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- Attachment patterns and suicidal behaviours on higher education studentsPublication . Gonçalves, Amadeu; Duarte, João; Sequeira, Carlos; Cabral, Lídia; Freitas, PaulaIntroduction: Every individual has a necessity to establish affective relationships throughout life in order to feel comfort and support. This need is called attachment and allows the human being to explore the world, acquiring knowledge about himself and everyone else.1 There are several changes that occur on students’ lives when enrolling and attending university, a period that is known to include a set of situational and academic transitions which might lead to mental health problems, and thus making students more vulnerable and more prone to develop suicidal behaviours. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation on higher education students and to assess its relationship with attachment patterns. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and correlational study, applied on a sample of 1074 students from a Portuguese higher education institution. Data collection was possible through an online platform that included a survey with questions regarding sociodemographical and academic proiling, the Portuguese version of the Adult Attachment Scale (EVA)2 and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire.3 Results: Students’ age varies between the 17 and 49 (−x = 23.9 years old ± 6.107 Sd), the vast majority (64.7%) are females. Results show that the presence/severity of suicidal thoughts is low (−x = 13.84; ± 20.29 Sd) on a scale from 0 to 180 and cut-off point > 41 for values that suggest potential suicidal risk, and based on that, 84 students were identiied (7.8%). We veriied signiicant relationships between suicidal ideation and anxiety and attachment (r = 0.314; P = .000). Conclusions: Although there is not a high prevalence of suicidal ideation on students, we found 84 students in our sample (7.8%) that reveal a potential risk for suicide. The results also show that young students with safe attachment patterns display less suicidal ideation. Safe attachment patterns are essential on interpersonal and social relationships and play an important role during the academic period. We cannot be indifferent towards this issue due to its individual, familiar and social repercussions. Every higher education institution should then establish student support ofices and develop mental health promotion programs as well as suicide prevention campaigns.
- Cuidados informais em saúde mental - Dificuldade e desafiosPublication . Cabral, Joana; Carvalho, Célia; Freitas, Paula; Pato, Carlos
- Guidelines - Recomendações da SPEDM- Vacinação contra infecções por Streptococcus pneumoniae em Adultos com Diabetes Mellitus da Sociedade Portuguesa de EndocrinologiaPublication . Melo, Pedro; Abreu, Silvestre; Barros, Luisa; Do Vale, Sónia; Freitas, Paula; Carvalho, DavideA diabetes mellitus (DM) é uma doença crónica que atinge elevados níveis de prevalência em todo o Mundo e concretamente em Portugal, acompanhando-se de signifi cativa morbilidade e mortalidade. Por sua vez, as infecções por Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp, também designado por pneumococos) são muito comuns a nível mundial e condicionam uma elevada morbilidade e mortalidade, nomeadamente nas pessoas com DM. O Sp pode causar infecções graves como meningite e sépsis, sendo mesmo a principal causa de morte por pneumonia a nível global. Especialmente preocupante neste contexto é a doença invasiva pneumocócica (DIP), que habitualmente se manifesta por bacteriemia. Na pessoa com DM, para além do risco significativamente acrescido de pneumonia e de DIP, com o consequente aumento de mortalidade, o próprio tratamento da pneumonia associa-se a custos significativamente mais elevados. Uma das estratégias fundamentais para limitar o impacto destas doenças e da sua associação é o recurso a esquemas vacinais específicos, nomeadamente a vacina polissacárida conjugada de 13 valências contra infecções por Sp (Pn13) e a vacina polissacárida de 23 valências contra infecções por Sp (Pn23). Estas vacinas têm demonstrado efi cácia contra a pneumonia pneumocócica e a DIP, levando a grandes reduções na sua incidência. Em concordância com a Direcção-Geral da Saúde (DGS), a SPEDM recomenda a utilização das vacinas Pn13 e Pn23 na população adulta (≥ 18 anos de idade) com DM, considerando ser este um grupo com risco acrescido para DIP. Os objectivos da estratégia de vacinação são reduzir a incidência, a morbilidade e a mortalidade por DIP prevenindo as complicações e as sequelas da doença nas pessoas com DM. Os esquemas vacinais aqui recomendados são sobreponíveis aos propostos pela Norma nº 011/2015 da DGS de 23/06/2015, actualizada a 06/11/2015. Importa que as vacinas administradas sejam registadas no sistema nacional de informação específico (“Vacinas”) sempre que possível, bem como nos registos clínicos da instituição onde a mesma é administrada. Considerando o carácter evolutivo do panorama epidemiológico, estas recomendações da SPEDM serão periodicamente revista
- Suicide ideation in higher education students:influence of social supportPublication . Gonçalves, Amadeu; Sequeira, Carlos; Duarte, João; Freitas, PaulaObjectives: To determine the prevalence of students’ suicidal ideation and to assess its connection with social support. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study on a sample of 1074 students from a higher education institution in Portugal. The data was collected through an online platform that included a questionnaire regarding the sociodemographic and academic pro le of the students, the Social/Familiar Support Satisfaction Scale1 and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire2. Results: Students’ ages varies between 17 and 49 (X = 23,9 years old ± 6,107 sd), with the great majority (64.7%) being females. Results show that the presence/severity of suicidal thoughts is low (X = 13.84; ± 20.29 SD) on a scale from 0 to 180 and cut-off point > 41 for values that suggest potential suicide risk, identifying 84 students at risk (7.8%). We veri ed signi cant connections between suicidal ideation and some dimensions of social support: social activities (r = 0.305; P = .000), intimacy (r = 0.272; P = .000) and overall social support (r = 0.168; P = .002). Conclusions: Suicidal ideation severity is higher on students who are far from home and living alone; students with weak social/familiar support networks (less involvement on social activities and intimate relationships). These results allow us to conclude that a frail social support network positively associates with ideation and suicidal risk.