Health care to immigrant and Portuguese pregnant women in Portugal

This study aimed to assess the care received and the barriers faced by immigrants and Portuguese pregnant women in Portugal. This is an exploratory qualitative study, resorting to applying semi-structured interviews to 60 immigrant and 22 Portuguese women. Content analysis supported by QSR Nvivo10 program was used. The study was approved by an Ethics Committee. The results showed four categories related to affective dimensions-relational, cognitive, technical-instrumental and health care policy for pregnant women. As for the barriers in health care, these were mentioned by some of the expectant mothers, especially immigrant women. Almost all, both immigrant and Portuguese, pregnant women were satisfied with the health care

Caracterização dos idosos usuários de medicação residentes em instituição de longa permanência

Os objetivos deste estudo foram caracterizar os idosos residentes em uma Instituição de Longa Permanência quanto ao uso de medicamentos e verificar a existência de polifarmácia. Trata-se de estudo descritivo e quantitativo, realizado por meio de dados de um banco originado da pesquisa Perfil de idosos residentes numa Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos (ILPIs): proposta de ação de enfermagem/saúde. Foram selecionados 39 idosos que faziam uso de medicação. Os achados evidenciaram predominância de mulheres, com idade entre 80 e 89 anos, que sabem ler e são viúvas. As doenças do aparelho circulatório foram as mais frequentes. Os idosos usavam em média 3,7 medicamentos e 30,8% deles utilizavam polifarmácia. Os medicamentos mais usados foram para as intercorrências do sistema cardiovascular. Verificou-se a presença de medicamentos considerados impróprios para idosos. Espera-se sensibilizar os profissionais de saúde a promoverem o uso racional e cuidadoso de medicamentos para os idosos institucionalizados

‘I have not witnessed it personally myself, but…’: epistemics in managing talk on racism against immigrants in Ireland

Social psychologists who study racism or prejudice argue that various versions of these are constructed in ways to suppress or minimise their relevance. However, researchers have not particularly examined how knowledge‐claims about racism can also be variously made or negotiated in attending to the relevance of racism. We offer such an examination through a discursive psychological analysis of interview talk with Irish nationals on immigration, since in these settings issues of immigration and racism are not readily relevant. Findings show that participants treated how knowledge of racism can be accessed and who has the rights to make knowledge‐claims about racism, as relevant. Epistemic access and rights were negotiated in ways that showed sensitivity to possibilities for suppressing alternative claims about racism. These findings are discussed in relation to current social psychological and discursive approaches to racism