This page has only limited features, please log in for full access.
Universidad de Salamanca: Salamanca, Castilla y León, ES
PLURIS 2018: Coimbra, PT
ehSemi 2020: Aveiro, PT
Jéssica Tavares is a PhD student in Public Policies at the University of Aveiro and a member of the Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies Research Unit (GOVCOPP). She has a degree in Gerontology from the School of Health of the University of Aveiro and a MSc in Administration and Public Management from the University of Aveiro. Her main research areas of interest are gerontology, ageing policies and healthcare.
Project Goal: .
Current Stage: Data colletion
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development now guides public administrations in conveying all their functions. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), directly or indirectly, need effective public services and officials for successful implementation. Although working in public entities has been related to ‘a sense of duty and morality’, literature reports that motivation and sense of self-worth among public officials have been declining for many years, which in turn can endanger their performance, diminish their willingness to attend to civic affairs, and become committed to their organisation. Public officials’ motivation has been widely addressed through the lens of public service motivation and public sector motivation. Fewer studies, however, have focused on the factors of choice at a pre-level entry. This paper intends to address this gap by pondering on what influences student’s intention to work in the public sector. Understanding what drives potential future public officials’ motivation is crucial for public service sector effectiveness. Following a case study approach with a sample of 2251 undergraduate and post-graduate students of a Portuguese university, findings show an attribution of similar strengths and shortcomings to public and nonprofit sectors, a more positive perception of the private sector and job stability as the strongest motivation.
Gonçalo Santinha; Teresa Carvalho; Teresa Forte; Alexandre Fernandes; Jéssica Tavares. Profiling Public Sector Choice: Perceptions and Motivational Determinants at the Pre-Entry Level. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1272 .
AMA StyleGonçalo Santinha, Teresa Carvalho, Teresa Forte, Alexandre Fernandes, Jéssica Tavares. Profiling Public Sector Choice: Perceptions and Motivational Determinants at the Pre-Entry Level. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1272.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonçalo Santinha; Teresa Carvalho; Teresa Forte; Alexandre Fernandes; Jéssica Tavares. 2021. "Profiling Public Sector Choice: Perceptions and Motivational Determinants at the Pre-Entry Level." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1272.
Background: Health care provided to older adults must take into account the characteristics of chronic diseases and the comorbidities resulting from ageing. However, health services are still too oriented towards acute situations. To overcome this problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a set of Age-Friendly Principles that seek to optimize the provision of health care for this population. This article aims to understand how such Principles are considered in the implementation of age-friendly health care worldwide. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to synthesize the literature on age-friendly health care in accordance with the PRISMA recommendations in the PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. Results: The research identified 34 articles, with only seven recognizing the WHO Principles and only four using the implementation toolkit. In addition, in the context of primary care, three studies recognize the WHO Principles, but only two use the toolkit. Conclusions: The WHO Principles are being implemented in health care, but in a smaller scale than desired, which reveals possible flaws in their dissemination and standardization. Thus, a greater scientific investment in age-friendly health care should be considered, which represents a greater operationalization of the Principles and an evaluation of their effectiveness and impacts.
Jéssica Tavares; Gonçalo Santinha; Nelson Rocha. Age-Friendly Health Care: A Systematic Review. Healthcare 2021, 9, 83 .
AMA StyleJéssica Tavares, Gonçalo Santinha, Nelson Rocha. Age-Friendly Health Care: A Systematic Review. Healthcare. 2021; 9 (1):83.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJéssica Tavares; Gonçalo Santinha; Nelson Rocha. 2021. "Age-Friendly Health Care: A Systematic Review." Healthcare 9, no. 1: 83.
Several studies report an overall critical judgement to the Portuguese health system by national citizens, who focus not only on the increased costs associated with healthcare, waiting lists for appointments, and waiting times for emergency services, but also on the lack of appropriate tools and means that can help them to make more informed decisions concerning healthcare. This chapter aims to explore and test the potential development of a digital tool capable of offering accurate, updated, and extended information on care providers and services as well as access to care facilities. Overall, this application is perceived as useful in conveying a wider knowledge of healthcare options that may not only foster more informed and rational choices, but also help policymakers to understand the main factors underlying citizens' choices of healthcare providers.
Jéssica Tavares; Gonçalo Santinha; Luís Jorge Gonçalves; Teresa Forte. Using Digital Tools to Improve Policy Making and Citizens' Decisions in Healthcare. Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies 2021, 99 -113.
AMA StyleJéssica Tavares, Gonçalo Santinha, Luís Jorge Gonçalves, Teresa Forte. Using Digital Tools to Improve Policy Making and Citizens' Decisions in Healthcare. Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies. 2021; ():99-113.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJéssica Tavares; Gonçalo Santinha; Luís Jorge Gonçalves; Teresa Forte. 2021. "Using Digital Tools to Improve Policy Making and Citizens' Decisions in Healthcare." Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies , no. : 99-113.