Sara Melo
Biographic Data
| ID | 375053 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Melo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Melo |
| SIGNATURE | MELO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5663-6997 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of spirituality in later life
This study explores the relationship between spirituality and successful aging in older adults in Portugal. The sample includes 58 participants aged 65 to 89. The findings reveal high levels of spirituality and psychological well-being. There is a significant correlation between spiritual beliefs and hope/optimism, indicating the positive influence of spirituality on emotional well-being. Additionally, spirituality is positively associated with a…
Findings from a European, cross-national project study on service user participation
This article reports on a European project that sought to explore the relationships between social work and service user participation, using a five-country (Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland and Portugal) case study approach. It revealed areas of comparison and contrast depending upon respective histories of social work development, organisation, education and research that determined forms of service user participation. It is argued tha…
Reflexive professionalisation in social work practice development, research, and education
This paper examines how the renewed critical emphasis on reflexiveprofessionalisation in thefield of social work can take into account thechallenges regarding the politics of democratic participation of serviceusers as citizens while working towards social justice. Our contributionis based on thefindings of a collaborative European research projectinvolving researchers, students, public service organisations, service userorganisations, and educat…
Conciliação trabalho-vida pessoal e familiar em profissões sob elevada pressão
O presente artigo aborda a temática da conciliação da esfera pessoal/familiar com a esfera laboral, a partir de dados de um estudo sociológico realizado em Portugal, junto de três grupos profissionais com particular pressão para o desempenho — enfermeiros, polícias e jornalistas —, assente numa metodologia de métodos mistos. Os resultados elucidam de que forma algumas características da natureza do trabalho (nomeadamente, o tipo de horário de tra…
The role of Post-New Public Management in shaping innovation
This article examines how the Post-New Public Management administrative model adopted by a teaching hospital in Portugal shapes innovation processes. We find that innovation is a multi-level organizational phenomenon that relies substantially on the interplay of three factors: (1) trust-based professional autonomy at the individual level; (2) an intra-organizational collaborative approach in innovation (re)design at the team level; and (3) staff …
Data Protection in Sociological Health Research
The recent implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes a set of formal requirements that reinforce personal data protection, namely, those concerning the collection, treatment, and dissemination of data on research participants. With the application of this new legal provision at the European level, new types of restrictions are emerging, whose nature and reach intensify the tension between demands for privacy and …
Translating healthcare research evidence into practice
Study protocol
The HULAP study has been designed and implemented by a multi-disciplinary team and integrates differing methodologies to purposefully impact on policy and practice on healthy ageing in high and low-middle income countries. It has particular strengths in its combination of objective and self-reported measures using validated tools and the integration of GPS, accelerometer and GIS data to provide a robust assessment of 'spatial energetics'. The str…
The role of place on healthcare quality improvement
Public policies on healthcare-associated infections
To summarize the historical events and drivers underlying public policy for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Brazil and in the United Kingdom. In doing so, the article aims to identify lessons and recommendations for future development of public policy. The analysis is based on a historical overview of national healthcare-associated infections programs taken from previously published sources. Findings highlight ho…
O coco de roda no quilombo
O trabalho atual propõe um estudo etnográfico sobre a tradição oral contemporânea da comunidade quilombola Caiana dos Crioulos do Estado da Paraíba, no nordeste brasileiro. As bibliotecas e os museus europeus (como também os brasileiros) possuem poucas referências acerca da cultura afro-brasileira, surgida nas comunidades negras descendentes de escravos, e por essa razão : tal cultura se difunde principalmente pela tradição oral (oralidade). Ness…
O coco de roda no quilombo
O trabalho atual propõe um estudo etnográfico sobre a tradição oral contemporânea da comunidade quilombola Caiana dos Crioulos do Estado da Paraíba, no nordeste brasileiro. As bibliotecas e os museus europeus (como também os brasileiros) possuem poucas referências acerca da cultura afro-brasileira, surgida nas comunidades negras descendentes de escravos, e por essa razão : tal cultura se difunde principalmente pela tradição oral (oralidade). Ness…
Public policies on healthcare-associated infections
To summarize the historical events and drivers underlying public policy for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Brazil and in the United Kingdom. In doing so, the article aims to identify lessons and recommendations for future development of public policy. The analysis is based on a historical overview of national healthcare-associated infections programs taken from previously published sources. Findings highlight ho…
Study protocol
The HULAP study has been designed and implemented by a multi-disciplinary team and integrates differing methodologies to purposefully impact on policy and practice on healthy ageing in high and low-middle income countries. It has particular strengths in its combination of objective and self-reported measures using validated tools and the integration of GPS, accelerometer and GIS data to provide a robust assessment of 'spatial energetics'. The str…
The role of place on healthcare quality improvement
Translating healthcare research evidence into practice
The role of Post-New Public Management in shaping innovation
This article examines how the Post-New Public Management administrative model adopted by a teaching hospital in Portugal shapes innovation processes. We find that innovation is a multi-level organizational phenomenon that relies substantially on the interplay of three factors: (1) trust-based professional autonomy at the individual level; (2) an intra-organizational collaborative approach in innovation (re)design at the team level; and (3) staff …
Data Protection in Sociological Health Research
The recent implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) establishes a set of formal requirements that reinforce personal data protection, namely, those concerning the collection, treatment, and dissemination of data on research participants. With the application of this new legal provision at the European level, new types of restrictions are emerging, whose nature and reach intensify the tension between demands for privacy and …
Reflexive professionalisation in social work practice development, research, and education
This paper examines how the renewed critical emphasis on reflexiveprofessionalisation in thefield of social work can take into account thechallenges regarding the politics of democratic participation of serviceusers as citizens while working towards social justice. Our contributionis based on thefindings of a collaborative European research projectinvolving researchers, students, public service organisations, service userorganisations, and educat…
Conciliação trabalho-vida pessoal e familiar em profissões sob elevada pressão
O presente artigo aborda a temática da conciliação da esfera pessoal/familiar com a esfera laboral, a partir de dados de um estudo sociológico realizado em Portugal, junto de três grupos profissionais com particular pressão para o desempenho — enfermeiros, polícias e jornalistas —, assente numa metodologia de métodos mistos. Os resultados elucidam de que forma algumas características da natureza do trabalho (nomeadamente, o tipo de horário de tra…
The role of spirituality in later life
This study explores the relationship between spirituality and successful aging in older adults in Portugal. The sample includes 58 participants aged 65 to 89. The findings reveal high levels of spirituality and psychological well-being. There is a significant correlation between spiritual beliefs and hope/optimism, indicating the positive influence of spirituality on emotional well-being. Additionally, spirituality is positively associated with a…
Findings from a European, cross-national project study on service user participation
This article reports on a European project that sought to explore the relationships between social work and service user participation, using a five-country (Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland and Portugal) case study approach. It revealed areas of comparison and contrast depending upon respective histories of social work development, organisation, education and research that determined forms of service user participation. It is argued tha…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social science (3 works)