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Medication use for the management of professional performance: Between invisibi...
Lopes, N.; Tavares, D.; Pegado, E.; Raposo, H.; Rodrigues, C.This article aims to explore pharmaceuticalisation processes in professional work contexts. The approach focuses on identifying patterns of medicine and dietary supplement use for managing work performance, and on discussing the relationship between these consumption practices and work-related pressure factors. This analysis adapts the notions of ‘normalisation’ to understand the extent of cultural acceptabilit...
Transformations in journalists' work and therapeutic management of professional...
Tavares, D.; Pegado, E.; Raposo, H.In this article, we approach an unexplored line of analysis and research about the impact of transformations in journalists’ work on professional pressure and performance- consumption, what we refer to as the process of pharmaceuticalisation of work contexts. We discuss how changes at work lead to increased pressure on journalists and how pressure generates practices and dispositions for using different types o...
Medication literacy and its social contextuality
Lopes, N.; Rodrigues, C.; Pegado, E.This article aims to contribute to the discussion about medication literacy, by focussing on the social contextuality of the information mobilised in the use of medicines. We aim to explore the social construction processes of medication literacy, as an essential dimension for a more layperson-centred approach in the promotion of literacy in this field. This approach is justified by the growing social and cultu...
Social representations of sexual orientation and gender identity among nurses i...
Gomes, A.; Saleiro, S.; Pegado, E.; Barroso, M.Introduction: A number of studies in different countries have highlighted discrimination of sexual and gender minorities in healthcare environments. Although Portugal has made considerable progress in the acquisition of rights for LGBT people, there are still gaps in the training of health professionals. Among these, nurses are at the forefront of many of the close interactions with patients. This article aims ...
Medicines and medication literacy: Social practices and use of information
Lopes, N.; Pegado, E.; Egreja, C.; Rodrigues, C. F.; Fernandes, A.This article discusses results from a sociological study on (i) the sources and use of information on medicines and/or supplements and (ii) the self-assessment of how informed participants were about the last medicine or supplement they purchased. It seeks to demonstrate the plurality of information sources (expert and lay) that individuals call upon—with which they build up their medication literacy—and their ...
The uses of coffee in highly demanding work contexts: Managing rhythms, sleep, ...
Pegado, E.; Rodrigues, C. F.; Raposo, H.; Fernandes, A.This paper presents a sociological approach to coffee consumption as a performance management strategy in work contexts, particularly in professions with intense work rhythms and highly responsive demands. Focusing on the daily work of three professional groups (nurses, police officers, and journalists), we analyze the social expression of coffee and how it is mobilized to deal with sleep problems, fatigue, con...
Coffee in the workplace: A social break or a performance enhancer?
Rodrigues, C. F.; Raposo, H.; Pegado, E.; Fernandes, A.Coffee is a socially rooted drink with pharmacological properties. It is embedded in different everyday rituals, including ‘coffee breaks’ during working hours. This paper analyzes the role of coffee at workplace. Focusing on three professional areas associated with high pressure and responsive demands, we explore the social expression of coffee use at work, and how it is mobilized as a tool for managing sleepi...
Medicinas complementares e alternativas: uma reflexão sobre definições, designa...
Pegado, E.O termo “medicinas complementares e alternativas” (MCA), não sendo o único, tem sido frequentemente usado para designar um conjunto de medicinas, terapias ou práticas terapêuticas que têm em comum o facto de, nas sociedades ocidentais contemporâneas, se situarem à margem da chamada medicina convencional e de gozarem de visibilidade social crescente. A pretexto da necessidade de delimitação do campo das MCA, e a...
Histórias de (uma) vida: desafios e dilemas éticos na investigação com idosos
Pegado, E.; Zózimo, J.; Lopes, N.Partindo da experiência de investigação num estudo sociológico sobre a psicofarmacologização da velhice, cuja metodologia incluiu a realização de histórias de vida, o presente artigo visa discutir alguns dilemas éticos e correspondentes desafios metodológicos inerentes a esta técnica e, em particular, as especificidades da sua aplicação junto da população idosa. O estudo, desenvolvido no concelho de Almada, con...
A gestão da performance nas culturas juvenis
Pegado, E.Este artigo procura contribuir para uma reflexão sobre o lugar que a gestão da performance ocupa nas culturas juvenis, focando em particular as percepções dos jovens sobre os consumos de performance, entendidos como o consumo de medicamentos e/ou produtos terapêuticos com finalidades de gestão do desempenho neuro/cognitivo e/ou físico/corporal. A análise tem como base material empírico resultante da componente ...