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Millenium Millenium

A validação do conhecimento científico pelos respectivos pares é actualmente uma exigência das sociedades científicas contemporâneas que aliam os melhores níveis de evidência e graus de recomendação ao suporte das boas práticas profiss... see more

Margarida Santos, Celina Casanova, Paula Prata, Isabel Bica

Introduction: fever is one of the most common symptoms in childhood and one of complaints and most common reasons in demand for health services by the parents.Objective: to analyse parents’ knowledge and practices in managing fever symptoms in their ... see more

Laurentina Andrade, Graça Aparício, João Duarte

Introduction: Although investment in promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding, acknowledged the need for greater investment to which the indicators recommended by WHO can be reached.Objectives: Evaluate the knowledge of mothers about breast... see more

Isabel Silva, Ernestina Silva, Maribel Carvalhais, Daniel Silva

Introduction: The pain relief is one of the principal concerns of the caregivers of children (Rossato, Angelo & Silva, 2007). Despite the fact that behavior indicators that caregivers identify, still exists some difficulties to evaluate and adopt mea... see more

Anabela Pires, Graça Aparício, João Duarte

Introduction: The implementation of quality in hospitals has stimulated the evaluation of user satisfaction, so the use of validated instruments is of extreme importance.Objective: To validate the scale “Child’s satisfaction with the diabetes nursing cons... see more

Rosana Silveira, Sara Felizardo, Ana Berta Alves

Introduction: In the context of the major issues on adult people with disabilities, we found that there are few studies on family life and specifically on the potential and difficulties in the exercise of parenting, as well as the importance of social sup... see more

Alcinda Reis, Ana Spínola

Introduction: Clinical practice of nurses with immigrant families presents difficulties in promoting their health. This statement gave support to teaching strategies in nursing education context – promoting the construction of cultural competencies. In th... see more

Carolina Henriques, Maria Antónia Botelho, Helena Catarino

Introduction: Motherhood is one of the most striking events is critical in the lives of women. More or less desirable, more or less planned, be a mother is of such particularity that health professionals should be especially attentive.Methods: We performe... see more

José Gomes, Andreia Mendes, Bibiana Conceição, Melanie Machado, Maria Fátima Claro, Luís Seixo

Introduction: It is during adolescence that young people are faced with the feeling of threat of identity, which can trigger aggressive behavior (Hernández, 2013). Bullying is a form of school violence that has come to have a high prevalence (Andrade, 201... see more

Agostinha Corte, Irma Brito

Introduction: Peer Education is a double empowerment strategy that is used in health education, can benefit both the teacher and the student.Objective: It explored the relationship between the allocation of importance to the values of life and socio-demog... see more

Jorge Bonito, Mara Boné

Introduction: Among young people, regular or alcohol abuse seems to ally with individual factors, which congregate to other generators behaviors health risk, in social environment, including family and school. The consumption of alcoholic beverages in the... see more

Cristiana Castro Castro, Joana Martins, José Nunes, Filomena Sousa, Celeste Antão

Introduction: the self-medication is a phenomenon more and more frequent and used for several years already, and its incidence and distribution are related with the organization and health. Following Medeiros thoughts (2011), this practice consists in the... see more

Aliete Cunha, José Cunha, Ilda Cardoso, Fernanda Daniel, Salvador Cardoso, João Pita

Introduction: Literature largely suggests that longitudinal studies where participation is not mandatory and participants have no immediate benefits are usually subject to compliance failures. Methods: We looked at the predictors of adherence to an interv... see more

Leandra Cordeiro, Maria João Amante

Introduction: The focus of psychological intervention in universitary context have suffered changes through the years, centring itself today, beyond of the vocational issues and the career managing, in the variations connected to the personal development ... see more

Roselita Sebold, Darclé Cardoso, Marta Farinell, Daniela Carcerer, Rita Rausch

Introduction: The Department of Dentistry, the city of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil develops since 1991, continuing education of health education for school teachers critical early years in order to increase health literacy (LS) of educadore. The LS... see more

Maria João Carvalho, Fernando Moreira, Cláudia Pinho, Agostinho Cruz

Introduction: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass, increased bone fragility and risk of fracture. In Portugal, osteoporosis affects 500 hundred people. The criteria for initiating pharmacological treatment is based on the bone mineral... see more

Suzete Oliveira, Carminda Morais

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a serious public health problem, which has resulted in considerable socio-economic costs. Adequate health literacy levels and empowerment are aspects required to diabetic people, which are capable of extensive devel... see more

Rosa Martins, Daniela Campos, Helena Moreira, Carlos Albuquerque, Ana Andrade, Conceição Martins

Introduction: The institutionalized elderly are at increased risk of falling compared to the non-institutionalized elderly . The issue of falls should be seen as a serious public health problem , given its consequences and irreversible costs.Objective: Th... see more

António Calha, Daniela Chambel

Introduction: Several studies have shown that the experience of caregiving can be perceived as a chronic stress for family and friends who provide care for elderly. There is, however, a lack of studies about burden in formal caregiving contexts.Objective:... see more

Alexandra Dinis, Hugo Santos, Rosa Martins

Introduction: Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease which affects the movement and leads to the progressive cognitive deficits and behavioral capacities. Care for a Huntington patient is a complex process with a major impact ... see more

Lia Sousa, Carlos Sequeira, Carme Ferré-Grau

Introduction: In the most of the cases are the family that assumes the care to people with dementia living at home. Psychoeducational programmes aim to teach a set of behavioral and cognitive skills to these caregivers to cope with the difficulties and st... see more

Patrícia Araújo, Mariana Ferreira, Rosina Fernandes

Introduction: The increase in life expectancy is one of the greatest human achievements, however, proves to be simultaneously a huge challenge. The increasing number of elderly led to the growth of appropriate social responses, regulated by official ... see more