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- Anthropometric data, energy consumption and psychotropic therapy in psychiatric patientsPublication . Guilherme, Ana Lúcia; Simões, Joana; Sousa, Vanessa; Arvela, Ana Paula; Almeida-de-Souza, JulianaBackground In the last year, one in five Portuguese (23 %) suffered from a mental illness and almost half (43 %) has suffered, once in a lifetime, of these disorders. (Furtado et al., 2010) Data indicated that patients with persistent mental illness have higher obesity prevalence, comparing with general populations (Daumit et al. 2003). It aims to study the patient profile related to Anthropometric data (body mass index–BMI, body fat percentage–BF%), Energy consumption and Psychotropic Therapy of patients with psychiatric disorders treated with psychotropic drugs. It aims also to verify the correlation between Energy consumption and Anthropometry data with Psychotropic therapy.
- Anthropometric data, energy consumption and psychotropic therapy in psychiatric patientsPublication . Guilherme, Ana Lúcia; Simões, Joana; Sousa, Vanessa; Arvela, Ana Paula; Almeida-de-Souza, JulianaDuring last year, one in five Portuguese suffered from a mental disease and almost half (43%) has suffered from these disorders once in their lifetime.(1) Data indicates that patients with persistent mental disease have a higher obesity prevalence, when compared to general population.(2)
- Loneliness and depression in the institutionalized elderlyPublication . Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Rodrigues, Cristiana; Gonçalves, Cláudia; Sousa, VanessaInstitutionalized elderly people often experience feelings of depression and loneliness. However, there are strategies to combat these problems allowinga better quality of life. Objectives To know the feelings of the elderly in relation to their life. To determine the degree of depression. To verify 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 moderate 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 significant 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, strategies to decrease the loneliness of the elderly.