Animarte com Animus na promoção do envelhecimento ativo

[Extrato] O projeto “Animarte com Animus na Promoção do Envelhecimento Ativo”, teve como objetivo central a promoção de um envelhecimento ativo, através da educação ao longo da vida, com recurso à animação sociocultural.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Burnout among Portuguese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

During COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers (HCWs) have had high workload and have been exposed to multiple psychosocial stressors. The aim of this study was to evaluate HCWs in terms of the relative contributions of socio-demographic and mental health variables on three burnout dimensions: personal, workrelated, and client-related burnout. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using an online questionnaire spread via social networks. A snowball technique supported by health care institutions and professional organizations was applied. Results: A total of 2008 subjects completed the survey. Gender, parental status, marriage status, and salary reduction were found to be significant factors for personal burnout. Health problems and direct contact with infected people were significantly associated with more susceptibility to high personal and work-related burnout. Frontline working positions were associated with all three dimensions. Higher levels of stress and depression in HCWs were significantly associated with increased levels of all burnout dimensions. Higher levels of satisfaction with life and resilience were significantly associated with lower levels of all burnout dimensions. Conclusions: All three burnout dimensions were associated with a specific set of covariates. Consideration of these three dimensions is important when designing future burnout prevention programs for HCWs.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Animarte with animus in the promotion of the active aging

Relatório de estágio de mestrado em Educação (área de especialização em Educação de Adultos e Intervenção Comunitária)O projeto “Animarte com Animus na Promoção do Envelhecimento Ativo”, teve como principal premissa a promoção de um envelhecimento ativo, através da educação ao longo da vida, com recurso à animação sociocultural. Realizado numa Junta de freguesia, participaram neste projeto oitenta e dois adultos/idosos com idades compreendidas entre os 47 e os 92 anos, residentes nessa freguesia e nas envolventes. Num contexto, onde as pessoas estão isoladas culturalmente, através da participação das pessoas adultas e idosas em atividades de índole social, económica, cultural, desportiva, recreativa e/ou de voluntariado, procuramos promover o envelhecimento ativo, assim como consciencializar para a importância da educação ao longo da vida, dotando os envolvidos de estratégias, práticas, instrumentos e ferramentas emancipatórias, de empoderamento e convivialidade, assentes em valores como a igualdade, solidariedade, responsabilidade, fraternidade e liberdade. Sendo a temática da educação ao longo da vida um tema atual, importa apelar para a necessidade de apostar em políticas para o desenvolvimento e expansão de programas/iniciativas desta natureza nos mais diversificados contextos. Assim, orientados por uma investigação qualitativa e com base no método da investigação--ação participativa realizamos várias oficinas temáticas, onde os adultos/idosos participantes puderam adquirir novas aprendizagens, conviver e melhorar a sua qualidade de vida. De evidenciar, que estas oficinas contribuíram de forma muito benéfica para o aumento da qualidade de vida dos participantes, sensibilizando-os quer para a importância da educação ao longo da vida, quer para a valorização e concretização de práticas promotoras de um envelhecimento ativo.The Project "Animarte with Animus in the promotion of the active aging", had as its main premise, promote active aging through education over a life time, using social and cultural animation. Implemented in a village council, eighty two adults/ seniors aged between 47 and 92 years old, residents in this village and surroundings, have participated on this project. In a context where people are isolated culturally, through the participation of these adults and aged people in activities of a social nature, economic, cultural, sporting, recreational and/ or voluntary service, we search for promote active aging, as well as to become aware of the importance of education throughout life, endowing the participants with strategies, experience, instruments and emancipatory tolls of empowerment and conviviality, based on values such as equality, solidarity, responsibility, brotherhood and freedom. Being the theme of education throughout life an actual topic, it appeals to the importance of the necessity to invest in policies for the development and expansion programs/ initiatives of this nature in the most diverse contexts. Thus, guided by a qualitative research and based on the method participative investigation/ action, we implemented several thematic workshops, where adults/ seniors participants were able to acquire new learning, live together and improve their life quality. To point out that these workshops contributed in a very beneficial way to increase the participant’s quality life, making them aware of the importance of education throughout life and to appreciate and to realize promoting practices of an active aging.Le projet « Animarte avec Animus dans la Promotion du Vieillissement Actif » avait comme prémisse principale la promotion d’un vieillissement actif, par le biais de l’éducation permanente, avec l’appel à l’animation socioculturelle. Réalisé dans une commune, avec la participation de quatre-vingt-deux adultes/personnes âgées de 47 et 92 ans, résidents dans la commune ainsi que dans les environs. Dans un contexte où les gens sont isolés sur le plan culturel, grâce à la participation des adultes et des personnes âgées dans des activités d’ordre social, économique, culturel, sportif, récréatif et/au travail bénévole, nous cherchons à promouvoir le vieillissement actif, mais également la prise de conscience sur l'importance de l'éducation permanente, en dotant a ceux qui y participent des stratégies, pratiques, des instruments et des outils pour l'émancipation, l'autonomisation et la convivialité. Tout ceci basé sur des valeurs telles que l'égalité, la solidarité, la responsabilité, la fraternité et la liberté. Portant sur thème de l’éducation permanente, un thème actuel, il est important de faire appel à la nécessité de mettre en place (d’investir sur) des politiques pour le développement et l’expansion des programmes/initiatives de cette nature dans des contextes les plus divers. Ainsi, guidé par une recherche qualitative et basé sur la méthode de recherche-action participative nous avons mené plusieurs ateliers thématiques, dans lesquels les adultes/personnes âgées participants ont pu acquérir de nouveaux apprentissages, de socialisation et d'amélioration de leur qualité de vie. Afin de mettre en évidence que ces ateliers ont été très bénéfiques pour augmenter la qualité de vie des participants, on les a sensibilisé sur l’importance de l’éducation permanente, ainsi que sur la valorisation et la mise en oeuvre de pratiques de promotion d’un vieillissement actif

A socio-educational intervention project for active aging

A intervenção aqui descrita resultou de um trabalho de investigação/intervenção desenvolvido com população adulta e idosa a frequentar uma oficina de educação de adultos, cuja finalidade se centrou na promoção do envelhecimento ativo. Recorrendo ao paradigma interpretativo-hermenêutico, foi desenvolvido um trabalho de investigação-ação participativa utilizando as técnicas de animação sociocultural. A intervenção teve resultados positivos dado que na avaliação final os participantes destacaram os benefícios do projeto. Este projeto reiterou a importância da animação sociocultural como intervenção promotora de aprendizagens, do bem-estar e da qualidade de vida junto da população adulta e idosa.The intervention here described resulted from a research / intervention work developed with adult and elderly people who attended an adult education workshop, which purpose was to promote active aging. The authors developed a participatory action-research, applying the interpretivehermeneutic paradigm and resorting to sociocultural animation techniques. The intervention had positive results as the final evaluation revealed, the participants highlighted the benefits of the project. This project reiterated the importance of social and cultural activities regarding the adult and elderly’s learning processes, welfare and quality of life.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Detection of Plasmodium simium gametocytes in non-human primates from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Abstract Background Plasmodium species of non-human primates (NHP) are of great interest because they can naturally infect humans. Plasmodium simium, a parasite restricted to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, was recently shown to cause a zoonotic outbreak in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The potential of NHP to act as reservoirs of Plasmodium infection presents a challenge for malaria elimination, as NHP will contribute to the persistence of the parasite. The aim of the current study was to identify and quantify gametocytes in NHP naturally-infected by P. simium. Methods Whole blood samples from 35 NHP were used in quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) assays targeting 18S rRNA, Pss25 and Pss48/45 malaria parasite transcripts. Absolute quantification was performed in positive samples for 18S rRNA and Pss25 targets. Linear regression was used to compare the quantification cycle (Cq) and the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation between the copy numbers of 18S rRNA and Pss25 transcripts. The number of gametocytes/µL was calculated by applying a conversion factor of 4.17 Pss25 transcript copies per gametocyte. Results Overall, 87.5% of the 26 samples, previously diagnosed as P. simium, were positive for 18S rRNA transcript amplification, of which 13 samples (62%) were positive for Pss25 transcript amplification and 7 samples (54%) were also positive for Pss48/45 transcript. A strong positive correlation was identified between the Cq of the 18S rRNA and Pss25 and between the Pss25 and Pss48/45 transcripts. The 18S rRNA and Pss25 transcripts had an average of 1665.88 and 3.07 copies/µL, respectively. A positive correlation was observed between the copy number of Pss25 and 18S rRNA transcripts. Almost all gametocyte carriers exhibited low numbers of gametocytes (< 1/µL), with only one howler monkey having 5.8 gametocytes/µL. Conclusions For the first time, a molecular detection of P. simium gametocytes in the blood of naturally-infected brown howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba clamitans) was reported here, providing evidence that they are likely to be infectious and transmit P. simium infection, and, therefore, may act as a reservoir of malaria infection for humans in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved