IPVConcilia- sistema de gest?o da concilia??o

O Instituto Polit?cnico de Viana do Castelo (IPVC), no ?mbito do Plano Estrat?gico IPVC2024, iniciou, em 2019, a implementa??o do Sistema de Gest?o da Concilia??o entre a vida profissional, familiar e pessoal, segundo a NP 4552, em integra??o com o atual Sistema de Gest?o (SG-IPVC), da Qualidade (ISSO 9001) e da Responsabilidade Social (NP 4469). Para a implementa??o do IPVConcilia e Integra??o do SGConcilia??o no SG-IPVC houve um forte investimento na capacita??o em Sistema de Gest?o da Concilia??o e em benchmarking. A concilia??o entre a vida profissional, familiar e pessoal permanece um desafio para as organiza??es e suas pessoas, tendo implica??es na qualidade de vida no trabalho e na qualidade de vida geral dos seus colaboradores. Com a implementa??o do IPVConcilia, o IPVC pretende refor?ar a resposta a necessidades e expetativas dos/as colaboradores/as e implementar a??es que promovam a concilia??o. Para isso, t?m sido adotadas medidas para a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos/as colaboradores/as, promovendo o bem-estar, o desenvolvimento pessoal e a Concilia??o e para refor?ar essas medidas realizou-se uma ausculta??o aos colaboradores. Os resultados mostram que os colaboradores est?o, de uma forma geral, muito satisfeitos havendo, no entanto, dimens?es a melhorar, entre elas: Ritmo de trabalho, Exig?ncias cognitivas e Exig?ncias emocionais. Espera-se obter a certifica??o do SG-Concilia??o do IPVC at? setembro de 2022.DA17-66FE-09A6 | Helena Sofia RodriguesN/

Translation, Adaptation and Validation of a Portuguese Version of the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire II

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide. An assessment of the impact of obesity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) requires specific instruments. The Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire II (MA-II) is a widely used instrument to assess HRQoL in morbidly obese patients. The objective of this study was to translate and validate a Portuguese version of the MA-II. The study included forward and backward translations of the original MA-II. The reliability of the Portuguese MA-II was estimated using the internal consistency and test-retest methods. For validation purposes, the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the correlation between the Portuguese MA-II and the Portuguese versions of two other questionnaires, the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite). One hundred and fifty morbidly obese patients were randomly assigned to test the reliability and validity of the Portuguese MA-II. Good internal consistency was demonstrated by a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.80, and a very good agreement in terms of test-retest reliability was recorded, with an overall intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.88. The total sums of MA-II scores and each item of MA-II were significantly correlated with all domains of SF-36 and IWQOL-Lite. A statistically significant negative correlation was found between theMA-II total score and BMI. Moreover, age, gender and surgical status were independent predictors of MA-II total score. A reliable and valid Portuguese version of the MA-II was produced, thus enabling the routine use of MA-II in the morbidly obese Portuguese population

Delayed colorectal cancer care during covid-19 pandemic (decor-19). Global perspective from an international survey

Background The widespread nature of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been unprecedented. We sought to analyze its global impact with a survey on colorectal cancer (CRC) care during the pandemic. Methods The impact of COVID-19 on preoperative assessment, elective surgery, and postoperative management of CRC patients was explored by a 35-item survey, which was distributed worldwide to members of surgical societies with an interest in CRC care. Respondents were divided into two comparator groups: 1) ‘delay’ group: CRC care affected by the pandemic; 2) ‘no delay’ group: unaltered CRC practice. Results A total of 1,051 respondents from 84 countries completed the survey. No substantial differences in demographics were found between the ‘delay’ (745, 70.9%) and ‘no delay’ (306, 29.1%) groups. Suspension of multidisciplinary team meetings, staff members quarantined or relocated to COVID-19 units, units fully dedicated to COVID-19 care, personal protective equipment not readily available were factors significantly associated to delays in endoscopy, radiology, surgery, histopathology and prolonged chemoradiation therapy-to-surgery intervals. In the ‘delay’ group, 48.9% of respondents reported a change in the initial surgical plan and 26.3% reported a shift from elective to urgent operations. Recovery of CRC care was associated with the status of the outbreak. Practicing in COVID-free units, no change in operative slots and staff members not relocated to COVID-19 units were statistically associated with unaltered CRC care in the ‘no delay’ group, while the geographical distribution was not. Conclusions Global changes in diagnostic and therapeutic CRC practices were evident. Changes were associated with differences in health-care delivery systems, hospital’s preparedness, resources availability, and local COVID-19 prevalence rather than geographical factors. Strategic planning is required to optimize CRC care