Sobrecarga familiar, apoio social e saúde comunitária em cuidadores de pessoas com transtorno mental grave

Objective: To identify caregivers’ level of burden and analyze the factors associated with family care in mental health. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between January and July 2016. A sample of caregivers from seven public institutions and an association of relatives and patients was evaluated by identifying their burden and the contributing factors for reduction of these levels through the Zarit Burden Inventory instrument. The study was conducted according to recommendations of the ethics committees of the participating institutions. Results: Participation of 107 caregivers. The main contributions refer that caregivers’ active participation in associative dynamics, their attendance at psychoeducational activities and territorial connection to metropolitan areas with community resources decrease their level of burden. Conclusion: Community nursing is highly important and responsible for preventing levels of burden and increasing health levels. In addition, many proposals are formulated in order to favor social support networks by combining treatments and increasing public health programs in contact with the communit

Family burden, social support and community health in caregivers of people with serious mental disorder.

Objective: To identify caregivers' level of burden and analyze the factors associated with family care in mental health. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between January and July 2016. A sample of caregivers from seven public institutions and an association of relatives and patients was evaluated by identifying their burden and the contributing factors for reduction of these levels through the Zarit Burden Inventory instrument. The study was conducted according to recommendations of the ethics committees of the participating institutions. Results: Participation of 107 caregivers. The main contributions refer that caregivers' active participation in associative dynamics, their attendance at psychoeducational activities and territorial connection to metropolitan areas with community resources decrease their level of burden. Conclusion: Community nursing is highly important and responsible for preventing levels of burden and increasing health levels. In addition, many proposals are formulated in order to favor social support networks by combinin

Risk factors associated with the family care of people with serious mental illness

The aim of the present study is to analyse the variables associated with the family care of people diagnosed with serious mental illness. A cross-sectional study was carried out involving caregivers of people with serious mental illness (SMI) who were known to the mental health services in Valencia (España) and associations for those with SMI. The sample comprised 417 caregivers who completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Zarit Burden Interview. Bivariate analyses (t-test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation) were performed, as was a multiple linear regression model. Values of p< .05 were considered significant. The study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the ethics committees of the participating institutions. The statistical analyses showed significant associations between the sociodemographic and clinical variables of the caregivers and patients and the burden felt by caregivers of people with SMI. The importance of both formal and informal social support stands out as a protective factor against the consequences of the illness?s impact on the main caregiver. The role of spaces of mutual support is crucial. The results suggest that family psychoeducational programmes should be created, applied and evaluated in all mental healthcare services so as to reinforce training in mental health matters and provide support and assessment to caregivers in order to ease their burden

Effects of Cyclodextrin Type on Vitamin C, Antioxidant Activity, and Sensory Attributes of a Mandarin Juice Enriched with Pomegranate and Goji Berries

The effects of the addition of cyclodextrins (CDs), β-CD, or HP-β-CD (1%), on the protection of antioxidant compounds of mandarin juices enriched with pomegranate extract and goji berries juice, was studied. Juices were prepared and after their thermal treatment (98 ◦C, 30 s) they were stored at 4 ◦C during 75 d. Vitamin C content, CIE L∗a∗b∗ color, antioxidant capacity, retinol equivalents, and sensory properties were studied. Losses on vitamin C were higher (6%) for juices with β-CD than juices with HP-β-CD. Retinol equivalents degradation was lower (3.4%) in juices with HP-β-cyclodextrins than in those treated with β-CD. Lower losses were observed for the instrumental and sensory color intensity in juices with HP-β-CD addition. Finally, the antioxidant capacity was also higher in juices treated with HP-β-CD. Finally, the overall sensory quality of juices with HP-β-CD was the best one after 30 d of cold storage. Even though β-CD addition did not cause any improvement compared with control juice (without CD addition), the benefits of adding HP-β-CD to this particular juice were shown in almost all parameters under study.Ciencias de la Alimentació

Diseño y comparación de dos instalaciones fijas contra incendios en un buque portacontenedores

La finalidad de realizar este proyecto se basa en el estudio de posibles alternativas a los sistemas fijos contra incendios más utilizados a bordo de los buques. Para ello, se ha utilizado como referencia un buque portacontenedores y se ha realizado el análisis de sus instalaciones fijas destinadas a combatir situaciones de emergencia originadas por el fuego. Este trabajo consta principalmente de 4 partes: La primera parte se basa en el estudio de un sistema fijo contra incendios de CO2 y obteniendo las características principales tanto de la instalación del buque como del propio agente extintor. La segunda parte se basa en plantear dos alternativas tanto a nivel del sistema como la elección de dos agentes extintores distintos al utilizado actualmente a bordo del buque. La tercera parte se basa en realizar una comparativa en diferentes ámbitos, en concreto, se realizará una comparación técnica, económica y medioambiental. Finalmente, se analizará todos los datos obtenidos para comparar ambos agentes extintores y extraer las ventajas e inconvenientes del uso de dichos agentes a bordo de los buques

Psychometric properties on a romantic love myths scale: The case of the myths, fallacies and erroneous beliefs about the ideal of romantic love scale.

Understanding the construct of romantic love is an important task in societies all around the world. However, instruments designed to assess this construct are scarce and most of them were developed more than a decade ago. De la Peña, Ramos, Luzón, and Recio (2011) proposed the Myths, Fallacies and Erroneous Beliefs about the Ideal of Romantic Love Scale. In this current study we provide the psychometric properties of this scale in a representative sample of adolescents. The analytic strategy included both Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. We achieved a best-factor structure using a unidimensional model of romantic beliefs which also had an adequate estimated reliability. In agreement with descriptions in the existing academic literature, the resulting romantic beliefs factor was significantly related to hostile and benevolent sexism, although slightly less so in the latter case. Finally, differential validity was examined using 'gender' and 'having a partner' as independent variables; the differences in romantic beliefs according to these variables also agreed with previous reports in the literature. We provide a thorough discussion of our results and highlight the implications of our findings for clinical practice

Atención a la salud mental en adolescentes en conflicto con la ley: Una revisión comparativa de Brasil y España

A descriptive comparative study of mental health care policies focused on adolescents in conflict with the law in Brazil and Spain was conducted. The search was performed in Google Academic, Medline and Scopus databases using two comprehensive search strategies were used. Three main categories were identified to define and analyze mental health care policies focused on adolescents in conflict with the law in Brazil and Spain: 1) models of health care and mental health, 2) health care networks child and adolescent mental health, and 3) mental health care for adolescents in conflict with the law. Spanish and Brazilian child and adolescent mental health systems are not yet consolidated, nor do they have sufficient resources to meet the needs of the population

Sexism and romantic love myths in adolescents living in residential care

La investigación explora la relación entre sexismo y la distorsión en mitos del amor romántico en adolescentes que residen en Centros de Acogida de Menores en Valencia (España). El diseño de investigación fue descriptivo transversal con una muestra de 147 adolescentes. Los resultados reflejan una relación estadísticamente significativa que indica que, a mayor sexismo en los y las adolescentes, mayores son las distorsiones románticas. Se identificaron mayores niveles de sexismo hacia las mujeres y mitos del amor romántico en chicos, mientras que las mujeres mostraron mayores puntuaciones en las actitudes sexistas hacia los hombres. Se concluye que la vivencia de situaciones de violencia familiar no tiene un efecto significativo en la adopción de actitudes y creencias sexistas y románticas idealizadas en adolescentes institucionalizados.This study explores the relationship between sexism and the distortion of romantic love myths in adolescents living in residential childcare in Valencia (Spain). Research design was cross-sectional and descriptive with a sample of 147 adolescents. Results reflected a positive, statistically significant, relationship between sexism and romantic distortions. Boys exhibited higher levels of sexism towards women and romantic love myths, while girls showed higher scores of sexism attitudes towards men. It was concluded that having experienced family violence does not have a significant effect in adoption of sexist attitudes and false romantic beliefs in institutionalised adolescents.Este trabajo se enmarca en el proyecto «Liad@s: Convivencia prosocial y prevención de la violencia de género en el alumnado. La participación como instrumento para la coeducación» (Ref. GVA/2017/208) financiado por la Conselleria d’Educació, Generalitat Valenciana. Las autoras Irene Fernández y Ángela Carbonell son, respectivamente, investigadoras predoctorales del programa FPI del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PRE2019-089021), y del programa I+D+i de la Conselleria d’Innovació, Universitats, Ciència i Societat Digital y el Fondo Social Europeo (ACIF / 2017/284)

Symptomatic plant viroid infections in phytopathogenic fungi: a request for a critical reassessment

Serra, P.; Carbonell, A.; Navarro, B.; Gago Zachert, S.; Li, S.; Di Serio, F.; Flores Pedauye, R. (2020). Symptomatic plant viroid infections in phytopathogenic fungi: a request for a critical reassessment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Online). 117(19):10126-10128. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1922249117S10126101281171