Trabalhe com o coração - Redução do Risco Cardiovascular nos funcionários da Câmara Municipal de Viana do Alentejo

Este trabalho visou a prevenção das doenças cardiovasculares através da promoção de estilos de vida saudáveis em adultos em idade ativa. Objetivos: Avaliar o Risco Cardiovascular; identificar os conhecimentos sobre fatores de risco modificáveis; promover a criação de um grupo dinamizador de atividades promotoras de estilos de vida saudáveis. Metodologia: Planeamento em Saúde. Resultados: Dos 71 indivíduos avaliados, 33,8 % apresentaram evidência de risco cardiovascular, sendo que 6 apresentaram um Risco Cardiovascular muito alto, 4 risco alto e 14 risco moderado. Existiram diferenças significativas ao nível dos conhecimentos sobre doenças cardiovasculares e estilos de vida referidos pelos 2 grupos de funcionários avaliados. Conclusões: A adesão a estilos de vida saudáveis contribui para a redução dos fatores de risco modificáveis, cuja avaliação só é possível a médio e longo prazo. O investimento na criação de um grupo dinamizador no local de trabalho e a formalização de parcerias contribuiu para garantir a sustentabilidade do projeto; ABSTRACT: This work aimed the prevention of cardiovascular disease by promoting healthy lifestyles in adults of working age. Aims: Evaluate cardiovascular risk; identify the knowledge of modifiable risk factors; promote the creation of a dynamic group of activities that promote healthy lifestyles. Methodology: Planning in Health. Results: 71 workers evaluated, 33,8% had evidence of Cardiovascular Risk, and 6 showed a very high cardiovascular risk, 4 high risk and 14 moderate risk. There were significant differences in the knowledge of cardiovascular diseases and lifestyles reported by the two groups of evaluated employees. Conclusions: Following healthy lifestyles contributes to the reduction of modifiable risk factors, whose assessment is possible only in the medium and long term. The investment in creating a dynamic group in the workplace and the formalization of partnerships contributed to ensure the sustainability of the project.

Percepções de envelhecimento e estado de saúde na relação com o bem-estar psicológico em adultos activos

Este estudo teve como finalidade investigar a relação que as perceções de envelhecimento, o estado de saúde e os sintomas psicopatológicos têm no bem-estar psicológico, tendo em conta a influência de variáveis (moderadoras ou mediadoras) como o apoio social percebido e o estado emocional. Foram equacionadas quatro hipóteses ao longo deste estudo. Uma hipótese geral e que aponta para uma influência do estado de saúde no bem-estar psicológico; a segunda hipótese confirma a moderação do variável apoio social percebido; a terceira hipótese confirma a mediação do variável estado emocional; e a última hipótese confirma a mediação das variável apoio social percebido e estado emocional em conjunto. Para cada hipótese foram analisados os dados sócio-demográficos. Trata-se de um estudo correlacionai, transversal e exploratório, com uma única avaliação. Foi desenvolvido com 200 indivíduos adultos em idade ativa, com idades compreendidas entre os 30 e os 64 anos, de ambos os sexos e residentes em Portugal Continental. No fim são apresentadas algumas limitações deste estudo, bem como os seus aspetos positivos e algumas sugestões para estudos futuros. ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the relationship that perceptions of aging, health status and psychopathological symptoms have on psychological well-being, taking into account the influence of variables (moderating or mediating) as the perceived social support and emotional state. Four cases were dealt with during this study. A general hypothesis and aims to influence health status on psychological well-being; the second hypothesis confirms the moderating variable of perceived social support; the third event confirms the mediating variable of emotional state; and the last hypothesis confirms the mediating variables perceived social support and emotional state together. For each hypothesis we analyzed the socio-demographic dates. This is a correlational study, transversal and exploratory, with a single evaluation. Research was conducted with 200 adults of working age, aged between 30 and 64 years, of both sexes residing in Portugal. ln order to present some limitations of this study as well as its positive aspects and some suggestions for future studies.

Crossing frontiers between tourism and demography. An empirical analysis based on European travellers’ behaviour

This paper aims to establish possible tourism demand scenarios of European travellers to Portugal based on the relationship with changing population structures. A combination of the EuROBAROMETER report 370 (“Attitudes of Europeans towards Tourism in 2013”) and the cohort-component method for population projections will allow the development of different possible tourism demand scenarios. Following the European report, individuals who travelled in 2013 were most likely to live in a household with two or more individuals. Thus, if elderly couples are together till later in their life and in better physiological shape, it is possible that the number of elderly individuals travelling for tourism purposes will increase in the near future. If we can expect tourists from developing countries to be younger due to their demographic dynamics than those from developed countries, where the ageing population is growing fast, we can expect that the percentage of the elderly among tourists will increase. Furthermore, the 2013 European report found that the combination of socio-demographic variables, such as, age, population, gender, household dimension, country of residence and trip purpose explained tourism demand scenarios for Portugal, confirming that seniors and families evidence a paramount sense of importance for the destination. In the literature there is a lack of discussion about the effects of demography in the future and the role of an ageing population in tourism demand choice patterns. We aim to contribute to filling this gap. Consequently, we strongly believe that this paper contributes to the literature by introducing a new field of discussion about the importance of demographic changes in shaping travel trends.

Crossing frontiers between tourism and demography. An empirical analysis based on European travellers’ behaviour

This paper aims to establish possible tourism demand scenarios of European travellers to Portugal based on the relationship with changing population structures. A combination of the EUROBAROMETER report 370 (“Attitudes of Europeans towards Tourism in 2013”) and the cohort-component method for population projections will allow the development of different possible tourism demand scenarios. Following the European report, individuals who travelled in 2013 were most likely to live in a household with two or more individuals. Thus, if elderly couples are together till later in their life and in better physiological shape, it is possible that the number of elderly individuals travelling for tourism purposes will increase in the near future. If we can expect tourists from developing countries to be younger due to their demographic dynamics than those from developed countries, where the ageing population is growing fast, we can expect that the percentage of the elderly among tourists will increase. Furthermore, the 2013 European report found that the combination of socio-demographic variables, such as, age, population, gender, household dimension, country of residence and trip purpose explained tourism demand scenarios for Portugal, confirming that seniors and families evidence a paramount sense of importance for the destination. In the literature there is a lack of discussion about the effects of demography in the future and the role of an ageing population in tourism demand choice patterns. We aim to contribute to filling this gap. Consequently, we strongly believe that this paper contributes to the literature by introducing a new field of discussion about the importance of demographic changes in shaping travel trends.