HealtH InterVentIons In tHe communIty
LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION IN THE INSTITUTIONALIzED ELDERLy
Maria RibeiroI,a, Cristiana RodriguesII, Cláudia
GonçalvesII, Vanessa SousaII
ICentro de Estudos Transdisciplinares para o
Desenvolvimento. Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Unidade de desenvolvimento do interior. Instituto Politécnico da Guarda. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança. Portugal
IIEscola Superior de Saúde. Instituto Politécnico de
Bragança. Bragança, Portugal
Introduction: Institutionalized elderly people often expe-
rience feelings of depression and loneliness. However, there are strategies to combat these problems allowinga better quality of life.
Objective: To know the feelings of the elderly in relation
to their life; To determine the degree of depression; To ver- ify if loneliness is associated with depression.
Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative, observational
and analytical study was developed. A questionnaire was developed containing socio demographic questions, the Geriatric Depression Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. A sample of 62 elders (40 women e 22 menaged between 40 and 99 years) that were institutionalized at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vinhais was collected. SPSS 21.0 was used to compute descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation test.
Results: It was found that 46.8% of respondents had mod-
erate depression and 45.2% had severe depression. There was no evidence of minor depression among elders. The Spearman correlation test show that there is a signifi- cant correlation between the Depression and Loneliness (rho=0,472), this means that the correlation is positive and moderate.
Conclusions: Institutionalized elderly presented moderate
and severe depressionlevels. Depression is, significantly, associated with loneliness.The results highlight the need to adopt new strategies for healthy aging, specifically, strat- egies to decrease the loneliness of the elderly.
Descriptors: Loneliness; Depression; Institutionalized
elderly; Northeast; Portugal.
EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL TOy IN HAND HyGIENE IN CHILDREN OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL
Almira A. SantosI,a, Eliane M.C. WarrenII,b, Ana M. A.
BomfimI, Paulo G. A. CaladoI, Geraldo M. TeixeiraI
IUniversidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas.
Alagoas, Brasil
IIHealth education, Games & Books. Brasil
Introduction: Parasitic diseases are relevant because
they produce organic deficit in children, besides affect- ing their normal development. Simple measures such as washing hands and raw foods, have been effective in fighting infections.
Objective: The research aims to assess the effectiveness of
an educational toy as a teaching-learning strategy in chil- dren 06 to 12 years of age, giving emphasis to changes in habits in schoolchildren.
Methods: Explanatory research, relying on the skills
assessment, using the model “OSCE” (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) which has as its basic principles the observation of student performance on specific tasks. The OSCE was structured with two scenarios, a reproduction of a bathroom and of a kitchen. 91 students participated in the first phase of this investigation, 62 of which repeated the second phase. The educational resource used in the survey consisted of a doll wearing a backpack with a booklet con- taining information on how and when to wash their hands.
Results: With regards to handwashing at mealtimes, of the
62 subjects assessed 12.90% washed their hands prior to application of the educational tool and 93.55% after appli- cation of the educational tool, 9.68% washed their hands after using the bathroom, prior to the application of the tool and 85.48% after its application.
Conclusions: It is concluded therefore, that the use of the
educational doll was effective for acquiring new behav- ior concerning hand hygiene before meals and after using the bathroom, promoting behavioral changes interfering directly in the quality of life and promoting health, pre- venting the enteroparasitoses infestations.
Decriptors: Health education; Educational tool; Teaching-
learning; Health promotion; Enteroparasitosis.
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EFFECTS OF A PHySICAL ACTIVITy PROGRAM IN THE wORKPLACE: A SANITATION COMPANy CASE STUDy
Pedro G. MorouçoI,II,a, Dorvalina R. SilvaII, Fábio S.
DallotII, & Vera FerrinhoIII
ICentro para o Desenvolvimento Rápido e Sustentado do
Produto. Instituto Politécnico de Leiria. Leiria, Portugal
IIEscola superior de educação e ciências sociais. Instituto
Politécnico de Leiria. Leiria, Portugal
IIISaneamento Integrado dos Municípios do Lis Sa.
Leiria, Portugal
Introduction: Studies over workplace physical activity
(WPA) programs suggest a number of important advan- tages for sponsoring corporations. WPA consists in physical exercises carried out in the workplace, aiming to enhance a correct posture and to reduce the strain of repetitive move- ments. Plus, it also induces a psychological stress reduc- tion and improves the workers quality of life.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to analyze
possible benefits induced by a WPA intervention in sani- tation company employees.
Methods: Twenty-seven males with active working (e.g.,
maintenance and operation) were tested before and after 4 weeks of a 30 min daily session (at the beginning of the day with musculature warm-up and preparation for the working activities).
Results: No differences were observed in body mass, but
were noticed in improvement of shoulder range of motion (Δ=+2.18±0.15cm, p=0.004), flexibility of the hamstrings muscles and lower back (Δ=+3.18±0.76cm, p=0.004), and hand grip strength (Δ=+2.71±0.86, p=0.015).
Conclusions: Results confirmed that there was an increase
in functional abilities of the employers. A workplace phys- ical activity 30 min session, on a daily basis, may reduce the risk of injury, particularly when its focus is to prepare for the worker activities. Companies should include work- place physical activity programs aiming to improve func- tionality of their workers.
Descriptors: exercise; range of motion; flexibility; strength.
HEALTH, SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPy AND HEALTH EDUCATION: (RE)VIEw INDIRECT INTERVENTION
Catarina DominguesI,a, Isabel AmaralII,b
IInstituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto.
Porto, Portugal
IIEscola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de
Setúbal. Setubal, Portugal
Introduction: Health, as a “complete state of mental,
social and physical well being, and not just the absence of desieses” (WHO, 1946), requires a multi diferenciated action from the society, so that, in an informed, conscient and sustainable way, throught time, it will aquire and/or keep quality of life. As an indirect intervention, Health Education, as a tool to develop skills to healthy choices, complements the results of the direct Intervention, involv- ing the several partners in the therapeutic success.
Objective: Analyze the work of Health Education devel-
oped in Portugal by Speech and Language Therapists.
Methods: We interviewed 24 Speech Language Therapists.
Interviews were content analysed and results can be grouped in four themes: i) Training; ii) Professional experience; iii) Health; iv) Indirect intervention and Health Education.
Results: Participants develop actions that fit in Health
Education, such as: sharing verbal and written orientations, working with a team and doing activities to sensibilize and inform the community. These actions are facilitated mainly by the right skills and knowledge of the professionals, while the lack of human and material resources are considered the major barriers. Most participants assume his/her con- tribute to Public Health, relating Indirect Intervention to Health Education.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates that Health Education
is part of the work of Speech and Language Therapists, whose recognize their role as educators for health.
Descriptors: Health, Speech and Language Therapist,
Health Education, Indirect intervention.
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