Educação para a saúde e sexualidade: desenvolvimento de um projeto holístico potenciador da educação interpares

Esta investigação teve origem num Curso de Formação sobre “Educação para a Saúde Sexual e Reprodutiva em Contexto Escolar”, realizado na Universidade do Minho. Como parte deste Curso idealizou‐se um projeto de educação para a saúde e sexualidade ancorado na metodologia IVAM (Investigação – Visão – Ação e Mudança) para desenvolver nos alunos e alunas a sua competência para agir reflexivamente, individual e/ou coletivamente, no sentido de promover a sua saúde sexual e/ou a da comunidade. Neste estudo refletiu-­se à posteriori sobre os dados recolhidos pela coordenadora deste projeto na escola, também autora deste trabalho, acerca das potencialidades da metodologia IVAM para promover o trabalho colaborativo entre docentes na planificação, implementação e avaliação do projeto e na eficácia do mesmo no desenvolvimento da competência para a ação dos/as alunos/as. Neste contexto, o estudo visa: i) caraterizar o tipo de trabalho desenvolvido pelos professores e professoras durante a planificação do projeto de educação para a saúde e sexualidade no curso de formação contínua de professores/as; ii) caraterizar as ações desenvolvidas pelos/as alunos/as na escola; iii) identificar os fatores facilitadores para o desenvolvimento do projeto na escola; iv) identificar os constrangimentos/barreiras encontrados na sua implementação e a forma como foram ultrapassados. Os dados foram recolhidos através dos documentos produzidos durante a planificação, implementação e avaliação do projeto e dos registos reflexivos realizados pelas autoras deste estudo. Verificou-se que a planificação do projeto foi efetuada pelo grupo de professores/as envolvido, em função das necessidades diagnosticadas nos projetos educativo e curricular da escola. O seu desenvolvimento implicou a realização de várias sessões de formação dirigidas aos professores e professoras envolvidos/as e aos pais, mães e encarregados de educação. Também implicou um trabalho contínuo, articulado e interdisciplinar de professores e professoras, envolvendo experiências “informais” de supervisão e a rentabilização de uma área curricular não disciplinar, fomentando uma profícua educação interpares. Como parte do projeto, os alunos e alunas foram capazes de planificar e implementar ações para educar os pares em relação ao tópico selecionado no início do projeto.This research was originated in a Training Course on "Education for Sexual and Reproductive Health in the School Context", held at the University of Minho. As part of this Course, a health and sexuality education project anchored in the IVAC methodology (Investigation - Vision - Action and Change) was planned to develop students’ ability to act reflexively, individually and / or collectively, in order to promote their sexual and / or community health. In this study, data collected by the coordinator of this project, also author of this work, in the school about the potential of the IVAC methodology to promote collaborative work among teachers in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the project and its effectiveness in the development of student action competence was retrospectively analysed. Therefore this study aimed: i) to characterize the type of work developed by teachers during the planning of the health and sexuality education project; ii) to characterize the actions developed by the students in the school; iii) to identify the facilitating factors for the development of the project in the school; iv) to identify constraints / barriers found in their implementation and how they have been overcome. The data were collected through the documents produced during the planning, implementation and evaluation of the project and the reflective class diaries made by the authors of this study. It was verified that the project planning was carried out by the group of teachers involved, according to the needs diagnosed in the educational and curricular projects of the school. Its development implied the holding of several training sessions aimed at teachers and parents. It also implied a continuous, articulated and interdisciplinary work of teachers, involving "informal" supervisory experiences and the profitability of a non-disciplinary curricular area, fostering a productive peer education. As part of the project, students were able to plan and implement actions to educate peers in relation to the topic selected at the beginning of the project.CIEC - Centro de Investigação em Estudos da Criança, IE, UMinho (UI 317 da FCT), PortugalFinanciado por Fundos Nacionais através da FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) e cofinanciado pelo Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) através do COMPETE 2020 – Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) no âmbito do CIEC (Centro de Investigação em Estudos da Criança da Universidade do Minho) com a referência POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007562info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Effectiveness of two stress reduction interventions in patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers (PSY-DFU): protocol for a longitudinal RCT with a nested qualitative study involving family caregivers

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is the leading cause of lower-limb amputations, with a significant impact on patients, families, and society. Since DFU medical treatments represent a major socioeconomic burden, cost-effective interventions are needed. This trial aims to assess the effectiveness of a muscle relaxation intervention compared to a hypnosis intervention versus active and passive control groups on DFU healing, physiological indicators of healing prognosis, and quality of life (QoL) in clinically distressed patients with a chronic DFU. A multicenter, randomized controlled trial with three assessment moments (baseline, two months post-intervention, and four months follow-up) will be conducted. Approximately 170 patients will be randomized and allocated to either treatment or control groups. Primary outcomes will be DFU healing, physiological indicators of healing prognosis, and QoL. Secondary outcomes will include perceived stress, psychological morbidity, and DFU representations. The efficacy of sessions on DFU healing will be qualitatively assessed in 12 patients allocated to the treatment and active control groups, as well as their family caregivers. This study will provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of two psychological interventions for the DFU healing process and the QoL of patients, with direct clinical relevance regarding DFU treatment and recurrenceThis study was conducted at the Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi/UM) School of Psychology, the University of Minho, supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the Portuguese State Budget UIDB/01662/2020, UIDB/04539/2020, UIDP/04539/2020 and LA/P/0058/2020, and an FCT grant (PTDC/PSI-GER/28163/2017) assigned to the first and last authors

Phoenician-influenced metallurgy in central Portugal. Three socketed arrowheads with spur from Monte Figueiró (Ansião)

This paper presents the results of a study carried out on three previously unpublished Iron Age socketed arrowheads with spur from Monte Figueiró –Central Portugal–, a site located between the Tagus and Mondego rivers. This region is of the utmost importance to understanding how Mediterranean influences penetrated along the Iberian Atlantic coast and up to the inland Portuguese territories, through Phoenician traders, since the Early Iron Age –8th century bc–. The socketed arrowheads with spurs, originally produced in the South-eastern end of Europe, namely in the Black Sea area, are virtually unseen in the Portuguese territory, where only another similar item has been found at Castro Marim –South Portugal–, in contrast with Spain, more specifically with the Guadalquivir region, where they are quite frequently found. Therefore, the occurrence of the three socketed arrowheads from Monte Figueiró is a challenging discovery, since Central Portugal is a peripheral area with respect to the Iberian regions that underwent an actual Phoenician colonisation. Based on this assumption, this paper will not focus just on typological and technological issues, but it will go a bit further, also reflecting on what these three artefacts can reveal about the interaction between indigenous inland communities from Central Portugal and Phoenician traders.El presente artículo da a conocer los resultados del estudio de tres puntas de flecha de arpón lateral de la Edad del Hierro inéditas procedentes de Monte Figueiró –Centro de Portugal–, un yacimiento entre los ríos Tajo y Mondego, en una región de importancia capital para la comprensión de la difusión de las influencias mediterráneas a lo largo de la costa atlántica ibérica y hasta el territorio interior portugués, a través de los mercaderes fenicios desde la i Edad del Hierro –s. VIII a. C.–. Las puntas de flecha de arpón lateral, producidas originalmente en el extremo sureste de Europa, concretamente en el área del Mar Negro, son casi desconocidas en el territorio portugués, donde solo se había hallado una pieza semejante en Castro Marim –Sur de Portugal–. Sin embargo, son muy comunes en el Sur y Sureste de España, región en la que se difundieron a raíz de los contactos con el mundo fenicio. La presencia de tres puntas de flecha de arpón lateral en Monte Figueiró representa un dilema complejo, ya que el Centro de Portugal constituye un área periférica respecto a las regiones ibéricas en las que se produjo una colonización fenicia propiamente dicha. A partir de esta suposición, este artículo no se centrará solo en el tema tipológico y tecnológico, yendo un poco más lejos y reflexionando sobre lo que estos tres artefactos pueden revelar sobre la interacción entre las comunidades indígenas del centro interior portugués y los mercaderes fenicios

Phoenician-influenced metallurgy in central Portugal. Three socketed arrowheads with spur from Monte Figueiró (Ansião)

This paper presents the results of a study carried out on three previously unpublished Iron Age socketed arrowheads with spur from Monte Figueiró –Central Portugal–, a site located between the Tagus and Mondego rivers. This region is of the utmost importance to understanding how Mediterranean influences penetrated along the Iberian Atlantic coast and up to the inland Portuguese territories, through Phoenician traders, since the Early Iron Age –8th century bc–. The socketed arrowheads with spurs, originally produced in the South-eastern end of Europe, namely in the Black Sea area, are virtually unseen in the Portuguese territory, where only another similar item has been found at Castro Marim –South Portugal–, in contrast with Spain, more specifically with the Guadalquivir region, where they are quite frequently found. Therefore, the occurrence of the three socketed arrowheads from Monte Figueiró is a challenging discovery, since Central Portugal is a peripheral area with respect to the Iberian regions that underwent an actual Phoenician colonisation. Based on this assumption, this paper will not focus just on typological and technological issues, but it will go a bit further, also reflecting on what these three artefacts can reveal about the interaction between indigenous inland communities from Central Portugal and Phoenician traders.El presente artículo da a conocer los resultados del estudio de tres puntas de flecha de arpón lateral de la Edad del Hierro inéditas procedentes de Monte Figueiró –Centro de Portugal–, un yacimiento entre los ríos Tajo y Mondego, en una región de importancia capital para la comprensión de la difusión de las influencias mediterráneas a lo largo de la costa atlántica ibérica y hasta el territorio interior portugués, a través de los mercaderes fenicios desde la i Edad del Hierro –s. VIII a. C.–. Las puntas de flecha de arpón lateral, producidas originalmente en el extremo sureste de Europa, concretamente en el área del Mar Negro, son casi desconocidas en el territorio portugués, donde solo se había hallado una pieza semejante en Castro Marim –Sur de Portugal–. Sin embargo, son muy comunes en el Sur y Sureste de España, región en la que se difundieron a raíz de los contactos con el mundo fenicio. La presencia de tres puntas de flecha de arpón lateral en Monte Figueiró representa un dilema complejo, ya que el Centro de Portugal constituye un área periférica respecto a las regiones ibéricas en las que se produjo una colonización fenicia propiamente dicha. A partir de esta suposición, este artículo no se centrará solo en el tema tipológico y tecnológico, yendo un poco más lejos y reflexionando sobre lo que estos tres artefactos pueden revelar sobre la interacción entre las comunidades indígenas del centro interior portugués y los mercaderes fenicios

A previsão legal da responsabilidade do administrador de facto no CIRE

O intento da presente exposição consiste no estudo da progressão da figura do adminis-trador de facto e como a mesma é tratada no nosso ordenamento jurídico societário, especial-mente, no CIRE. Apesar de a figura não se encontrar definida no CIRE, o legislador teve o cuidado de a mencionar, visto que poderá estar relacionada com a insolvência de uma sociedade. De modo a proteger as garantias dos credores sociais, foram introduzidas alterações ao CIRE normas que facilitam a responsabilidade destes administradores. Seguidamente, delimitou-se o conceito de insolvência culposa, procedeu-se ao estudo da natureza e do alcance das presunções de insolvência, de modo a contribuir para a análise e a resolução simples e eficaz das questões práticas que a temática do incidente de qualificação da insolvência envolve. Por último, mencionaremos outras vias que permitem concretizar a responsabilidade do administrador de facto e é neste sentido que vamos perspetivar a presente dissertação.The purpose of this dissertation is to study the role of de facto director figure and how it is treated in our corporate legal order, especially in CIRE. Although the figure is not defined in the CIRE, the legislator was careful to mention it, since it could be related to the society’s insolvency. In order to protect the guarantees of the social creditors, changes were made to the CIRE rules that facilitate the liability of the facto directors. Among other things, we have bound the concept of culpable insolvency. We have pro-ceeded with the study of the nature and the scope of the presumption of insolvency in order to contribute to the analysis and simple and effective resolution of practical issues which the theme of the incident of qualification of insolvency involves. Finally, we will mention other ways that make it possible to concretize the liability of the de facto director and it is in this sense that we are going to prospect the current dissertation

Integrated impact assessment of shares, automated and electric mobility

Major transformations in the road transportation sector such as vehicle automation, electrification, and shared mobility, create opportunities to tackle sector challenges. Despite the promising positive impact, little is known about the real potential and the effective sustainability of a combination oh these emerging mobility systems. The proposed doctoral research plan intends to understand and quantify the environmental and energy-related impacts of shared, fully automated, and electric mobility. A fundamental understanding of the upstream and downstream environmental impacts of a product and a system considering SAEVs fleet adjusted to different travel demands will be conducted in a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. The assessment of potential environmental impact reduction has always been a research hotspot; however, most studies are only focused on operational impact. Moreover, the impact of SAEVs in the road network considering presence, routing, location, access to charging stations and scheduling will be addressed. Hence, automated driving decisions and distinguishing normal from recurring driving patterns are required to develop a framework for generating an automated mobility service. Attention will be given to the application of SAE mobility both at urban and inter-urban scales. The evaluation of the impacts of emerging mobility systems requires a comprehensive set of criteria. Results of the research intend to culminate into a feasibility study combining environmental, economic, and consumer perspective viability of the examined systems. The main research questions of this study are: 1) Which routing strategies should be adopted for energy-efficient driving decision?; 2) What are the impacts of SAEVs systems through a life cycle concept?; 3) What is the potential of SAEVs to manage traffic demand at urban and interurban scales?publishe

Vulnerable road users and motor vehicles involved in crashes: application to portuguese road safety data

In the last decades the private vehicle has been the most commonly used transportation mode for daily journeys. This is a National and European trend and it is due to the economic growth and the investments focused on the road infrastructures. Because of that reason, cities have been often organized in terms of planning with especial attention to road vehicles and not well prepared for pedestrians and cyclists. There is a need to change this behavior to a society that privileges the active transportation modes. However, there is the need to ensure the safety of the most vulnerable users. This Dissertation was focused on analyzing the trends of road crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians and what are the main difficulties that people using active modes face in their daily journeys. In order to reach this objective, crashes registrations involving motor vehicles and vulnerable road users (pedestrians or cyclists) in the city of Aveiro were analyzed (given by the Public Safety Police “PSP” of Aveiro). In relation to accidents involving cyclists, 68% the victims are men; this can be possibly explained because there are more men cyclists than women as was verified in the sample of the survey, but there is a lack of statistics in Aveiro on the gender distribution of cyclists involved in accidents. In a second stage, a survey was prepared with the objective to understand the main difficulties of the university community who use the active modes in their daily journeys. From the survey it has been pointed out that the main problems found are the lack of drivers’ awareness and weather conditions. The third reason was the lack of dedicate cycle lanes. On the other hand, the main motivations for biking are the reduced cost and the easiness of mobility

Quality of life in female users of antiageing cosmetic products/aesthetic treatments

Ageing is accompanied by physical changes, both at the physiological and appearance levels. The way people perceive these changes have important consequences on general health and quality of life (QoL). This study analysed the relationship between sociodemographic variables, psychological variables, use of antiageing cosmetic products/aesthetic treatments, and QoL.Le vieillissement s'accompagne de changements physiques, tant au niveau physiologique qu’au niveau de l'apparence. La façon dont les gens perçoivent ces changements a des conséquences importantes sur la santé générale et la qualité de vie (QdV). Cette étude a analysé la relation entre les variables sociodémographiques, les variables psychologiques, l'utilisation de produits cosmétiques anti-âge/soins esthétiques et la QdV. Méthodes: Cette étude transversale a inclus un échantillon de 271 femmes, âgées de 25 à 70 ans, utilisatrices de produits cosmétiques anti-âge et/ou de soins esthétiques. Les participants ont été évalués sur la morbidité psychologique (Hospit Anxiety and Depression Scale), les schémas d'apparence (Appearance Schemas Inventory - Revised), l'estime de soi (Roenberg Self-Esteem Scale), le perfectionnisme (Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale), l'auto-perception du vieillissement (Brief Questionnaire sur les perceptions du vieillissement) et QdV (SF-12v2). Résultats: Être plus âgé et avoir un revenu du ménage plus élevé était associé à une meilleure qualité de vie. L'utilisation de produits raffermissants pour le visage, de produits de coloration capillaire et de soins solaires était également associée à une meilleure qualité de vie. La morbidité psychologique et le perfectionnisme ont contribué négativement à la qualité de vie, tandis que le revenu du ménage a contribué positivement. Les perceptions du vieillissement ont modéré la relation entre l'estime de soi et la qualité de vie. Conclusion: Selon les résultats, des programmes d'intervention visant à réduire la morbidité psychologique, à augmenter l'estime de soi, à promouvoir des schémas de perfectionnisme plus adaptatifs et à reconnaître le rôle de la perception de l'âge sont nécessaires pour améliorer la qualité de vie des femmes. L'influence de l'utilisation de produits cosmétiques pour prévenir/minimiser les signes du vieillissement doit être davantage perçue.This study was conducted at the Psychology Research Centre (PSI/01662), School of Psychology, University of Minho, supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through the Portuguese State Budget (Ref.: UIDB/PSI/01662/2020

Stress reduction interventions for patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers: a qualitative study into patients and caregivers' perceptions

The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and their family caregivers regarding the impact of two stress reduction interventions on DFU and psychological wellbeing. The intervention included progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis sessions.This study was conducted at the Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi/UM) School of Psychology, the University of Minho, supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) through an FCT grant (PTDC/PSIGER/28163/2017) assigned to the frst author

Patients and family caregivers’ perceptions on two stress reduction interventions with patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers: a qualitative study

M.Graça Pereira, Susana Pedras, André Louro et al. Patients and Family Caregivers’ Perceptions on Two Stress Reduction Interventions with Patients with Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Qualitative Study, 05 August 2022, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1910181/v1]Background The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and their informal caregivers regarding the impact of two stress reduction interventions, such as a progressive muscle relaxation and hypnosis, on patients’ DFU and psychological wellbeing. Methods This multicenter study used a qualitative exploratory design and included individual interviews with eight patients with chronic DFUs and six family caregivers, using a semi-structured interview guide. Transcripts analysis employed thematic content analysis. Results Four key themes common to patients and their caregivers were found: 1) perspectives regarding the intervention; 2) intervention effectiveness; 3) the role of psychology on the DFU treatment; and 4) emotions and consequences associated with the DFU. Although themes were common to both treatment groups, sub-themes from the last two themes differed for patients that received muscle relaxation versus those who received hypnosis. One additional theme emerged from the caregiver’s interviews: 5) promotion of self care behaviors. Conclusion According to patients and caregivers, overall the two stress reduction interventions were beneficial for the DFU healing progression and emotional wellbeing. The hypnosis group also reported lasting effects. Participants suggested that psychological interventions such as stress reduction interventions could be included in the DFU standard treatment as an adjuvant to the clinical protocol for DFU treatment, preferably offered early on, when the patient begins treatment at the diabetic foot consultation