Luís Manuel de Jesus Loureiro

Literacia em saúde mental de adolescentes e jovens: conceitos e desafios

Health literacy, understood as a constellation of cognitive and social skills and competences that allow individuals to access, understand and use informat...

Mental health literacy about schizophrenia: a survey of Portuguese youth.

Mental health literacy about psychotic disorders, specifically schizophrenia, may assist in appropriate help seeking and early intervention, preventing the exacerbation of symptoms and improving health outcomes in the medium and long term. The aim of this study was to characterize the level of mental health literacy of Portuguese youth concerning schizophrenia.

Contribuição para a adaptação da Geriatric Depression Scale -15 para a língua portuguesa

Theoretical framework: Depressive symptoms are common among the elderly, and it is important to have access to a reliable and easy- to-use screening scale. ...

Tradução e adaptação da versão revista da Escala de Avaliação do Perfil de Atitudes acerca da Morte (EAPAM)

We present here the translation and adaptation of the Death Attitude Profile - Revised (DAP-R), a revision of the DAP developed by Wong, Reker and Gesser (19...

LITERACIA EM SAÚDE MENTAL DE ADOLESCENTES E JOVENS PORTUGUESES SOBRE ABUSO DE ÁLCOOL

OBJETIVO: Caracterizar la instruccion en salud mental de adolescente y jovenes con respecto al abuso del alcohol, en los diversos componentes del concepto de instruccion. METODOS: Estudio exploratorio-descriptivo, con aplicacion del instrumento QuALiSMental a partir de la muestra representativa de 4938 adolescentes y jovenes adultos, con edades entre 14 y 24 anos, que frecuentan escuelas del tercer ciclo de ensenanza basica y de educacion secundaria en la region central de Portugal. RESULTADOS: El reconocimiento de la vineta del abuso de alcohol por los participantes es alto (72,4%), aunque se identifica tambien como alcoholismo (70,3%), que sin embargo, indica la percepcion del problema como siendo grave. Los participantes tienen modestos niveles de instruccion en los componentes restantes, prefiriendo las fuentes informales de ayuda. CONCLUSION: Se concluye, asi, que la necesidad de implementar en las escuelas programas que promueven la instruccion en salud mental para la adopcion de conductas saludables en los jovenes, que los transfieren hacia la edad adulta.Characterize the mental health literacy of adolescents and young people about alcohol abuse, in the various components of the concept. Exploratory descriptive study, through the application of the instrument QuALiSMental to a representative sample of 4938 adolescents and young adults aged between 14 and 24 years, attending schools in the 3rd cycle of basic and secondary education of the central region of Portugal.The recognition of the vignette of alcohol abuse by the participants is high (72.4%), although it is also identified as alcoholism (70.3%), which indicates the perception of the problem as serious. Participants have modest levels of literacy in the remaining components, preferring informal sources of help.Therefore, we conclude that there is a need to implement school programs that promote mental health literacy, to promote the adoption of healthy behaviors in young people, which transfer them into adulthood.

Os muito idosos: avaliação funcional multidimensional

Theoretical framework: When translated into population ageing, the demographic transition process imposes an adaptation of the healthcare and social...

Questionnaire for Assessment of Mental Health Literacy – QuALiSMental: study of psychometric properties

Theoretical framework: The assessment of mental health literacy is a key aspect in the design and implementation of mental health education and awareness programmes, specifically in school settings, given the high prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents and young people and the need for interventions adjusted to specific settings and target groups. Objectives: To describe the assessment of the psychometric properties of the Questionnaire for Assessment of Mental Health Literacy (QuALiSMental). Methodology: Administration of the questionnaire to a random and representative sample of 4.938 Portuguese adolescents and young people attending schools in the area of coverage of the Regional Directorate of Education Centre. Results: The QuALiSMental has acceptable levels of reliability and a factor structure which is consistent with the theoretical components of mental health literacy. Conclusion: The questionnaire may be applied both as a screening measure of literacy and as a measure for assessing the impact of interventions on the promotion of mental health among adolescents and young people.

Questionário de Avaliação da Literacia em Saúde Mental - QuALiSMental: estudo das propriedades psicométricas

Theoretical framework: The assessment of mental health literacy is a key aspect in the design and implementation of mental health education and awareness ...

EPA-0821 - Mental health and functional status in oldest old: The use of oars/qafmi model for planning care

Introduction The progressive aging of the population in contemporary societies leads to the necessary adjustment to the responses of health care services. The project The Oldest Old: Coimbra aging study (PTDC/CS-SOC/114895/2009) assesses an elderly population enrolled in Health Centres of Coimbra - Portugal. The QAFMI/OARS is recognized as the first elderly multidimensional assessment, being one of the areas the mental health. Objectives Assess the use/need of health and social services by the elderly, related with their functional status in five areas (social resources, economic resources, mental health, physical health and activities of daily living). Aim Assess the use/need felt for health and social services by the elderly, related with the functional status in mental health. Methods Quantitative methodology using the QAFMI/OARS. The sample consisted of individuals aged 75, or more, randomly selected and representative of Coimbra’s elder residents (N=11279; n=1128). Mental health status was evaluated using the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire, the Short Psychiatric Evaluation Schedule and a self-evaluation. Results Preliminary results showed that in physical health, ADL and economic resources there are significant differences between age groups. In mental health, there is a significant difference classification between genders, with a tendentiously lower score in women. In social resources, there is a significant difference classification between gender and age group. Conclusions The work developed with OARS/QAFMI lead us to consider this instrument very useful to define functional status of the elders in specific evaluation areas as mental health, becoming right to the planning of older care services.

Estigma pessoal e percebido acerca do abuso de álcool e intenção de procura de ajuda

Background: personal and perceived stigmas are referred in the literature as obstacles and barriers to help-seeking in mental health, as well as areas to fav...