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Conservation and restoration of figurative tiles: From managing expectations to intervention criteria
Publication . Chasqueira, Ânia; Pereira Triães, Ricardo
Violence against women : attachment, psychopathology, and beliefs in intimate partner violence
Publication . Almeida, Iris; Nobre, Carolina; Marques, Joana; Oliveira, Patrícia
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a violation of women’s human rights. Attachment is an IPV risk or vulnerability factor, in part because of the role that it plays in interpersonal relationships. An insecure attachment can predispose women victims to psychological maladjustment, which can reflect psychopathology. Likewise, our general society reveals beliefs that support and legitimize IPV. Thus, this study examined the relationship between adult attachment, psychopathology, and IPV beliefs. Our sample comprises 158 women IPV victims, aged between 18 and 73 years old. The psychological assessment tools Experiences in Close Relationships, Brief Symptom Inventory, and Scale of Beliefs about Marital Violence were used. All ethical issues had been taken due to the sensitive nature of the involved data. The results showed that most victims had a secure attachment style, and it may be an indicator that these women possibly had safe experiences with an attachment figure leading to reduced anxious state attachment in adult relationships. The results show a positive association between adult attachment and psychopathology, as well as between attachment and beliefs about violence. Globally, attachment is related to psychopathology and IPV beliefs. These results allow aid professionals and institutions to have deep knowledge about adult attachment as a risk or vulnerability factor for IPV and the adverse consequences of this phenomenon. IPV requires urgent attention since is the greatest threat to the health and safety of women around the world.
Violence against women during the COVID-19 pandemic : from children to the elderly
Publication . Soeiro, Cristina; Ribeiro, Rita; Almeida, Iris; Saavedra, Rosa; Caridade, Sónia; Oliveira, Ana; Santos, Manuela
Women of all ages can be exposed to violence both within and outside of the home, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to analyze violence against women (VAW) before and during the first year of the pandemic in Portugal. Crimes perpetrated against female victims from 17 years old and younger to 65 years old and older were analyzed by comparing requests for help in 2019 and 2020. A total of 12,045 requests for help for VAW were received by the Portuguese Association for Victim Support and analyzed in the current study. The findings reveal a 16% increase in requests for help in 2020 and a 95% increase when the lockdown was implemented. That said, the most reported, intimate partner violence (IPV), showed a decrease of 5% in 2020. Furthermore, compared to 2019, requests for help concerning criminal offenses involving psychological violence in non-IPV contexts increased 79% in 2020, especially for victims 17 years old or younger (116%), and attempted femicide/femicide requests for help increased 53%. We are still in the early stages of understanding how the pandemic will affect this situation. Future directions concerning support of female victims during the pandemic are outlined.
Validity and reliability of My Jump 2 app for jump performance in judo players
Publication . Soares, Denise; Rodrigues, Catarina; Lourenço, Joana; Dias, Amândio
Background: The height of the jump is an essential factor in judo because through this parameter, coaches can assess the power of the lower limbs, which is essential in the performance of judo techniques. The My Jump 2 (MJ2) application is a validated application to calculate the jump height, however, to the best of our knowledge, no study has tested this smartphone application in judokas.
Objective: The objective of this study is to analyse the validity and reliability of the app MJ2 for measuring jump height in judokas.
Methods: Twenty-one judokas were recruited, who performed 2 countermovement jumps on the Chronojump platform (42 jumps). Simultaneously, the videos of the jumps were captured using recommendations in the app and were later processed and analyzed independently by two evaluators.
Results: The data revealed a good correlation for the calculated jump height with both tools used. In the Bland-Altman analysis, it was observed that the differences between instruments and the inter-evaluator differences were quite low. According to the Pearson correlation (MJ2 vs CJ), the value was r=0.97. As for the height of the jump measured using the MJ2 app, an average of 26.38 ± 8.89 cm and 26.25 ± 8.14 was obtained for each evaluator, while the average for the Chronojump platform was 26.69 ± 8.14.
Conclusion: The concordant data and correlation found indicate that MJ2 application can be used as a method to estimate jump height in judokas.
A perda da via oral na pessoa em situação de fim de vida - Projeto de desenvolvimento de competências clínicas comuns e especializadas na área de enfermagem à pessoa em situação paliativa
Publication . Vieira, Sónia Manuela Marinho; Lourenço, Marisa
Introdução: Os cuidados paliativos definem-se como "cuidados holísticos ativos, prestados a
pessoas de todas as idades com sofrimento intenso relacionado com a saúde devido a doença
grave, especialmente àquelas que se encontram no final da vida. O objetivo dos Cuidados
Paliativos é melhorar a qualidade de vida dos clientes, das suas famílias e dos seus cuidadores"
(Radbruch et al., 2020). Nos dias de hoje, e perante o aumento da morbilidade e da mortalidade
associadas ao aparecimento de doenças crónicas, oncológicas e neurológicas, resultado do
envelhecimento populacional e do aumento da esperança média de vida aliada aos avanços na
Medicina, torna-se imprescindível que o enfermeiro detenha competências especializadas que
lhe permitam prestar cuidados de elevada complexidade. A formação especializada em
cuidados paliativos deverá ser um aspeto fundamental, exigindo-se a intervenção do enfermeiro
especialista em aspetos fundamentais na abordagem ao cliente e família, com especial enfoque
na gestão clínica e ética da perda da via oral em contexto de fim de vida.
Objetivo: Apresentar o percurso de aquisição e desenvolvimento de competências comuns e
específicas do enfermeiro especialista em enfermagem médico cirúrgica na área da pessoa em
situação paliativa, realizado no âmbito do estágio de natureza profissional, no contexto de uma
unidade de cuidados paliativos e de uma equipa intra-hospitalar de Suporte em cuidados
paliativos .
Metodologia: O presente relatório adota uma metodologia descritiva, crítico-reflexiva,
orientada para a demonstração das competências profissionais adquiridas, conforme o
estipulado na legislação nacional para a obtenção do grau de mestre e de acordo com os
domínios de competência definidos pela ordem dos enfermeiros. A temática orientadora incide
na intervenção especializada do enfermeiro especialista perante a perda da via oral na pessoa
em fim de vida.
Resultados: Apresentam-se as atividades desenvolvidas no Estágio de Natureza Profissional
que contribuíram para o desenvolvimento de competências comuns e específicas em
enfermagem médico cirúrgica à pessoa em situação paliativa, e ainda, a elaboração de uma
revisão narrativa da literatura sobre a temática, que fundamentaram a prática clínica com base
em evidência científica atualizada.
Conclusão: O desenvolvimento de competências comuns e especificas do enfermeiro
especialista, realça o seu papel fundamental em cuidados paliativos na gestão da complexidade
da perda da via oral, mediando decisões éticas e práticas com o cliente, a família e com os
profissionais de saúde, promovendo práticas que objetivem o conforto e garantindo intervenções alinhadas com os valores e expectativas dos envolvidos.