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Information about psychoactive substances and visually impaired people: a comparative study between Brazil and Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorJorge Guimarães, Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, António Luís
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Paulo César
dc.contributor.authorFreitag Pagliuca, Lorita Marlena
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-14T12:01:33Z
dc.date.available2020-09-14T12:01:33Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractObjective: The study aimed to compare the information on psychoactive substances for visually impaired people in Brazil and Portugal. Method: Study with a quantitative approach, before-and-after type, held in institutions that provide care to people with visual impairment in Brazilian cities and in Porto, Portugal. Data were collected through information tests and analyzed by using the statistical software SPSS version 19. Results: 62 people participated, equally distributed between the two countries, of which, in Brazil, all are blind and in Portugal 67.7% are blind 32.3% and have low vision. The average age in Brazil was 34.94 years old and in Portugal, 51.48 years old. The average of years of schooling was 14.81 in Brazil and 9.58 years in Portugal. In Brazil, 54.8% said they had information about psychoactive substances, in Portugal, 90.3%. In Brazil, there was a higher proportion of correct answers on questions that address addiction issues, problems related to drug use, specific effects of cocaine. In Portugal, there was a higher proportion of correct answers on issues related to factors that contribute to the use of substances, the effects of alcohol and tobacco and addiction. Conclusion: The information about psychoactive substances is similar in the two study places.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationInternational Archives of Medicine. 2016;9(286)pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3823/2157pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1755-7682
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/33289
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherInternational Medical Societypt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://imed.pub/ojs/index.php/iam/article/view/1752pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectInformationpt_PT
dc.subjectDisorders related to use of substancespt_PT
dc.subjectVisually impairedpt_PT
dc.titleInformation about psychoactive substances and visually impaired people: a comparative study between Brazil and Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue286pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Archives of Medicinept_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
person.familyNameRODRIGUES FARIA DE CARVALHO
person.givenNameANTÓNIO LUÍS
person.identifierhttps://scholar.google.pt/cita
person.identifier.ciencia-id7C11-F99E-FD10
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1017-4787
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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