Objective This work aimed to analyze parental burnout (PB) and establish a comparison between the times before (Wave 1) and during (Wave 2) the COVID‐19 pandemic. Background The COVID‐19 pandemic brought additional stress to families. The pandemic could be particularly difficult for parents experiencing parental burnout, a condition that involves four dimensions: an overwhelming sense of exhaustion, emotional distancing from the child, saturation or a loss of fulfillment with the parental role, and a sharp contrast between how parents used to be and how they see themselves now. Method A quasi‐longitudinal research design was adopted, comparing two cross‐sectional studies among Portuguese parents (N = 995), with an interval of 2 years between each wave of data collection. Participants were surveyed voluntarily through an online questionnaire located on the institutional web platform of the universities involved in the study. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to take into account the associations among variables, alongside controlling the possible confounding effects. Results Parents have overall higher parental burnout scores in Wave 2 than Wave 1, with increased exhaustion, emotional distancing, and contrast, but decreased saturation. Although parental burnout levels remain higher for mothers across the two Waves, the growth is greater for fathers than for mothers. Conclusion Reconciling childcare with paid work is a stressful and new experience for many fathers. However, results suggest that even amid a crisis, some parents had the opportunity to deeply bond with their children. Implications We expect this work to encourage stakeholders to consider proper intervention strategies to address potential parental burnout. Also, initiatives that strengthen gender equity within parenting context are needed.
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the association between religiousness and blood donation among postgraduate students.MethodsThe Portuguese-language version of the Duke University Religion Index was administered to a sample of 226 Brazilian students with ages ranging from 22 to 55 years. All study participants had completed undergraduate courses in health-related areas.ResultsIn the present study, 23.5% of the students were regular donors. Organizational religiousness was found to be associated with attitudes related to blood donation. This study also shows evidence that regular blood donors have a higher intrinsic religiousness than subjects who donate only once and do not return.ConclusionThis study shows that the attitudes concerning blood donation may have some association with religiosity.
RESUMOEste é um estudo quantitativo realizado no Ambulatório da Liga Acadêmica de Geriatria e Gerontologia da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, tendo como objetivo conhecer o perfil dos idosos atendidos e seu grau de dependência em relação às atividades básicas da vida diária. A partir dessas informações, elaboramos os diagnósticos de enfermagem presentes na população em estudo e selecionamos os mais frequentes com a finalidade de compor uma etapa do instrumento para a consulta de enfermagem em geriatria. Constatamos que os pacientes idosos dependentes são predominantemente do sexo feminino, viúvos, e têm, em média, 81 anos de idade e 4 anos de estudo. Dor crônica relacionada à incapacidade física e andar prejudicado relacionado à presença de patologias osteoarticulares são exemplos de diagnósticos mais frequentes na população estudada. É importante que o enfermeiro atuante na área geriátrica implemente a sistematização da assistência de enfermagem baseado no conhecimento da população com a qual trabalha, atentando para o grau de dependência dos idosos com relação às atividades básicas da vida diária, a fim de que o cuidado seja integral, individualizado, e preserve a autonomia ainda existente na vida do idoso.
Backgroundthe Blood Donation Reactions Inventory (BDRI) scale was proposed as part of a study about the predictors of psychological reactions in volunteer blood donors, as uncomfortable reactions are associated with a lower probability to return for further donations.Objectiveto translate the Inventory into Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate its psychometric properties (validity and reliability). The inventory has 11 items, but the literature suggests that shorter inventories, of four or six items, should be used.Methodsthis study was carried out at the blood center of Franca, Brazil. Three people with knowledge of English and familiarity with medical terms translated the Blood. Donation Reactions Inventory into Brazilian Portuguese. Aiming to evaluate the objectivity and relevance of the items of the translated instrument, its content was independently evaluated by a panel of eight assessors. After this, data on 1,001 blood donors was collected. Internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. An exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation was used to analyze the measure for construct validity.Resultsthe sample consisted of 65.8% men, and 27.3% first time donors. Internal consistency determined by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was satisfactory for the 11, 6 and 4-item scales. Considering the factor analysis, the 11-item scale seems to measure more than one construct as three factors were identified with eigenvalues greater than 1. These factors correspond to ‘vasovagal adverse reactions’, ‘fear’ ‘anxiety/excitation’.Conclusionthe Portuguese version of the Blood Donation Reactions Inventory is a valid and reliable instrument for collecting information regarding systemic reactions experienced by blood donors. The 6-item scale seems to be useful when the objective is to measure only vasovagal adverse reactions.© 2014 Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular. All rights reserved.
Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi testar um modelo de predição para as crenças de autoeficácia de jovens face aos papéis de adulto, identificando seus recursos e de seus contextos. Participaram 434 jovens de ambos os sexos (idade entre 18 e 29 anos), provenientes majoritariamente do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Escala de Autoeficácia face aos Papéis de Adulto; Inventário de Habilidades Sociais; Índice de Solidariedade Intergeracional; Inventário de Dimensões da Adultez Emergente; Critério de Classificação Econômica Brasil. Resultados indicaram que as variáveis sexo, foco em si, instabilidade, valores familiarese habilidades sociais de expressão de sentimentos positivospredisseram as crenças de autoeficácia dos jovens.São discutidas as implicações desses resultados para pesquisas de avaliação e intervenção.
Purpose Identifying and assessing social skills has been a powerful way of linking human behaviour and human interaction with their consequences at significant developmental levels. There are some data connecting social skills with interpersonal violence but not yet with elder abuse. The reason might be the scarcity of quick and easy-to-apply measures of social skills. This study aims to adapt and validate the social skills inventory (SSI) (Del Prette and Del Prette, 2001) to the Portuguese population. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted two studies. In Study 1, the authors gathered the psychometric characteristics of the SSI-Del-Prette through exploratoryfactor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). In Study 2, the authors correlated the new measure with measures of depression and empathy to test for divergent and concurrent validity. Findings The obtained version of the SSI-Del-Prette showed a good model fit and internal consistency. This measure presented six factors: conversation and social confidence, easiness of self-exposure, self-expression of positive affect, coping assertively with risk, defending interests and opinions and giving and receiving praise. The indicators of convergent and divergent validity supported the integrity of the measure. Research limitations/implications The adaptation of this measure of social skills opens new possibilities for studying these skills. Originality/value This paper provides an adaptation of a measure of six social skills expanded to the older adult population.
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