto Infl...
Santana, Paula; Costa, Cláudia; Loureiro, Adriana; Raposo, João; Boavida, José ManuelIntrodução: A Diabetes Mellitus é um problema de saúde pública em crescimento em todo o mundo e também em Portugal. Pretendemos identificar a evolução do padrão geográfico desta causa de morte e a associação com a privação sociomaterial, em Portugal. Material e Métodos: Estudo ecológico transversal dos óbitos por Diabetes Mellitus ocorridos nos municípios portugueses em três períodos (1989-1993, 1999-2003 e 200...