121 research outputs found
The indirect effect of contextual factors on the emotional distress of infertile couples
Few studies were dedicated to study the role of contextual factors, such as the socioeconomic status and urban rural residence in emotional distress of infertile couples. This study aimed to explore the impact of contextual factors on emotional distress, either directly or by affecting the importance of parenthood in one’s life which in turn affects emotional distress. In this cross-sectional study, 70 couples recruited during hormonal stimulation phase prior to IVF completed clinical and sociodemographic forms and self-report questionnaires assessing representations about the importance of parenthood and emotional distress. Path analysis using structural equation modelling was used to examine direct and indirect effects among variables. Results indicated that social economic status and Urban-Rural residence had an impact in emotional distress by affecting the representations about the importance of parenthood in one’s life. Gender differences were found regarding model paths, suggesting that the social context may contribute more to women’s emotional distress than to their partners’ distress. When delineating psychological interventions, health care providers should consider that cultural values about children and parenthood contribute to shape the infertility experienc
Ensino de ciências para deficientes auditivos: um estudo sobre a produção de narrativas em classes regulares inclusivas
The education of deaf people in regular schools is a challenge because for a long time not given due importance to their way of communication, sign language. With the inclusion of the deaf students have been put into the regular school and there is a need for a new agent on vital for their integration, the interpreter of Brazilian sign language (libras). The aim ofthis study is to analyze the narratives production by libras interpreters and science teachers in the inclusive classroom. The investigation of this issue brings the discussion questions as: what is the role of the educational interpreter? What is prescribed and what is real in the process of inclusion? The methodological approach adopted is based on Zabalza that uses the class diaries as research instruments, where the subject is searched without being noticed. The results point to a lack of knowledge of language constituted the main dilemma in the education of the deaf. Keywords: inclusive education, science education, deafnes
A cumulative risk model of child physical maltreatment potential: findings from a community-based study
"Published online before print November 20, 2015"Previous studies have identified the predictive risk factors of child physical maltreatment (CPM). However, a significant number of these studies assessed risk factors in isolation. The cumulative risk hypothesis postulates that health problems are caused by the accumulation of risk factors, independently of the presence or absence of specific risk indicators. Few studies examined the effect of cumulative risk on CPM potential. This study aimed to test two concurrent models of cumulative risk of CPM potential by investigating whether CPM potential was better predicted by a threshold cumulative risk model or a linear cumulative risk model. Data from the National Representative Study of Psychosocial Context of Child Abuse and Neglect in Portugal were used. Parents of school-age children (N = 796) answered to self-report measures regarding sociodemographic variables, history of child maltreatment, psychological distress, and CPM potential. A cumulative risk index was computed, comprising 10 dichotomized risk factors. Evidence for a threshold cumulative effect was found. Additional bivariate logistic regressions revealed that the odds for high-potential CPM were dramatically higher for those parents with six or more risk factors when compared with parents with any one risk factor. By testing and confirming a threshold cumulative effect on CPM potential, it was possible to find a "trigger point" from which a dramatic increase in child physical maltreatment potential occurs.This study was supported by the
Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology through a research grant to the
second author (POCTI/PSI/14276/1998
Qualidade de vida nas pessoas com esquizofrenia: a influência das caracterÃsticas sociodemográficas e clÃnicas e da satisfação com o suporte social
Objective: To evaluate the relationship of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and satisfaction with social support with the quality of life of schizophrenic patients.
Methodology: This study included a sample of 268 participants. An interview was conducted to obtain sociodemographic and clinical data, supplemented with two assessment tools used to evaluate quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument-Abbreviated version – WHOQOL-Bref) and satisfaction with social support (Social Support Satisfaction Scale – SSSS). Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed.
Results: Most individuals were male (63.4%), with a mean age of 45.4 years, single (85.4%), living with their family (62.3%) and unemployed (90.3%). As for clinical characteristics, most had the disease for less than 20 years (50.7%), and 55.6% had at least one hospitalization within the last 5 years. Being employed and having had no hospitalization within the last 5 years were positively correlated with one or more WHOQOL-Bref domains. The results of the variables intimacy (p<0.001) and satisfaction with friends (p<0.001) were independently related to the total WHOQOL-Bref score.
Conclusion: Having a job, having had no hospitalization within the last 5 years and having greater satisfaction with social support are factors that positively influence quality of life among schizophrenics. It is therefore crucial that the psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia take these factors into account, increasing the support network, preventing relapses and promoting occupational activities.Objetivo: Avaliar a relação entre as caracterÃsticas sociodemográficas e clÃnicas e a satisfação com o suporte social com a qualidade de vida dos doentes com esquizofrenia.
Métodos: A amostra do estudo é de 268 participantes. Foi realizada uma entrevista para obter os dados sociodemográficos e clÃnicos e aplicados dois questionários para avaliar a qualidade de vida (World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument-Abbreviated version – WHOQOL-Bref) e a satisfação com o suporte social (Escala de Satisfação com o Suporte Social – ESSS). Foram efetuadas análises descritivas e inferenciais.
Resultados: A maioria dos indivÃduos era do gênero masculino (63,4%), com uma média de idade de 45,4 anos, solteiros (85,4%), vivendo com a famÃlia (62,3%) e desempregados (90,3%). Relativamente à s caracterÃsticas clÃnicas, 50,7% tinham a doença há menos de 20 anos, e 55,6% estiveram internados pelo menos uma vez nos últimos 5 anos. Os resultados demonstraram que estar empregado e não ter sido internado nos últimos 5 anos estão positivamente relacionados com um ou mais domÃnios da WHOQOL-Bref. A satisfação com a intimidade (p<0,001) e a satisfação com os amigos (p<0,001) foram independentemente associados ao escore total da WHOQOL-Bref.
Conclusão: Ter emprego, não ter hospitalizações nos últimos 5 anos e estar satisfeito com o suporte social são fatores que influenciam positivamente a qualidade de vida dos doentes com esquizofrenia. Por conseguinte, é crucial que esses fatores sejam levados em conta nos programas de reabilitação com o suporte social, aumentando a rede de suporte, evitando recaÃdas e promovendo atividades ocupacionais.publishe
Comorbidades fÃsicas e psicológicas antes e depois da cirurgia bariátrica : um estudo longitudinal
Introduction: Morbid obesity has multiple implications for
psychological and physical health. Bariatric surgery has been
selected as the treatment of choice for this chronic disease,
despite the controversial impact of the surgery on psychosocial
health. The objective of this study was to describe candidates
for bariatric surgery and analyze changes in weight, psychopathology,
personality, and health problems and complaints at
6- and 12- month follow-up assessments.
Methods: Thirty obese patients (20 women and 10 men) with a
mean age of 39.17±8.81 years were evaluated in different dimensions
before surgery and 6 and 12 months after the procedure.
Results: Six and 12 months after bariatric surgery, patients
reported significant weight loss and a significant reduction in
the number of health problems and complaints. The rates of
self-reported psychopathology were low before surgery, and
there were no statistically significant changes over time. The
conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness dimensions
increased, but neuroticism and openness remained unchanged.
All changes had a medium effect size.
Conclusions: Our results suggest that patients experience
significant health improvements and some positive personality
changes after bariatric surgery. Even though these findings
underscore the role of bariatric surgery as a relevant treatment
for morbid obesity, more in-depth longitudinal studies
are needed to elucidate the evolution of patients after the
procedure.Introdução: A obesidade mórbida tem várias implicações para
a saúde psicológica e fÃsica. A cirurgia bariátrica tem sido o
tratamento de escolha para essa doença crônica, apesar da
controvérsia sobre o impacto da cirurgia na saúde psicossocial.
O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever candidatos a cirurgia bariátrica e analisar mudanças no peso, psicopatologia personalidade,
problemas e queixas de saúde desses pacientes em avaliações
realizadas 6 e 12 meses após a cirurgia.
Métodos: Trinta pacientes obesos (20 mulheres e 10 homens)
com idade média de 39,17±8,81 anos foram avaliados em diferentes
dimensões antes da cirurgia e 6 e 12 meses após.
Resultados: Aos 6 e 12 meses após a cirurgia bariátrica, os
pacientes relataram significativa perda de peso e significativa
redução no número de problemas e queixas de saúde. As taxas
de psicopatologia autorrelatada foram baixas antes da cirurgia e
não sofreram mudanças significativas com o tempo. As dimensões
conscienciosidade, extroversão e agradabilidade aumentaram,
mas o neuroticismo e a abertura permaneceram inalteradas.
Todas as mudanças apresentaram um tamanho de efeito médio.
Conclusões: Os nossos resultados sugerem que os pacientes
experimentam melhoras significativas em saúde e algumas mudanças
positivas de personalidade após a cirurgia bariátrica.
Embora esses achados reforcem o papel da cirurgia bariátrica
como um tratamento relevante para a obesidade mórbida, mais
estudos longitudinais e aprofundados são necessários para elucidar
a evolução dos pacientes após a realização do procedimento.(undefined
The other side of recovery: validation of the Portuguese version of the subjective experiences of psychosis scale.
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to develop and validate a Portuguese version of The Subjective Experiences of Psychosis Scale (SEPS) for use in Portuguese-speaking populations in order to provide a self-report instrument to assess and monitor dimensions of psychotic experiences, translating patient's perspective and experience in terms of recovery from psychosis.
METHODS:
The sample consisted of 30 participants with psychotic disorders who had recently experienced delusions or hallucinations. The SEPS was completed along with other observer-based assessments and self-report questionnaires, such as the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, the Insight and Treatment Attitudes Questionnaire and the Function Assessment Short Test.
RESULTS:
Two main factors representing the positive and negative components of each subscale were identified. We obtained good internal consistency and test-retest reliability for the positive and negative components of all subscales. The subscales of SEPS correlated with observer-based assessments and self-report questionnaires.
CONCLUSIONS:
The Portuguese version of the SEPS is a useful tool in the assessment and monitoring of psychotic symptoms
Quality of life and social support of the patients of continued care units of Algarve
This study assessed the relations between quality of life and social support network of patients in continuing care units in Algarve, using WHOQOL-BREF and ASSIS. Participants were 92 users of ages between 34-101 years: very elderly (40.2%), female (58.7%), widows (40.2%), upper-middle class (46.8%), cohabiting with spouse (43.2%), and partly dependent (72.5%). Emotional, tangible and informational support networks were mainly composed by family. We found significant associations between informative social support and physical domains, social relations and environment of quality of life (p< 0.05). The results suggest middle levels in self-perception and satisfaction with health, and lower levels in physical domain. Informational support needs were negatively associated with psychological and social relations dimensions of quality of life
Assessment of Chronic Illness-Related Cognitive Fusion: Preliminary Development and Validation of a New Scale with an IBD Sample
Although research recognizes the advantages of creating specific content measures, no specific measure of chronic illness-related cognitive fusion had been developed to date. The current study presents the development and validation of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire-Chronic Illness (CFQ-CI) in a sample of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and the analysis of the role of this construct in the psychological health of those patients. Results indicated that the 7-item CFQ-CI was a unidimensional measure of cognitive fusion in patients with chronic illnesses, and that scores had adequate/good internal consistency and construct, convergent, and discriminant validity. This study also showed that chronic illness-related cognitive fusion as assessed by the CFQ-CI acted as a mediator in the association between both IBD-related symptoms and shame with quality of life. The development of the CFQ-CI may thus contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms influencing functional outcomes in chronic illness
Maternal Attachment and Children’s Quality of Life: The Mediating Role of Self-compassion and Parenting Stress
Equivalência conceitual, de itens, semântica e operacional da versão brasileira do s-EMBU para aferição de práticas educativas parentais em adolescentes
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