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New horizons in gerotranscendence interventions. Targeting nursing home staff m...
Abreu, Taiane; Araújo, Lia; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Ribeiro, OscarPurpose – The aim of this scoping review is to describe the published gerotranscendence interventions targeting older adults’ caregivers and their outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Six databases were searched, and three studies were selected for analysis: one short-term quasi-experimental study and two observational studies. Findings – The interventions consisted in an instructional moment about the gerot...
Intrapartum care policies in high-income countries with a universal health syst...
Maria Ferreira, Isabel; Soares Gonçalves, Andreia; Pestana-Santos, Márcia; Margarida Leitão Filipe, Maria; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Coutinho, EmíliaEvidence-based and sustainable intrapartum care policies are essential for safer, effective, and positive birth experiences. This scoping review aimed to map intrapartum care policies for pregnant women at low-risk of complications, in high-income countries with a universal health system. The study followed Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and PRISMA-ScR. Search was conducted on CINAHL-EB...
Looking at objective and subjective health in centenarians: always in agreement?
Araújo, Lia; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Ribeiro, Oscar; Paul, ConstançaCentenarians ́ objective health is often characterized by functional and health problems associated with their long- life and age-related problems. Nevertheless, their self-rated health (SRH) may not be necessarily negative. There is a large body of literature concerning SRH in later life but lack of evidence about one’s perception of health and its associated factors in very advanced ages. This study aims to a...
Survival after 100 years of age in Portuguese centenarians
da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Araújo, Lia; Paul, Constança; Ribeiro, OscarThe group of individuals aged 80 and over is growing faster than other segment of the population, and within this group the number of centenarians has risen exponentially worldwide. This phenomena lead to an increasing number of centenarian studies, improving the knowledge about this population, validating the idea of heterogeneity that char- acterizes this group. However, the factors influencing their aging su...
Centenarians in Europe
da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Araújo, Lia; Ribeiro, Oscar; Jopp, Daniela; Paul, ConstançaIn the last decade, the number of centenarians world- wide has increased. Following this tendency, the number of centenarian studies has also exponentially augmented. Given the complexity to conduct research with centenarians, elementary information on this specific age group remains unknown at a European level. This paper compares basic characteristics of centenarians from 32 European coun- tries based on Cens...
Centenários bem sucedidos
Araújo, Lia; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Afonso, Rosa Marina; Paul, Constança; Ribeiro, OscarChegar aos 100 anos de idade pode significar ter uma saúde debilitada, dificuldades físicas e sensoriais que interferem na realização das principais atividades do quotidiano, e ter assistido à perda de familiares e amigos. Porém, diversos estudos reportam a capacidade de adaptação deste grupo etário a esses desafios, considerando-a relevadora de um envelhecimento bem sucedido (EBS). Este estudo objetiva explora...
Predictors of anxiety in centenarians: health, economic factors, and loneliness
Ribeiro, Oscar; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Araújo, Lia; Afonso, Rosa Marina; Pachana, NancyCentenarians' psychological well-being is presently of great interest in psychogeriatric research but little is known about factors that specifically account for the presence of clinically relevant anxiety symptoms in this age group. This study examined the presence of anxiety and its predictors in a sample of centenarians and aims to contribute to a better understanding of anxiety determinants in extreme old age.
Successful ageing in centenarians: the relevance of social engagement for psych...
Araújo, Lia; Ribeiro, Oscar; da Costa Teixeira, Laetitia; Duarte, Natália; Brandão, Daniela; Azevedo, Maria João; Paul, ConstançaRowe and Kahn’s (1997) version of successful aging defines avoid- ance of disease and disability, maintenance of high physical and cogni- tive function, and sustained engagement in social and productive activ- ities as essential components of aging successfully. The applicability of this model in very advanced age has been questioned and the relative importance of these aspects to well-being is not properly est...