Violeta Alarcão
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 370508 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Violeta Alarcão |
| PRENOMES | Violeta |
| SOBRENOME | Alarcão |
| ASSINATURA | ALARCÃO V |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4807-5904 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Mapping menstrual stigma through emotions
Menstruation is not only a biological process but also an emotional and sociocultural phenomenon. Understanding it requires attention to lived experiences and to the scholarly narratives that represent them. This paper adopts a reflexive approach to examine how emotions mediate menstrual stigma by conducting a secondary thematic analysis of two systematic qualitative reviews - one focused on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the other …
Facilitator factors to develop a healthy ageing Social Prescribing local system in Portugal—A qualitative case study
Social Prescribing (SP) is an approach which aims of improving health and well-being and connecting patients to community services. Examples of these services include physical activity and cultural activities. Despite its benefits, SP has still not been fully implemented in Portugal. This case study is part of a larger study on Social Prescribing Local System (SPLS) implementation, which comprised a quantitative approach, a pilot study and a qual…
Insights from the Equals4Covid19 study on migrant mental health in Portugal
Proposals to address mental health inequalities should be considered in the context of the necessary global changes both at the societal level and in the delivery of mental health services. Additionally, they should be considered with the active involvement of migrants, families, and communities in the design and delivery of mental health promotion and care processes
Active aging awareness and well-being among older adults in Portugal
Objective This study aims to assess the active aging awareness of older adults in mainland Portugal and their levels of overall well-being and to identify social and health-related factors. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative sample of 613 older adults, aged 65 or older, who participated in the PROKnos – Knowing Social Prescribing needs of the elderly study in Portugal. The questionnaire consisted of the Active Age…
Health Literacy among Older Adults in Portugal and Associated Sociodemographic, Health and Healthcare-Related Factors
Although the health literacy level of the general population was described recently, little is known about its specific levels among older adults in Portugal. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the levels of health literacy demonstrated by older adults in Portugal and explore associated factors. Using a randomly generated list of telephone numbers, adults aged 65 years or more living in mainland Portugal were contacted in …
Old and New Actors and Phenomena in the Three-M Processes of Life and Society
Medicalization has been a key concept in the field of the sociology of health and illness over the past 50 years, capturing the expanding social control of everyday life by medical experts [...]
Looking at Resilience among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Portugal
The transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) population is highly diverse. To date, research on the association of the various family-parenthood aspirations of TGGD people with distinct affirming paths and identities remains scarce. A survey was conducted aiming to characterize the TGGD population's diversity and socio-demographic profile. A community-based convenience sample of 115 self-identified TGGD adults living in Portugal was collected. Most …
Exploring Intersectional Variations in Sexual Pleasure, Sexual Autonomy, and Important Correlates
Research suggests that pressure to meet gender norms can limit social behaviors and ultimately promote poor health outcomes, such as disparities in decreased sexual pleasure, which are considered a central component of human rights and well-being. Previous studies have shown that sexual pleasure and sexual autonomy are gender-related, but little is known about these indicators in diverse populations. This study used data from a probabilistic samp…
Attitudes and Practices towards HPV Vaccination and Its Social Processes in Europe
The sociological understanding of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offers the possibility to understand society better as the processes that shape health beliefs and influence HPV vaccine decisions relate to gender, power, and identity. This research aimed to locate, select, and critically assess scientific evidence regarding the attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination and its social processes with a focus on health equity. A sc…
Standing Up for Culturally Competent Care in Portugal
Health professionals play an essential role in the protection and promotion of health rights without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity/race, nationality and migration status, age, functional diversity, or any other individual and/or cultural positions. With the growing diversity of patient populations, health professionals must be able to identify and be responsive to individual and cultural diversi…
Mapping transgender studies in Portugal
Carla Moleiroa* , Violeta Alarcãobcd & Lia Raquel Nevesda Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social (CIS-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugalb Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (CIES-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugalc Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa. Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisboa, Portugald Faculdade de Medicina, …
Are beliefs and attitudes about Covid-19 associated with self-perceived changes in food consumption? Results from a nationwide survey during lockdown
Self-perceived general health among community-dwelling Portuguese older adults
Evidence on how gender intersects with relevant social constructs in later phases of life is scarce. This investigation examined gender inequalities in perceived health status (self-perceived general health; SPGH) by Portuguese elderly community-dwellers while considering psycho-social and socio-demographic determinants. This study used data from a representative sample of community-dwellers aged ≥65 years (N = 920), who were enrolled in the Port…
Reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities Between Natives and Migrants
The increasing number of international migrants (ranging from 153 million in 1990 to ~272 million in 2019) brought to attention the wide variation of national contexts concerning the policy measures to protect migrants' rights and ensuring their equal access to basic and essential services, namely in health. Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is a key component to the overall health and quality of life and is impacted by power inequities inhere…
Intersections of Immigration and Sexual/Reproductive Health
Identifying the opportunities and barriers of promoting and fulfilling the sexual health rights of migrants remains a challenge that requires systematic assessment. Such an assessment would include estimating the influence of acculturation processes on sexual and reproductive health, and mapping intersectional inequities that influence migrants’ sexual and reproductive health in comparison with the native population. The aim of this research was …
MAternal Mental Health in the Workplace (Mamh@Work)
Women are exposed to increased burden of mental disorders during the perinatal period: 13-19% experience postpartum depression. Perinatal psychological suffering affects early mother-child relationship, impacting child's emotional and cognitive development. Return-to-work brings additional vulnerability given the required balance between parenting and job demands. The MAternal Mental Health in the WORKplace (MAMH@WORK) project aims to develop and…
I-Decide
Cape Verdean governments have intensified the investment on the National Reproductive Health Program, aiming to provide universal and qualified services, especially to the youngest people. Nevertheless, data suggest that some health challenges remain in this group (e.g., high rates of early/unplanned pregnancies, illegal abortions, sexual risk behaviors). In this paper, we present a protocol of a community-based social prescribing and digital int…
Looking Ahead
This study aimed to describe the underlying process, used methods and major recommendations emerging from a comprehensive and prospective health impact assessment of the endorsement of a front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOP-NL) system by the Portuguese health authorities. A mixed-methods approach was used to gather information on the impact of four FOP-NL schemes on consumers' selection of food products according to the perception of their nutr…
Impact of different front-of-pack nutrition labels on online food choices
Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes
Objective To characterise the nutritional status and to identify malnutrition-associated variables of older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes. Design Cross-sectional study. Data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics, self-reported morbidity, eating-related problems, nutritional status, cognitive function, depression symptoms, loneliness feelings and functional status were collected by trained nutritionists through a computer-a…
Sexology as a Profession in Portugal
Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the socio-demographic characteristics, the initial profession and training in sexology, sex therapy and psychotherapeutic techniques of Portuguese sexologists. Methods: As part of an European survey on sexology as a profession (Euro-Sexo), a questionnaire was mailed to all Portuguese sexologists. Results: Portuguese sexologist is in average 43 years old, is mainly female, a non-physician, an…
A construção da sexologia como profissão em Portugal
Este estudo visa discutir a emergência da profissão de sexólogo em Portugal, comparando a sua evolução com as tendências internacionais. Procura igualmente compreender as autoidentificações profissionais dos sexólogos e os sentidos que eles lhes atribuem. A informação empírica apresentada resulta de um inquérito por questionário a 91 sexólogos identificados através das principais associações profissionais e de 44 entrevistas aprofundadas junto de…
Emergência e institucionalização da sexologia em Portugal
Com base na teoria dos campos de Bourdieu, este artigo analisa a emergência e a institucionalização da sexologia enquanto ciência e profissão em Portugal, identificando instituições, atores e práticas profissionais, e discutindo as suas relações e especificidades. Começa por contextualizar o surgimento da sexologia moderna ocidental para uma compreensão do caso português no contexto sexológico internacional. Numa segunda parte, descreve os fatore…
The Intimate World of Men’s Sexual Problems
Sexology in Portugal
This article presents the emergence and development of modern sexology in Portugal through the analysis of Portuguese sexologists' narratives, to explore how they commit to a professional identity as sexologists, and to discuss how they integrate their professional role into the vast multidisciplinary field of sexology. In-depth interviews were conducted with 44 key professionals, purposefully recruited to guarantee heterogeneity concerning gener…
Impact of different front-of-pack nutrition labels on online food choices
Sexology in Portugal
This article presents the emergence and development of modern sexology in Portugal through the analysis of Portuguese sexologists' narratives, to explore how they commit to a professional identity as sexologists, and to discuss how they integrate their professional role into the vast multidisciplinary field of sexology. In-depth interviews were conducted with 44 key professionals, purposefully recruited to guarantee heterogeneity concerning gener…
Looking at Resilience among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Portugal
The transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) population is highly diverse. To date, research on the association of the various family-parenthood aspirations of TGGD people with distinct affirming paths and identities remains scarce. A survey was conducted aiming to characterize the TGGD population's diversity and socio-demographic profile. A community-based convenience sample of 115 self-identified TGGD adults living in Portugal was collected. Most …
The Intimate World of Men’s Sexual Problems
Exploring Gender in Portuguese Bedrooms
The nature of intimacy and self-identity changed profoundly over the past century. The disruption between sex and procreation enabled the emergence of new forms of relationships and contributed towards the legitimacy of a sexuality focused on pleasure, as a mean of self-realization and an expression of intimacy. Despite the evidence that most individuals now approach close relations with expectations of mutual emotional support and romantic love,…
The Intimate World of Men’s Sexual Problems
Sexology in Portugal
This article presents the emergence and development of modern sexology in Portugal through the analysis of Portuguese sexologists' narratives, to explore how they commit to a professional identity as sexologists, and to discuss how they integrate their professional role into the vast multidisciplinary field of sexology. In-depth interviews were conducted with 44 key professionals, purposefully recruited to guarantee heterogeneity concerning gener…
Exploring Gender in Portuguese Bedrooms
The nature of intimacy and self-identity changed profoundly over the past century. The disruption between sex and procreation enabled the emergence of new forms of relationships and contributed towards the legitimacy of a sexuality focused on pleasure, as a mean of self-realization and an expression of intimacy. Despite the evidence that most individuals now approach close relations with expectations of mutual emotional support and romantic love,…
Sexology as a Profession in Portugal
Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the socio-demographic characteristics, the initial profession and training in sexology, sex therapy and psychotherapeutic techniques of Portuguese sexologists. Methods: As part of an European survey on sexology as a profession (Euro-Sexo), a questionnaire was mailed to all Portuguese sexologists. Results: Portuguese sexologist is in average 43 years old, is mainly female, a non-physician, an…
A construção da sexologia como profissão em Portugal
Este estudo visa discutir a emergência da profissão de sexólogo em Portugal, comparando a sua evolução com as tendências internacionais. Procura igualmente compreender as autoidentificações profissionais dos sexólogos e os sentidos que eles lhes atribuem. A informação empírica apresentada resulta de um inquérito por questionário a 91 sexólogos identificados através das principais associações profissionais e de 44 entrevistas aprofundadas junto de…
Emergência e institucionalização da sexologia em Portugal
Com base na teoria dos campos de Bourdieu, este artigo analisa a emergência e a institucionalização da sexologia enquanto ciência e profissão em Portugal, identificando instituições, atores e práticas profissionais, e discutindo as suas relações e especificidades. Começa por contextualizar o surgimento da sexologia moderna ocidental para uma compreensão do caso português no contexto sexológico internacional. Numa segunda parte, descreve os fatore…
Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes
Objective To characterise the nutritional status and to identify malnutrition-associated variables of older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes. Design Cross-sectional study. Data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics, self-reported morbidity, eating-related problems, nutritional status, cognitive function, depression symptoms, loneliness feelings and functional status were collected by trained nutritionists through a computer-a…
Impact of different front-of-pack nutrition labels on online food choices
Reducing Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities Between Natives and Migrants
The increasing number of international migrants (ranging from 153 million in 1990 to ~272 million in 2019) brought to attention the wide variation of national contexts concerning the policy measures to protect migrants' rights and ensuring their equal access to basic and essential services, namely in health. Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is a key component to the overall health and quality of life and is impacted by power inequities inhere…
Intersections of Immigration and Sexual/Reproductive Health
Identifying the opportunities and barriers of promoting and fulfilling the sexual health rights of migrants remains a challenge that requires systematic assessment. Such an assessment would include estimating the influence of acculturation processes on sexual and reproductive health, and mapping intersectional inequities that influence migrants’ sexual and reproductive health in comparison with the native population. The aim of this research was …
MAternal Mental Health in the Workplace (Mamh@Work)
Women are exposed to increased burden of mental disorders during the perinatal period: 13-19% experience postpartum depression. Perinatal psychological suffering affects early mother-child relationship, impacting child's emotional and cognitive development. Return-to-work brings additional vulnerability given the required balance between parenting and job demands. The MAternal Mental Health in the WORKplace (MAMH@WORK) project aims to develop and…
I-Decide
Cape Verdean governments have intensified the investment on the National Reproductive Health Program, aiming to provide universal and qualified services, especially to the youngest people. Nevertheless, data suggest that some health challenges remain in this group (e.g., high rates of early/unplanned pregnancies, illegal abortions, sexual risk behaviors). In this paper, we present a protocol of a community-based social prescribing and digital int…
Looking Ahead
This study aimed to describe the underlying process, used methods and major recommendations emerging from a comprehensive and prospective health impact assessment of the endorsement of a front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOP-NL) system by the Portuguese health authorities. A mixed-methods approach was used to gather information on the impact of four FOP-NL schemes on consumers' selection of food products according to the perception of their nutr…
Exploring Intersectional Variations in Sexual Pleasure, Sexual Autonomy, and Important Correlates
Research suggests that pressure to meet gender norms can limit social behaviors and ultimately promote poor health outcomes, such as disparities in decreased sexual pleasure, which are considered a central component of human rights and well-being. Previous studies have shown that sexual pleasure and sexual autonomy are gender-related, but little is known about these indicators in diverse populations. This study used data from a probabilistic samp…
Attitudes and Practices towards HPV Vaccination and Its Social Processes in Europe
The sociological understanding of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offers the possibility to understand society better as the processes that shape health beliefs and influence HPV vaccine decisions relate to gender, power, and identity. This research aimed to locate, select, and critically assess scientific evidence regarding the attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination and its social processes with a focus on health equity. A sc…
Standing Up for Culturally Competent Care in Portugal
Health professionals play an essential role in the protection and promotion of health rights without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity/race, nationality and migration status, age, functional diversity, or any other individual and/or cultural positions. With the growing diversity of patient populations, health professionals must be able to identify and be responsive to individual and cultural diversi…
Mapping transgender studies in Portugal
Carla Moleiroa* , Violeta Alarcãobcd & Lia Raquel Nevesda Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social (CIS-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugalb Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (CIES-IUL), Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugalc Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa. Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisboa, Portugald Faculdade de Medicina, …
Are beliefs and attitudes about Covid-19 associated with self-perceived changes in food consumption? Results from a nationwide survey during lockdown
Self-perceived general health among community-dwelling Portuguese older adults
Evidence on how gender intersects with relevant social constructs in later phases of life is scarce. This investigation examined gender inequalities in perceived health status (self-perceived general health; SPGH) by Portuguese elderly community-dwellers while considering psycho-social and socio-demographic determinants. This study used data from a representative sample of community-dwellers aged ≥65 years (N = 920), who were enrolled in the Port…
Active aging awareness and well-being among older adults in Portugal
Objective This study aims to assess the active aging awareness of older adults in mainland Portugal and their levels of overall well-being and to identify social and health-related factors. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with a representative sample of 613 older adults, aged 65 or older, who participated in the PROKnos – Knowing Social Prescribing needs of the elderly study in Portugal. The questionnaire consisted of the Active Age…
Health Literacy among Older Adults in Portugal and Associated Sociodemographic, Health and Healthcare-Related Factors
Although the health literacy level of the general population was described recently, little is known about its specific levels among older adults in Portugal. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the levels of health literacy demonstrated by older adults in Portugal and explore associated factors. Using a randomly generated list of telephone numbers, adults aged 65 years or more living in mainland Portugal were contacted in …
Old and New Actors and Phenomena in the Three-M Processes of Life and Society
Medicalization has been a key concept in the field of the sociology of health and illness over the past 50 years, capturing the expanding social control of everyday life by medical experts [...]
Looking at Resilience among Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Portugal
The transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) population is highly diverse. To date, research on the association of the various family-parenthood aspirations of TGGD people with distinct affirming paths and identities remains scarce. A survey was conducted aiming to characterize the TGGD population's diversity and socio-demographic profile. A community-based convenience sample of 115 self-identified TGGD adults living in Portugal was collected. Most …
Insights from the Equals4Covid19 study on migrant mental health in Portugal
Proposals to address mental health inequalities should be considered in the context of the necessary global changes both at the societal level and in the delivery of mental health services. Additionally, they should be considered with the active involvement of migrants, families, and communities in the design and delivery of mental health promotion and care processes
Facilitator factors to develop a healthy ageing Social Prescribing local system in Portugal—A qualitative case study
Social Prescribing (SP) is an approach which aims of improving health and well-being and connecting patients to community services. Examples of these services include physical activity and cultural activities. Despite its benefits, SP has still not been fully implemented in Portugal. This case study is part of a larger study on Social Prescribing Local System (SPLS) implementation, which comprised a quantitative approach, a pilot study and a qual…
Psychology (20 obras) · Medicine (18 obras) · Sociology (13 obras) · Environmental health (10 obras) · Gender Studies (10 obras) · Gerontology (10 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Nursing (9 obras) · Population (9 obras) · Human sexuality (8 obras)