Proceedings of the 3rd IPLeiria’s International Health Congress

Abstract

Health literacy, a more complex concept than knowledge, is a required capacity to obtain, understand, integrate and act on health information [1], in order to enhance individual and community health, which is defined by different levels, according to the autonomy and personal capacitation in decision making [2]. Medium levels of Health literacy in an adolescent population were found in a study conducted in 2013/2014, being higher in sexual and reproductive health and lower in substance use. It was also noticed that the higher levels of health literacy were in the area adolescents refer to have receipt more health information. The health literacy competence with higher scores was communication skills, and the lower scores were in the capacity to analyze factors that influence health. Higher levels were also found in younger teenagers, but in a higher school level, confirming the importance of health education in these age and development stage. Adolescents seek more information in health professionals and parents, being friends more valued as a source information in older adolescents, which enhance the importance of peer education mainly in older adolescents [3]. As a set of competences based on knowledge, health literacy should be developed through education interventions, encompassing the cultural and social context of individuals, since the society, culture and education system where the individual is inserted can define the way the development and enforcement of the health literacy competences [4]. The valued sources of information should be taken into account, as well as needs of information in some topics referred by adolescents in an efficient health education. Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental illness which has a profound effect on the health and well-being related with the well-known nature of psychotic symptoms. The exercise has the potential to improve the life of people with schizophrenia improving physical health and alleviating psychiatric symptoms. However, most people with schizophrenia remains sedentary and lack of access to exercise programs are barriers to achieve health benefits. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of exercise on I) the type of intervention in mental health, II) in salivary levels of alpha-amylase and cortisol and serum levels of S100B and BDNF, and on III) the quality of life and selfperception of the physical domain of people with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 31 females in long-term institutions in the Casa de Saúde Rainha Santa Isabel, with age between 25 and 63, and with diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Physical fitness was assessed by the six-minute walk distance test (6MWD). Biological variables were determined by ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay). Psychological variables were assessed using SF-36, PSPP-SCV, RSES and SWLS tests. Walking exercise has a positive impact on physical fitness (6MWD -p = 0.001) and physical components of the psychological test...

Pathways from paranoid conviction to distress: exploring the mediator role of Fears of Compassion in a sample of people with psychosis

“…The participant is asked to rate each affirmation from 1 (Rarely/Do not believe it/Not distressing) to 5 (At least once a day/Absolutely believe it/Very distressing). Internal consistency was high in the original study and in the Portuguese validation study (Motta, Barreto Carvalho, Pinto-Gouveia, & Peixoto, 2016). In this study, the subscales 'conviction' and 'distress' were used (good reliability, ranging from .93 to .94).…”

Current Views and Perspectives on E-Mental Health: An Exploratory Survey Study for Understanding Public Attitudes Toward Internet-Based Psychotherapy in Germany

“…For instance, barriers to seek help such as the stigma of mental illness could be diminished on the Internet [27] besides misunderstandings and false interpretations [68], impersonal communication [59], or concerns about privacy and data security [10,27,30,55]. We integrated these aspects in a revised version of e-attitude measure [69]. Based on the EFA presented in this study, we excluded 2 items with high loading scores on more than 1 factor (ie, items 6 and 10) and added 5 novel statements reflecting data security concerns, benefits of anonymous access, risk of misunderstanding, and unequal accessibility for underprivileged populations.…”

Fatores influenciadores dos comportamentos de mobilização dos recursos humanos num hospital universitário

“…A inovação e os comportamentos discricionários evidenciados pelos colaboradores são fatores que contribuem para a criação de uma organização com elevada performance (Parreira et al, 2016c;Porfírio, Carrilho, & Mónico, 2016). Porém, para que estes comportamentos ocorram, é necessário um ambiente de trabalho adequado, assente em apoio organizacional, confiança na liderança e nos colegas de trabalho, norteados por sentimentos de justiça interna, refletindo-se no poder de agir (empowerment) e no comprometimento afetivo para com a organização.…”

“…Todavia, estas perceções são pouco consideradas nos indicadores oficiais de gestão e de atividades desse grupo de instituições, nos quais o destaque é dado para os aspetos de ordem financeira e de produtividade. Indicadores ligados à GRH que possam evidenciar as relações entre as práticas de gestão e o grau de mobilização dos colaboradores (tais como a taxa de absentismo, o turnover, as doenças ligadas ao trabalho, entre outras) têm sido pouco estudadas (Parreira et al, 2016b). Com efeito, alguns estudos (e.g., Tremblay, Cloutier, Simard, Chênevert, & Vandenberghe, 2010) têm demonstrado que as práticas de GRH adotadas nos hospitais apenas são eficazes quando mediadas pela perceção, por parte dos colaboradores, de mecanismos de troca social, tais como a confiança na organização e a perceção de justiça e de apoio organizacional (Parreira et al, 2016a).…”