L Sousa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 46948 |
|---|---|
| NOME | L Sousa |
| PRENOMES | L |
| SOBRENOME | Sousa |
| ASSINATURA | SOUSA L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Aveiro |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3491-7119 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Beyond Validation
Beyond the care home walls
Maintaining meaningful access to the surrounding community is increasingly recognised as a key component of well-being, quality of life, independence, identity, and social citizenship for people living with dementia. Institutions often act as gatekeepers, mediating residents' access to the surrounding neighbourhood. Yet little empirical evidence exists on how residential care facilities act as institutional mediators of of residents' access to th…
Communicating Genetic Information in Families with Inherited Late-Onset Neurodegenerative Diseases
Communicating genetic information within families living with inherited genetic conditions (IGCs), especially incurable and progressive late-onset neurodegenerative diseases (LONDs), presents significant challenges. To date, no literature review has specifically addressed this issue in families with LONDs. To fill this gap, a scoping review was conducted following PRISMA and JBI guidelines. Four databases (Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and Psyc…
Ageism toward older adults among social education students
This study describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a photovoice program for Social Education students from a Polytechnic University in Portugal. The program was named ‘Ageism in Perspective’ and developed over six sessions during one semester. The design was based on principles of the original photovoice methodology, along with previous experiences of photovoice as an active and experiential learning methodology in higher educatio…
Equidade No Acesso a Saúde Bucal
Profiles of death attitudes of professionals who support community living older adults
Death is a frequent event for those professionals who work with older adults in day care centers (DCC) and home care services (HCS). This study aimed to profile the attitudes toward death of professionals who support community living older adults. This quantitative cross-sectional observational study used an online survey comprising a sociodemographic and professional questionnaire, the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) and the Satisfaction …
There’s Still Time to be Happy”
The process of transitioning involves making changes to align one's life with their authentic gender identity. This study explores the life trajectories of three Portuguese transgender women who transitioned later in life (50+ years old) by identifying key chapters in their life courses. Through inductive thematic analysis, six chapters were identified from the participants' interviews: (1) awareness of "something different in me," (2) locked int…
End of life and death of residents
Residential care facilities (RCFs) are places where older people live and usually die. This exploratory qualitative study aims to describe the experiences and practices of the directors of Portuguese RCFs regarding residents' end of life and death. Data were obtained from 17 care facility directors (CFDs) who participated in three focus groups. Thematic data analysis was performed. The CFDs described their practices and experiences framed within …
Companion Animals
Companion animals play an increasingly important role in people's lives. However, research on how they affect community-dwelling older adults remains scarce and there are inconsistent results. This study examined the impact of companion animals on loneliness, social isolation, depressive symptomatology, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with social support in Portuguese community-dwelling older adults. This cross-sectional descriptive and …
Gerontological social workers’ perspectives about the future at the start of a Covid-19 vaccination program
The COVID-19 pandemic is a continuing public health crisis, although it has lessened in its intensity since the start of worldwide vaccination programs. In aged care facilities, gerontological social workers have become frontline professionals facing multiple challenges and demands. One year after the first COVID-19 case in Portugal, during the second major lockdown in the country, and with vaccination starting in these facilities, a photovoice p…
We Will Never be The Same”
Using photovoice methodology, this study aimed to capture the perspectives of social workers from aged care services on how the pandemic impacted them at a professional level. This study comprised 12 social workers (aged 22–41 years; 11 females) who worked in aged care facilities during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on photovoice methodology, as a participatory visual research method focused on individual and community assets and…
Spanish Older LGBT+ Adults
Introduction Older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT+) adults have been mainly studied in relation to stigma and mental and physical disorders. Understanding their satisfaction with life, along with their generative expression, is crucial in building healthy aging. This study examined the satisfaction with life of Spanish older LGBT+ adults, considering the role of generativity. Methods Data were gathered online; 141 Spanish LGBT+ people co…
When residents die in Portuguese care facilities
This qualitative exploratory study aimed to describe the experiences and practices of care facility directors regarding residents dying in Portuguese residential care facilities (RCFs) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was obtained from 17 care director facilities who participated in focus groups. The data analysis followed the interpretative phenomenological approach. Participants stated that practices surrounding the death of the re…
Leaving a Mark and Passing the Torch
Aging paradigms should entail all individuals. More research on older LGBT+ adults is needed since the literature has been mainly built on heteronormative and cisgender standards. The creation and shaping of the kind of legacy an individual would like to leave behind when he/she dies is key in aging well. This study explores the intended legacies of older lesbian and gay adults (50+ years old) who were activists in social movements in Spain. Eigh…
Short Communication
From older to younger generations
V Al Ida
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are a major reason for institutionalization, and high demanding for staff in Residential Care Facilities. This article reports the design, implementation, and evaluation of a Validation Therapy pilot-training program (V AL IDA) for staff members of a residential care facility in Aveiro, Portugal. This pilot study involved 22 members of the staff, including qualified professionals and nonqualified …
Role of older generations in the family’s adjustment to Huntington disease
Let’s make a movie
Intergenerational (IG) activities aim at building bridges and mutual understanding among generations (Dow et al., 2016). IG activities may contribute to regain common spaces among generations outsi
Impacto dos papéis dos mais velhos na promoção da saúde em famílias com paramiloidose
Os elementos mais velhos da família exercem papéis de promoção da saúde junto dos mais novos em doenças hereditárias como a paramiloidose. Contudo, escasseiam estudos que associem esses papéis ao impacto nas gerações mais novas. O objetivo deste estudo qualitativo exploratório é analisar o impacto dos papéis exercidos pelos mais velhos junto dos mais novos na promoção da saúde em famílias com paramiloidose. Adotou-se a Técnica dos Incidentes Crít…
Preference for death at home and associated factors among older people in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
We examined people’s preferences for place of death and identified factors associated with a home death preference. We asked a representative sample (N = 400) of older people (≥ 60 years) residents in the city of Belo Horizonte, about their preferences for place of death in a situation of serious illness with less than a year to live. Data were analyzed using binomial regression to identify associated factors. 52.2% indicate home as the preferred…
Preferências de pessoas idosas pela informação prognóstica numa situação de doença grave, com menos de um ano de vida
O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar as preferências de pessoas idosas, residentes na comunidade, pela divulgação de informações relativas ao tempo de vida limitado, sintomas e problemas, e opções disponíveis para cuidados numa situação de doença grave, com menos de um ano de vida; e identificar os fatores associados com a preferência pela informação sobre prognóstico de vida limitado. Foi aplicado a versão brasileira do questionário sobre Pref…
Promoção da saúde em famílias com paramiloidose
Atualmente os cidadãos são parceiros dos sistemas formais na promoção da saúde. Na gestão das doenças hereditárias, o papel dos familiares como fonte de suporte é vital. O papel dos mais velhos emerge como crucial pela longa relação com a doença e com os doentes na família. Contudo, esse papel permanece pouco explorado, em particular, em doenças genéticas, como a paramiloidose. Este estudo qualitativo exploratório analisa o papel dos mais velhos,…
Discredited legacy
Intergenerational Toy Library
This paper describes the pilot-action, Intergenerational Toy Library: 1, 2, 3 ... Let’s play again?, in terms of activities and participants and reports the benefits for participants and suggestions
Qualidade de vida e bem-estar dos idosos
OBJECTIVOS: Caracterizar a qualidade de vida e bem-estar dos idosos do ponto de vista dos próprios. MÉTODOS: Foi caracterizada uma amostra de 1.665 idosos com 75 anos ou mais, residentes em 13 Distritos de Portugal. Destes, 311 sujeitos foram excluídos por incapacidade de expressarem opiniões. O instrumento utilizado na recolha dos dados dos 1.354 sujeitos (81,3%) da amostra foi o EASYcare (Sistema de Avaliação dos Idosos). A análise estatística …
Intergenerational practice
The ageing of the European population is creating a new demographic mix, increasing the relevance of intergenerational practice (IGP). To date, however, this field lacks an appropriate conceptual framework. This study aims to contribute to such a framework through an integrative review of peer-reviewed papers reporting on IGPs. Fifteen papers were obtained, published over the last 20 years. The main findings suggest that the wealth of IGPs lies i…
The multi‐professional approach
Sousa L, Costa T. The multi‐professional approach: front‐line professionals' behaviours and interactions Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 444–454 © 2009 The Author, Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. Given the complexity of social problems, the multi‐professional approach has been generally adopted in the Western world as a desirable work practice. This study aimed at identifying front‐…
When multi-problem poor individuals' values meet practitioners' values
Every intervention process can be thought of as a journey of partnership between people, as well as an intellectual journey of ideas and an emotional journey of relationships. This exploratory study aims at reaching a better understanding of three questions: (i) What values do individual heads of multi-problem poor households and practitioners show regarding their relationship? (ii) How might those values inform the interaction between them, in p…
Leaving a Mark and Passing the Torch
Aging paradigms should entail all individuals. More research on older LGBT+ adults is needed since the literature has been mainly built on heteronormative and cisgender standards. The creation and shaping of the kind of legacy an individual would like to leave behind when he/she dies is key in aging well. This study explores the intended legacies of older lesbian and gay adults (50+ years old) who were activists in social movements in Spain. Eigh…
Are practitioners incorporating a strengths‐focused approach when working with multi‐problem poor families
Multi‐problem poor families have been characterized as dysfunctional and chaotic, and problem‐centred interventions have been developed. However, the activation of families' strengths has shown itself to be an important tool for intervention, hence the relevance of promoting the incorporation of a strengths‐focused approach. So, it becomes important to determine to what extent practitioners are thinking of incorporating a strengths‐focused approa…
Spanish Older LGBT+ Adults
Introduction Older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT+) adults have been mainly studied in relation to stigma and mental and physical disorders. Understanding their satisfaction with life, along with their generative expression, is crucial in building healthy aging. This study examined the satisfaction with life of Spanish older LGBT+ adults, considering the role of generativity. Methods Data were gathered online; 141 Spanish LGBT+ people co…
Intergenerational Toy Library
This paper describes the pilot-action, Intergenerational Toy Library: 1, 2, 3 ... Let’s play again?, in terms of activities and participants and reports the benefits for participants and suggestions
A Vivência Dos Mais Velhos Em Uma Comunidade Indígena Guarani Mbyá
É possível entender que o aumento de pessoas idosas no mundo requer uma perspectiva transcultural da adultez e da velhice. Assim, este estudo exploratório procurou compreender a dinâmica cultural de uma comunidade indígena, destacando o papel da pessoa mais velha. Para tal foram realizadas entrevistas abertas com roteiro semi-estrurado com seis interlocutores do Conselho de Anciãos do povo Guarani-Mbyá, de uma tradicional aldeia de São Paulo que …
Linking formal and informal support in multiproblem low‐income families
Multiproblem low‐income families face multiple long‐term problems in contexts deprived of economic resources, and they use various forms of formal and informal support to overcome these problems. This study examines how families coordinate the diverse strategies. A sample of 150 multiproblem, low‐income families was surveyed by means of an interview that comprised three open questions: Which problems do you feel exist in your family? What strateg…
Companion Animals
Companion animals play an increasingly important role in people's lives. However, research on how they affect community-dwelling older adults remains scarce and there are inconsistent results. This study examined the impact of companion animals on loneliness, social isolation, depressive symptomatology, satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with social support in Portuguese community-dwelling older adults. This cross-sectional descriptive and …
From older to younger generations
Financial management in long-term low-income households
Long-term low-income households face economic hardship, together with a lack of opportunities, which restrict their social participation. There is a widely held belief among professionals that these households poorly manage their finances. This exploratory study aims to gain a deeper understanding of these households' difficulties and strategies of family financial management in Portugal, taking into account the perspectives of both members of th…
Qualidade dos cuidados domiciliares em enfermagem a idosos dependentes
Este estudo exploratório procura contribuir para promover a compreensão de factores envolvidos na qualidade dos cuidados de enfermagem a idosos dependentes em cuidados domiciliares. Adoptou-se o photovoice, um método participativo (qualitativo) que usa a fotografia e a voz para aceder ao mundo dos outros e torná-lo acessível a nós. A amostra envolve seis enfermeiros, com idades entre os 24 e 30 anos, cinco do sexo feminino. Os principais resultad…
Prestar cuidados de enfermagem a pessoas idosas
A enfermagem é uma das profissões que presta cuidados de saúde à população idosa em diversos contextos, sendo que a sua experiência de cuidado a essa população tende a ser mais vasta que a formação. Este estudo exploratório analisa as experiências de enfermeiros nos cuidados a pessoas idosas e os impactos nesses profissionais. Adopta-se a técnica de incidentes críticos, envolvendo uma amostra de 47 enfermeiros. Os principais resultados indicam: i…
Observing cities’ social inequalities
Qualidade de vida e bem-estar dos idosos
OBJECTIVOS: Caracterizar a qualidade de vida e bem-estar dos idosos do ponto de vista dos próprios. MÉTODOS: Foi caracterizada uma amostra de 1.665 idosos com 75 anos ou mais, residentes em 13 Distritos de Portugal. Destes, 311 sujeitos foram excluídos por incapacidade de expressarem opiniões. O instrumento utilizado na recolha dos dados dos 1.354 sujeitos (81,3%) da amostra foi o EASYcare (Sistema de Avaliação dos Idosos). A análise estatística …
Building on Personal Networks When Intervening With Multi‐problem Poor Families
Which strengths exist in the personal social networks of members of multi‐problem poor families? This is a crucial question at a time when a substantial amount of data demonstrates the protector effect of social ties and the harmful effect of their insufficiency in aspects such as well‐being, personal development and social adjustment. In addition, recent research has demonstrated that professionals are no longer the only providers of solutions f…
When multi-problem poor individuals' values meet practitioners' values
Every intervention process can be thought of as a journey of partnership between people, as well as an intellectual journey of ideas and an emotional journey of relationships. This exploratory study aims at reaching a better understanding of three questions: (i) What values do individual heads of multi-problem poor households and practitioners show regarding their relationship? (ii) How might those values inform the interaction between them, in p…
Are practitioners incorporating a strengths‐focused approach when working with multi‐problem poor families
Multi‐problem poor families have been characterized as dysfunctional and chaotic, and problem‐centred interventions have been developed. However, the activation of families' strengths has shown itself to be an important tool for intervention, hence the relevance of promoting the incorporation of a strengths‐focused approach. So, it becomes important to determine to what extent practitioners are thinking of incorporating a strengths‐focused approa…
The multi‐professional approach
Sousa L, Costa T. The multi‐professional approach: front‐line professionals' behaviours and interactions Int J Soc Welfare 2010: 19: 444–454 © 2009 The Author, Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. Given the complexity of social problems, the multi‐professional approach has been generally adopted in the Western world as a desirable work practice. This study aimed at identifying front‐…
Linking formal and informal support in multiproblem low‐income families
Multiproblem low‐income families face multiple long‐term problems in contexts deprived of economic resources, and they use various forms of formal and informal support to overcome these problems. This study examines how families coordinate the diverse strategies. A sample of 150 multiproblem, low‐income families was surveyed by means of an interview that comprised three open questions: Which problems do you feel exist in your family? What strateg…
Family matters
Vivências em Serviço de Urgências
As pessoas que acompanham um utente no serviço de urgência (SU), familiares ou não, são parte integrante da unidade de cuidados. Em Portugal, a prática comum no acompanhamento a adultos é a permanência numa sala de espera exterior. Este estudo exploratório realizado em Portugal procura compreender melhor as vivências em SU dos diversos envolvidos, procurando clarificar o papel dos acompanhantes no serviço de urgência, para reflectir sobre formas …
Are family-oriented interventions in Portuguese genetics services a remote possibility? Professionals’ views on a multifamily intervention for cancer susceptibility families
Qualidade dos cuidados domiciliares em enfermagem a idosos dependentes
Este estudo exploratório procura contribuir para promover a compreensão de factores envolvidos na qualidade dos cuidados de enfermagem a idosos dependentes em cuidados domiciliares. Adoptou-se o photovoice, um método participativo (qualitativo) que usa a fotografia e a voz para aceder ao mundo dos outros e torná-lo acessível a nós. A amostra envolve seis enfermeiros, com idades entre os 24 e 30 anos, cinco do sexo feminino. Os principais resultad…
Prestar cuidados de enfermagem a pessoas idosas
A enfermagem é uma das profissões que presta cuidados de saúde à população idosa em diversos contextos, sendo que a sua experiência de cuidado a essa população tende a ser mais vasta que a formação. Este estudo exploratório analisa as experiências de enfermeiros nos cuidados a pessoas idosas e os impactos nesses profissionais. Adopta-se a técnica de incidentes críticos, envolvendo uma amostra de 47 enfermeiros. Os principais resultados indicam: i…
Percepção das famílias multiproblemáticas pobres sobre as suas competências
As famílias multiproblemáticas pobres são descritas como disfuncionais e desorganizadas, sendo rara a referência a competências. Porém, a activação de competências tem demonstrado ser um importante instrumento de intervenção. Assim, neste estudo exploratório procura-se identificar a percepção dessas famílias sobre o que funciona no seu agregado. Para tal administrou-se uma entrevista semiestruturada a 60 chefes de famílias pobres (32 multiproblem…
Financial management in long-term low-income households
Long-term low-income households face economic hardship, together with a lack of opportunities, which restrict their social participation. There is a widely held belief among professionals that these households poorly manage their finances. This exploratory study aims to gain a deeper understanding of these households' difficulties and strategies of family financial management in Portugal, taking into account the perspectives of both members of th…
A Vivência Dos Mais Velhos Em Uma Comunidade Indígena Guarani Mbyá
É possível entender que o aumento de pessoas idosas no mundo requer uma perspectiva transcultural da adultez e da velhice. Assim, este estudo exploratório procurou compreender a dinâmica cultural de uma comunidade indígena, destacando o papel da pessoa mais velha. Para tal foram realizadas entrevistas abertas com roteiro semi-estrurado com seis interlocutores do Conselho de Anciãos do povo Guarani-Mbyá, de uma tradicional aldeia de São Paulo que …
Intergenerational Toy Library
This paper describes the pilot-action, Intergenerational Toy Library: 1, 2, 3 ... Let’s play again?, in terms of activities and participants and reports the benefits for participants and suggestions
Intergenerational practice
The ageing of the European population is creating a new demographic mix, increasing the relevance of intergenerational practice (IGP). To date, however, this field lacks an appropriate conceptual framework. This study aims to contribute to such a framework through an integrative review of peer-reviewed papers reporting on IGPs. Fifteen papers were obtained, published over the last 20 years. The main findings suggest that the wealth of IGPs lies i…
Promoção da saúde em famílias com paramiloidose
Atualmente os cidadãos são parceiros dos sistemas formais na promoção da saúde. Na gestão das doenças hereditárias, o papel dos familiares como fonte de suporte é vital. O papel dos mais velhos emerge como crucial pela longa relação com a doença e com os doentes na família. Contudo, esse papel permanece pouco explorado, em particular, em doenças genéticas, como a paramiloidose. Este estudo qualitativo exploratório analisa o papel dos mais velhos,…
Discredited legacy
Preference for death at home and associated factors among older people in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
We examined people’s preferences for place of death and identified factors associated with a home death preference. We asked a representative sample (N = 400) of older people (≥ 60 years) residents in the city of Belo Horizonte, about their preferences for place of death in a situation of serious illness with less than a year to live. Data were analyzed using binomial regression to identify associated factors. 52.2% indicate home as the preferred…
Preferências de pessoas idosas pela informação prognóstica numa situação de doença grave, com menos de um ano de vida
O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar as preferências de pessoas idosas, residentes na comunidade, pela divulgação de informações relativas ao tempo de vida limitado, sintomas e problemas, e opções disponíveis para cuidados numa situação de doença grave, com menos de um ano de vida; e identificar os fatores associados com a preferência pela informação sobre prognóstico de vida limitado. Foi aplicado a versão brasileira do questionário sobre Pref…
V Al Ida
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are a major reason for institutionalization, and high demanding for staff in Residential Care Facilities. This article reports the design, implementation, and evaluation of a Validation Therapy pilot-training program (V AL IDA) for staff members of a residential care facility in Aveiro, Portugal. This pilot study involved 22 members of the staff, including qualified professionals and nonqualified …
Role of older generations in the family’s adjustment to Huntington disease
Let’s make a movie
Intergenerational (IG) activities aim at building bridges and mutual understanding among generations (Dow et al., 2016). IG activities may contribute to regain common spaces among generations outsi
Impacto dos papéis dos mais velhos na promoção da saúde em famílias com paramiloidose
Os elementos mais velhos da família exercem papéis de promoção da saúde junto dos mais novos em doenças hereditárias como a paramiloidose. Contudo, escasseiam estudos que associem esses papéis ao impacto nas gerações mais novas. O objetivo deste estudo qualitativo exploratório é analisar o impacto dos papéis exercidos pelos mais velhos junto dos mais novos na promoção da saúde em famílias com paramiloidose. Adotou-se a Técnica dos Incidentes Crít…
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