Beatriz Palacios Vicario

Perceção da qualidade de vida de um grupo de idosos

Older people represent a significant segment of the population.Thus, the study of the ageing process became a currentnecessity, particularly the study of old...

EL APOYO COMO FACTOR PROMOTOR DE LA CALIDAD DE VIDA DE LA PERSONA MAYOR

The rapid increase in the aging population poses real challenges to society, making it necessary to get a better understanding of this reality, namely the study of the quality of life and the support given to the elderly. The main objective of this study was to assess the quality of life of the elderly and to determine whether it depends on the support received or not. This is an exploratory, descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional and quantitative study. Methods. For data collection, a questionnaire of characterization sociodemographic was used, the Health StatusQuestionnaire (SF-36) to assess the perception of quality of life, the Smilkstein Family Apgar and the Duke Functional Social SupportQuestionaire.All instrumentswere applied by interview,workingwith a sample btained at a random and probabilistic way, from lists of seniors enrolled in a Health Center in the district of the Guarda, consisting of 247 elderly people, of whom 101 men and 146 women. Results and Discussion. As main results, we point out that the elderly studied reveal a reasonable quality of life and that this depends on the support given. For most of them, the support is received from the formal support network. The elderly who said they did not need support, those who perceive greater social and functional support and greater family apgar tend to perceive better quality of life and reduced degradation of their health status during the last year. Conclusion. This study allowed us to recognize the important role that support (formal and informal) has on the quality of life of the elderly, thereby concluding that it is assumed as a promoting factor of the quality of life of this age group.Introducao - O acelerado incremento do envelhecimento da populacao, coloca verdadeiros desafios a sociedade, tornando-se necessario obter um melhor conhecimento desta realidade, nomeadamente o estudo da qualidade de vida e os apoios concedidos a pessoa idosa. O principal objetivo deste trabalho consistiu em avaliar a qualidade de vida da pessoa idosa e averiguar se a mesma depende dos apoios recebidos. Trata-se de um estudo exploratorio, descritivo, analitico, transversal e de natureza quantitativa. Metodos - Para a recolha de dados, foi utilizado um questionario de caraterizacao sociodemografica; o questionario do Estado de Saude (SF-36) para avaliacao da percecao da qualidade de vida; o apgar familiar de Smilkstein e a escala de avaliacao do apoio social funcional de Duke. Todos os instrumentos foram aplicados atraves de entrevista, trabalhando-se com uma amostra, obtida de forma aleatoria e probabilistica, a partir das listagens dos idosos inscritos num Centro de Saude do Distrito da Guarda, constituida por 247 idosos, dos quais 101 homens e 146 mulheres. Resultados e discussao - Como resultados principais, aponta-se que os idosos estudados evidenciam uma qualidade de vida razoavel e que esta depende dos apoios. Para a maioria, o apoio recebido e proveniente da rede de suporte formal. Os idosos que afirmaram nao necessitar de apoio, os que percecionam um maior apoio social funcional e um maior apgar familiar tendem a percecionar melhor qualidade de vida e uma menor degradacao do estado de saude durante o ultimo ano. Conclusao - Este trabalho permitiu reconhecer o importante papel que o apoio (formal e informal) tem na qualidade de vida da pessoa idosa, concluindo-se assim que o apoio se assume como um fator promotor da qualidade de vida deste grupo etario. As autoras agradecem a Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) pelo financiamento do projeto (PEst-OE/EGE/UI4056/2011)Resumen es: Introduccion. El rapido incremento del envejecimiento de la poblacion plantea desafios reales para la sociedad, por lo que es necesario obtener un mejor ...

Modelos de intervención en la conducta suicida según diferentes profesionales sanitarios en España: resultados del proyecto EUREGENAS

According to the WHO and the European Union, suicide is considered to be a health problem of prime importance and to be one of the principal causes of unnatu...According to the WHO (World Health Organization) and the European Union, suicide is considered to be a health problem of prime importance and to be one of the principal causes of unnatural death. In Spain, the number of suicides has increased 12% since 2005 . The Research Project “European Regions Enforcing Actions against Suicide (EUREGENAS), funded by the Health Program 2008-2013, has as main objective the description of an integrated model of Mental Health orientated to the prevention of suicide. The differences that allow distinguishing the meaning of prevention in suicide behavior are described and explained through a qualitative methodological strategy and through the creation of discussion groups formed by different groups of health professionals. The results highlight the existing differences between the diverse health professionals who come more in contact with this problem and it shows as well the coincidence of meaning that suicide has to be considered as a priority in the field of health.

APPROACH AND TREATMENT OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN SPAIN: RESULTS OF THE PROJECT EUREGENA.

According to the WHO and the European Union, suicide is considered to be a health problem of prime importance and to be one of the principal causes of unnatu...According to the WHO (World Health Organization) and the European Union, suicide is considered to be a health problem of prime importance and to be one of the principal causes of unnatural death. In Spain, the number of suicides has increased 12% since 2005 . The Research Project “European Regions Enforcing Actions against Suicide (EUREGENAS), funded by the Health Program 2008-2013, has as main objective the description of an integrated model of Mental Health orientated to the prevention of suicide. The differences that allow distinguishing the meaning of prevention in suicide behavior are described and explained through a qualitative methodological strategy and through the creation of discussion groups formed by different groups of health professionals. The results highlight the existing differences between the diverse health professionals who come more in contact with this problem and it shows as well the coincidence of meaning that suicide has to be considered as a priority in the field of health.