Sexual harassment is a crucial public health issue among adolescents. In order to develop school health promotion programs, there is a need to involve adolescents themselves paying particular attention to their perceptions, beliefs, attitudes and practices. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the adolescents’ perceptions about sexual harassment as well as the ways it could be prevented. Four focus groups were conducted during an online “camp” in autumn 2021, facilitated by members of SHEHAP project research team. Participants were secondary school students from Finland, Greece, Lithuania and Portugal. The qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. Concerning how participants perceive sexual harassment, the themes that emerged were: physically expressed sexual harassment; verbally expressed sexual harassment; virtually expressed sexual harassment; violation of self-determination. Virtual environment; school environment; public environment; familiar environment, were identified as the places where sexual harassment may occur. Finally, in regard to the participants’ views on the prevention of sexual harassment, the following themes emerged: youth education; adult education aiming teachers and parents; professional, peer and family support; official consequences; health education methods. The findings of the current study can be used for the development of school-based programs aiming to prevent sexual harassment among adolescents.

Introduction Hypertension is a chronic disease with high national prevalence, being the main risk factor for cardiovascular brain disease. Thus, training for disease management is essential for disease control and eviction of complications. By determining the level of knowledge of the person and family about hypertension, it was possible to structure the intervention aimed at promoting autonomy for conscious decision-making, adopting healthy lifestyles and active participation in their health project. Objective Empower hypertensive people aged 45-65 years and family, enrolled in a Family Healthcare Unit in the intervention area of the Health Centre’s Cluster Almada/Seixal. Methods The analytical cross-sectional observational study was based on the methodology of Health Planning, underpinned by the theoretical framework of Dorothea Orem's Nursing Self-Care Model. A questionnaire was designed and applied to conduct the Situation Diagnosis for the sociodemographic characterization of the sample and to identify the behaviors for disease management. The sample was composed using the purposive sampling technique. A favorable opinion was previously obtained from the Ethics Committee for Health of the Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Tejo Valley (ARSLVT) under reference - 5043/CES/INV2022. Results The situation diagnosis revealed a deficit of knowledge about the disease and its management, as well as a deficit of self-care, which compromises the quality of life of the participants. With the prioritization of the problems, health education was selected as a strategy. After the community intervention, 70% of the participants assess and record daily BP values; 100% of them correctly identify risk behaviors for worsening hypertension; 63% of the participants practice regular physical activity; 87% of the participants report having reduced the daily intake of salt; and, 100% of family members identified two areas in which their family member needs more support, being the most frequent, encouragement for physical activity and restriction/substitution of salt in food. Conclusion This project was an important contribution to the empowerment of the hypertensive person and family to manage the disease, since after its completion there was an increase in knowledge of the participants, as well as behavioral changes associated with healthy lifestyles.

The wExchange project aims to support mental health literacy and promote mental well-being of young people through peer-to-peer learning methods in secondary schools in a virtual environment. The current paper presents the school students’ feedback on the two virtual camps implemented within the project. A total of 80 school students participated in two virtual camps and provided their feedback through a questionnaire with the response rate increasing from 41% to 100% from first to second session. After the first camp, 100% (n=33) of the participants and 93.8% (n=75) in the second camp found the experience interesting, while 97% (n=32) and 92.5% (n=74), respectively, considered the content important. School students reported feeling happy, excited, curious, and inspired, highlighting the positive impact of peer-based learning. The final wExchange material, incorporating peer-developed methods for mental well-being promotion, will be freely available on the project website in English, Finnish, Greek, Portuguese, and Slovenian, ensuring accessibility to all interested stakeholders in the field of school health promotion.

Introduction Brain and cardiovascular diseases require regular and specialized follow-up, including those pathologies that require oral anticoagulants, in order to reduce hospitalizations due to clinical decompensation, maintain the person active, and reduce their degree of dependence. This requires a professional/patient/family partnership in their management. This project was based on Dorothea Orem's Theory of Self-Care Deficit. Objective To train the hypocoagulated users and their families in disease management. Methods The health planning methodology was applied. The situation diagnosis was developed using questionnaires applied to the patient to validate their knowledge about disease management and a second one applied to the family to understand their knowledge about their relative's needs. The non-probability convenience sample was composed of 18 patients and 5 family members in the consultations performed during the internship period. Results The situation diagnosis revealed a deficit of knowledge about disease management: in self-care, therapeutic regimen, and their interaction, as well as a deficit of the family's role in monitoring their family member and perceiving their needs. Health education was used as a strategy to improve the problems identified through the empowerment of users and families. After intervention, there was an increase in knowledge in all the addressed points: self-care (92.85%), therapeutic regime and its interaction (85.71%). As for the family intervention, we found that participants are family members who live with hypocoagulated patients and have already taken over the role of caregiver. Conclusion This project contributed to the knowledge of hypocoagulated patients and family, through the intervention of community nursing, as well as the reflection on how to develop strategies with families, to empower them in the early detection of intervention in the self-care of their family member and in the management of family roles.

A coletânea de artigos que integram a obra com o título Problemáticas de saúde na sociedade contemporânea – Diversidade de perspectivas e contextos, publicada pela Editora Omnis Scientia, apresenta diversas temáticas do conhecimento na área da saúde e também das ciências sociais. Os estudos apresentados neste volume abordam temas atuais e de interesse para […]