O contributo dos motivos para beber no consumo de álcool em jovens adultos: efeito moderador das associações implícitas identidade - álcool

Os motivos para beber têm sido os principais preditores do consumo de álcool nos jovens adultos, contudo, novas investigações têm sublinhado a importância dos processos implícitos no consumo de álcool. Para levarmos a cabo uma investigação sobre a influência dos processos implícitos e explícitos no consumo de álcool em jovens adultos definimos dois objetivos, a saber: O primeiro consiste em avaliar o contributo das associações implícitas face ao consumo (processos implícitos) e os motivos para beber (processos explícitos) para o padrão habitual de consumo nos jovens adultos; o segundo, pretende avaliar se as associações implícitas face ao consumo (processos implícitos) moderam o contributo dos motivos para beber (processos explícitos) sobre o padrão de consumo de álcool. Foram incluídos neste estudo 64 participantes com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 25 anos de idade. A avaliação do consumo de álcool foi feita através do Teste de Identificação dos Transtornos do Uso de Álcool (AUDIT). A variável, motivos para beber foi avaliada através do instrumento Drinking Motives Questionnarie – Revised (DMQ-R), e a variável associações implícitas através do Teste de Associação Implícita – Identidade Álcool (TAI-IA). Tanto os processos implícitos como os explícitos contribuíram para o consumo de álcool. As associações implícitas moderam a influência dos motivos para beber no consumo de álcool; quando os sujeitos apresentam níveis elevados de associação implícita favoráveis ao álcool, mas motivos (sociais, coping e de conformidade) para beber correspondem a maiores consumos de álcool. Deste modo, mesmo em populações com baixos níveis de consumo, conclui-se que os processos implícitos e os explícitos contribuem para o consumo de álcool, podendo existir uma interação entre estes dois processos.The reason for drinking has been the main predictors of alcohol consumption in young adults, however, new investigations have underlined the importance of the implicit processes in alcohol consumption. In order to investigate the influence of implicit and explicit processes on alcohol consumption in young adults, we have defined two objectives. The first consisted of assessing the contribution of implicit associations to consumption (implicit process) and the reasons for drinking (explicit process) for the usual pattern of consumption in young adults; the second, intended to assess whether the implicit associations with consumption (implicit process) moderated the contribution the reasons for drinking (explicit process) on the pattern of alcohol consumption. This study included 64 participants on aged between 18 and 25 years old. The assessment of alcohol consumption was carried out through the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). The variable, reasons for drinking was evaluated using the instrument Drinking Motives Questionnaire – Revised (DMQ-R), and the variable implicit associations through the Implicit Association Test – Alcohol Identity (IAT-AI). Both implicit and explicit processes contributed to alcohol consumption. Implicit associations moderate the influence of reasons for drinking on alcohol consumption; when subjects have high levels of implicit association favorable to alcohol, more reasons for drinking (social, coping and conformity) correspond to more alcohol consumption. Thus, even in populations with levels of consumption, it was concluded that implicit and explicit processes contribute to alcohol consumption, and there may be an interaction between these two processes

O treino pliométrico na melhoria da capacidade de salto no âmbito das aulas de técnica de dança moderna no 3º ciclo da Escola de Dança Ana Mangericão

Relatório Final de Estágio apresentado à Escola Superior de Dança, com vista à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ensino de Dança.Se para o bailarino a expressividade é um fator chave para o seu desempenho, ao utilizar o corpo como meio de comunicação através de gestos e movimentos que pressupõem estados sentimentais e emocionais, também as capacidades motoras são de extrema importância, pois quanto mais apuradas forem, menor dificuldade ele encontra para atingir o objetivo a que se propõe, na maioria das vezes composto por elementos de grande complexidade. Hoje em dia, o treino de dança pouco ou nada difere de qualquer desporto que necessite de forte porte atlético. São planos de treino repetitivos, trabalhando a força, o equilíbrio, a coordenação, a velocidade, a elasticidade, enfim, preparando o corpo do bailarino para uma resposta adequada a uma disciplina tão exigente como é a da dança. Este projeto nasce da perceção da estagiária relativamente à sua capacidade de salto relativamente aos seus colegas de Licenciatura, facilidade essa, que relaciona com o treino que era sujeita enquanto ginasta da modalidade Ginástica Acrobática. Esse treino incidia particularmente sobre Treino Pliométrico, bem como, o domínio e postura do corpo em suspensão. O projeto propôs a aplicação de um treino que visa melhorar a capacidade/qualidade de um dos movimentos mais utilizados nos vários tipos de dança, o Salto, tendo por objetivo medir o efeito que o treino Pliométrico poderá ter no melhoramento da capacidade de salto em alunos da Escola de Dança Ana Manjericão, 5º ano vocacional, 3º Ciclo. A amostra foi composta por 14 alunos, 13 raparigas e 1 rapaz com idades compreendidas entre os 14 e 15 anos. A metodologia utilizada foi a Investigação-ação, de acordo com as normas que regulamentam o Estágio. Os resultados obtidos não foram conclusivos, algo que já era esperado, todavia foi visível um melhoramento em vários indivíduos, quer nos resultados dos testes aplicados quer na sua postura e trabalho técnico. Conclui-se que, apesar dos resultados não serem os esperados, tal não se deve apenas ao tipo de treino escolhido e/ou à sua aplicação na prática, mas também a um variado número de condicionantes ocorridas durante a implementação do mesmo. O treino Pliométrico é reconhecido como uma preciosa mais-valia no treino do salto em diversas modalidades, pelo que a sua utilização no mundo da Dança é sempre um fator a ter em conta.ABSTRACT - If to the dancer the expressiveness is a key factor for the performance, when using the body as a way of communication through motions and movements, which presuppose sentimental and emotional states, the motor skills are also of extremely importance. As more accurate the motor skills are, less difficult is to the dancer to achieve the objective that he/she pursues, in most cases consisting of elements of great complexity. Nowadays, the dance training differ little or nothing from any sport that requires strong athletic shape. It involves repetitive workout plans, strength work, balance, coordination, speed, elasticity, hence, preparing the dancer's body for an appropriate response to a discipline as demanding as the dance is. This project is born from the perception of the trainee regarding her jumping ability, relatively to her peers degree, facility that relates to the training that she was subjected while being gymnast of the sport Acrobatic Gymnastics. This training was particularly focused on plyometric workout, as well as on the control and body attitude in suspension. The project has proposed the application of a training that points to the improvement of the capacity/quality of one of the most used movements in several types of dance, the jump, being designed to measure the effect that the plyometric workout may have in improving jumping abilities in students of the Dance School Ana Manjericão, 5th vocational year, 3rd cycle. The sample consisted of 14 students, 13 girls and 1 boy, of 14 and 15 years of age. The methodology used was action-research, in accordance with the rules that regulates the internship. The results were not conclusive, something that was expected, however, an improvement was visible in several individuals, whether at the results of the tests either in their attitude and technical work. Although the results are not the expected, this is not just a result of the type of training and/or its application in practice, but also a result of a various number of constraints occurred during the implementation of it. Plyometric training is recognized as a precious asset in jump training in various sports, therefore its use in the world of dance is always a factor to be taken in consideration

The impact of imprisonment on individuals’ mental health and society reintegration: study protocol

Background Prison sentences are a particular type of penalty that aim to reintegrate individuals into society. Nonetheless, research suggests that prison sentences have a null or a criminogenic effect on recidivism and a critical impact on inmates’ mental health, negatively interfering with their successful reintegration into society and recidivism. Prevalence rates of mental health disorders among individuals who commit crimes are high, but little is known about how incarceration perpetuates and/or worsens mental health symptoms. In the Portuguese context, no studies focused on understanding the impact of imprisonment on prisoners’ mental health. Thus, this project aims to understand incarceration’s mental health and well-being impact on male and female individuals convicted to prison, both while incarcerated and after release. Methods The study will follow a quantitative cross-sectional design of male and female individuals in prison and parole, aiming to assess different samples at different moments of the prison sentence. It will also follow a longitudinal design in a subsample of male and female individuals sentenced to prison and on parole who will be followed for one year. Discussion This study intends to have a meaningful impact on the understanding of imprisonment effects, giving important clues for developing and implementing evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies to address prisoners’ and ex-prisoners’ mental health and improve their ability to successfully reintegrate into society and reduce recidivism.This work was funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT (Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education), under the grant UIDB/05380/2020

Perpetration of intimate partner violence and COVID-19-related anxiety during the second lockdown in Portugal: the mediating role of anxiety, depression, and stress

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due to confdentiality of the data but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.The restrictions imposed during lockdown by COVID-19 pandemic entailed increased risks for the perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV). Widespread fear and uncertainty related to the virus and the policies adopted to contain it have been linked to a set of social, emotional, and economic stressors that can increase the risk of IPV. The present study aims to assess the association between COVID-19-related anxiety, psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress), and IPV perpetration in the community, as well as to assess the mediating role of psychological distress and depression, anxiety, and stress in the relationship between COVID-19-related anxiety and the perpetration of IPV. Methods A sample of 336 participants (282 females, Mage = 34.91, SD = 11.72) was recruited from the Portuguese population through an online self-report questionnaire, completed after the second lockdown (from April and July 2021). Results High rates of IPV perpetration during the confinement, in particular psychological and physical IPV, were found. COVID-19-related anxiety and psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) were related to higher levels of IPV perpetration. Psychological distress and stress mediated the relationship between COVID-19-related anxiety and total IPV perpetration and psychological distress and depression mediated the relationship between COVID-19-related anxiety and psychological IPV perpetration. Conclusions This study highlights the mediating role of psychological distress on IPV perpetration. Practical implications for intervention policies in IPV perpetration will be discussed.This work was conducted at HEI-Lab: Digital Human–Environment Interaction Lab, Lusófona University, and supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT (Portuguese Minis try of Science, Technology and Higher Education), under the grant UIDB/05380/2020

Pacientes víctimas de politrauma con insuficiência renal aguda en la unidad de cuidados intensivos

OBJETIVOS: Identificar as características de pacientes portadores de insuficiência renal aguda (IRA), vítimas de politrauma, internados em uma unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI). MÉTODOS: Foi realizada uma análise retrospectiva de 357 prontuários de portadores de IRA, no período de 2002 a 2003, com creatinina sérica de 1,8 a 4 mg/dl. Destes pacientes internados na UTI, 10,6% eram vítimas de politrauma. RESULTADOS: Dos 38 (10,6%) pacientes portadores de IRA e vítimas de politrauma, 78,9% eram do sexo masculino; 47,3% tinham idade entre 16 e 45 anos; 84,3% apresentaram oligúria; 92,1% não receberam tratamento para IRA durante a internação; 50% permaneceram de um a cinco dias internados na UTI; 47,3% não apresentaram nenhuma doença de base e a mortalidade ocorreu em 50% desta amostra. CONCLUSÃO: Concluiu-se que a monitorização diária da função renal das vítimas de politrauma é um cuidado importante para evitar as complicações da IRA e a respectiva mortalidade.OBJECTIVE: To identify the characteristics of patients with acute renal failure (ARF), polytrauma victims hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 357 records of patients with ARF in the period of 2002 to 2003. These patients presented a creatinine index of 1.8 to 4 mg/dl. Of these patients, 10.6% in the ICU were polytrauma victims. RESULTS: Of the 38 (10.6%) patients with ARF and polytrauma victims, 78.9% of were males; 47.3% were aged between 16 and 45 years; 84.3% presented oliguria; 92.1% received no treatment for ARF during hospitalization; 50% remained from one to five days in the ICU; 47.3% had not presented any underlying disease and mortality occurred in 50%. CONCLUSION: Daily control of the renal function in polytrauma victims is important to prevent ARF complications and consequent mortality.OBJETIVOS: Identificar las características de pacientes portadores de insuficiencia renal aguda (IRA), víctimas de politrauma, internados en una unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI). MÉTODOS: Se llevó a cabo un análisis retrospectivo de 357 historias clínicas de portadores de IRA, en el período de 2002 a 2003, con creatinina sérica de 1,8 a 4 mg/dl. De estos pacientes internados en la UCI, el 10,6% eram víctimas de politrauma. RESULTADOS: De los 38 (10,6%) pacientes portadores de IRA y víctimas de politrauma, el 78,9% eran del sexo masculino; el 47,3% tenían edades entre 16 y 45 años; el 84,3% presentaron oliguria; el 92,1% no recibieron tratamiento para IRA durante el internamiento; el 50% permanecieron de uno a cinco días internados en la UCI; el 47,3% no presentaron ninguna enfermedad de base y la mortalidad ocurrió en el 50% de esta muestra. CONCLUSIÓN: el monitoreo diario de la función renal de las víctimas de politrauma es un cuidado importante para evitar las complicaciones de la IRA y la respectiva mortalidad

Staff SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence and Mental Health as Key Factors in University Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Copyright © 2021 Lopes, Henriques, Santos-Dias, Nunes-da-Silva, Gonçalves, de Sousa, Abdulghani, Eletério, Braga, Soares, Branco, Canhão and Rodrigues.Background: In response to rapid global spread of the newly emerged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), universities transitioned to online learning and telework to decrease risks of inter-person contact. To help administrators respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and better understand its impacts, we surveyed SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among NOVA University employees and assessed community mental health. Methods: Data were collected from voluntary participants at six NOVA University locations, in the Lisbon metropolitan area, from June 15-30, 2020. All subjects provided written informed consent. Of 1,627 recruited participants (mean age 42.0 ± 12.3 years), 1,624 were tested. Prior to blood collection, participants completed a questionnaire that assessed: COVID-19 symptoms during the previous 14 days, chronic non-communicable diseases, chronic medication, anxiety, and depression symptoms. SARS-CoV-2 serology tests were then performed, and results communicated approximately 4 days after blood draw. Participants with positive serology tests were contacted to assess COVID-19 symptoms since February. Results: Estimated prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies was 3.1% (n = 50), of which 43.5% reported symptoms in the previous 4 months. The Medical School had the highest seroprevalence (6.2%). Participants reported having at least one chronic disease (63.7%), depression-like symptoms (2.1%), and anxiety symptoms (8.1%). Rates of depression and anxiety symptoms were significantly higher in women, with sleep hours and occasional alcohol consumption negatively associated with depression. Male gender, older age, and sleep hours negatively associated with anxiety symptoms. School of employment and presence of comorbidities positively associated with anxiety. Conclusion: By measuring seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among NOVA employees and assessing subjects' mental health, we aim to help administrators at European public universities in urban areas, such as Lisbon, Portugal, better understand the needs of their communities. This study resulted in implementation of a stricter contingency plan in the Medical School, while other schools continued to follow Government mitigation guidelines. These findings may also guide the development of tailored strategies to ensure physical and mental health of the academic community during this pandemic crisis. We conclude that, together with COVID-19 contingency plans, psychological support services and facilities to help people effectively face pandemic-associated challenges and minimise anxiety and depression should be implemented.publishersversionpublishe

Clube Português do Pâncreas Recommendations for Chronic Pancreatitis: Medical, Endoscopic, and Surgical Treatment (Part II)

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a complex disease that should be treated by experienced teams of gastroenterologists, radiologists, surgeons, and nutritionists in a multidisciplinary environment. Medical treatment includes lifestyle modification, nutrition, exocrine and endocrine pancreatic insufficiency correction, and pain management. Up to 60% of patients will ultimately require some type of endoscopic or surgical intervention for treatment. However, regardless of the modality, they are often ineffective unless smoking and alcohol cessation is achieved. Surgery retains a major role in the treatment of CP patients with intractable chronic pain or suspected pancreatic mass. For other complications like biliary or gastroduodenal obstruction, pseudocyst drainage can be performed endoscopically. The recommendations for CP were developed by Clube Português do Pâncreas (CPP), based on literature review to answer predefined topics, subsequently discussed and approved by all members of CPP. Recommendations are separated in two parts: "chronic pancreatitis etiology, natural history, and diagnosis," and "chronic pancreatitis medical, endoscopic, and surgical treatment." This abstract pertains to part II.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Versão portuguesa da escala de satisfação dos pacientes com os cuidados do médico de família - SatMF17: validação psicométrica = Portuguese version of the user satisfaction scale with the care of the family physician - SatMF17: psychometric validation

OBJETIVOS: Avaliar as propriedades psicométricas da escala de satisfação dos pacientes com os cuidados do médico de família (SatMF17). MÉTODOS: Estudo metodológico, em que participaram usuários inscritos em Unidades de Saúde Familiar e Unidades de Cuidados de Saúde Personalizados do Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Marão e Douro Norte. Os critérios de inclusão dos usuários foram: ser paciente inscrito numa das duas unidades referenciadas, ter mais de 18 anos e menos de 65 anos, saber ler e escrever e ter tido, pelo menos no último ano, uma consulta em uma das duas unidades. A escala SatMF17 é constituída por 17 itens, respondidos por meio de uma escala tipo Likert que varia entre 1 (mau) e 5 (excelente), em que o somatório varia entre 17 e 85. A coleta dos dados foi realizada no período compreendido entre janeiro e junho de 2016. O paciente que preenchesse os critérios de inclusão quando da chegada à unidade de saúde era convidado a participar do estudo pelo assistente administrativo. Após apresentação e explicação dos objetivos do estudo e assinatura do termo de consentimento, era oferecido o questionário ao paciente, que ao final do autopreenchimento o inseria em um envelope. Para análise dos dados foram utilizados os recursos estatísticos coeficiente alfa de Cronbach, análise fatorial exploratória, critérios de Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin, teste de esfericidade de Bartlett e coeficiente de correlação de Pearson. RESULTADOS: A amostra incluída foi de 284 pacientes, sendo 159 (56,0%) participantes do gênero feminino. A média de idade situou-se nos 41,2 anos, variando entre 18 anos e 65 anos. A análise fatorial exploratória em componentes principais e rotação varimax revelou uma solução fatorial de dois fatores com autovalores superiores a 1, os quais explicam em conjunto 72,48% da variância total da satisfação dos pacientes com os cuidados do médico de família CONCLUSÕES: A escala SatMF17 é confiável e válida e pode ser utilizada em populações com características semelhantes, constituindo um instrumento de utilidade prática para avaliar a satisfação dos pacientes com os cuidados do médico de famíli

Active and Healthy Aging: pilot result of the “VintAGEING+Happy” Intervention Program

Ações de prevenção e de manutenção da saúde do idoso, na sua comunidade e no seu domicílio, devem ser resultado de um esforço de parcerias públicas e/ou privadas, academia e serviço. O programa intitulado, VintANGEING+Felizes, tem como finalidade realizar um trabalho multidisciplinar de intervenção comunitária, disponibilizando o conhecimento científico e contribuindo para o cumprimento das diretrizes e das políticas deatenção pública à saúde do idoso, na direção do envelhecimento ativo e saudável.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 Seroconversion Following Relieve of Confinement Measures

Funding: This work was supported by FCT grants (PTDC/MECREU/29520/2017 to HS and CHRC UIDB/4923/2020, UIPD/4923/2020). JG, MJJ, and DAS are supported by FCT through /BD/128343/2017, PTDC/EGE-OGE/32573/2017, and PD/BD/137409/2018, respectively. The anti-SARSCoV-2 ELISA assay was developed within the context of Serology4COVID consortium, in which IBET (Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica) produced and purified the Spike protein. This initiative was supported by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Emergency Fund for COVID-19, Sociedade Francisco Manuel dos Santos and Oeiras Municipality.Seroprevalence studies are crucial both for estimating the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure and to provide a measure for the efficiency of the confinement measures. Portuguese universities were closed on March 16th 2020, when Portugal only registered 62 SARS-CoV-2 infection cases per million. We have validated a SARS-CoV-2 ELISA assay to a stabilized full-length spike protein using 216 pre-pandemic and 19 molecularly diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 positive individual's samples. At NOVA University of Lisbon, presential work was partially resumed on May 25th with staggered schedules. From June 15th to 30th, 3–4 weeks after the easing of confinement measures, we screened 1,636 collaborators of NOVA university of Lisbon for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 spike specific IgA and IgG antibodies. We found that spike-specific IgG in 50 of 1,636 participants (3.0%), none of which had anti-spike IgA antibodies. As participants self-reported as asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic, our study also provides a measurement of the prevalence of asymptomatic/paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. Our study suggests that essential workers have a 2-fold increase in viral exposure, when compared to non-essential workers that observed confinement. Additional serological surveys in different population subgroups will paint a broader picture of the effect of the confinement measures in the broader community.publishersversionpublishe