In previous studies, it was found that the confinement to which the population was subjected during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic increased the risk of anxiety and depression. Objective: to analyze the levels of anxiety and depression symptoms in Portugal residents during the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a descriptive, transversal, and exploratory study of non-probabilistic sa...
Introduction: The quality of healthcare has multiple dimensions, but the issue of patient safety stands out due to the impact it has on health outcomes, particularly on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), expressly SDG3. In the services that we propose to study, the patient-safety culture had never been evaluated. Aim: To evaluate nurses’ perceptions of the patient-safety culture in the...
Com o objetivo de avaliar os resultados e impacte social do Projeto Lado a Lado, cuja área de intervenção selecionada foi a zona rural da freguesia de Tavira (Santa Maria-Santiago), concelho de Tavira, pretendeu-se avaliar alterações na perceção da qualidade de vida, na depressão e no suporte das redes sociais, tendo sido desenhado um processo de avaliação que se desenrolou em duas fases: a) primeira fase que d...
In 2019, an estimated 155 million people aged between 15 and 24 were smokers. It is also known that 82.6% of current smokers started smoking between 14 and 25 years old. Tobacco uses in adolescents and young adults can lead to the development of serious and potentially life-threatening health problems. The aim of the present investigation is to identify and describe the practices related to the consumption of t...
Alcoutim is one of the oldest rural municipalities in Portugal. an investigation was carried out in order to answer the question of departure: Does ageing in the municipality of Alcoutim provide good quality of life for the elderly? We aimed to examine the reality of ageing in the municipality of Alcoutim, analyzing the quality of life perceived by the elderly and provided by social care networks. In the design...
A Saúde Pública Nova, em plena era do conhecimento, não ignora a importância dos problemas equacionados. Como se sabe, o objetivo central é prolongar a vida dos cidadãos, numa ótica de envelhecimento ativo, que abrange todo o ciclo de vida. Isto é, do nascimento ao final da vida. É neste contexto que os comportamentos de crianças em idade escolar são especialmente importantes. A transmissão de mais informação a...
Background: Adolescence is characterized by an increase in autonomy and the transformation of family relationships. Their experience has different meanings in future quality of life. Objectives: To analyze the relationship between the sociodemographic variables, of Sexual context and attitudes adopted by teenagers facing sexuality with the organizational culture of the family. Methods: Observational descriptive...