Resumo OBJETIVOS Identificar as variáveis socioeconômicas que influenciam as famílias da criança com câncer. MÉTODOS Pesquisa de natureza quantitativa, descritiva e correlacional com 128 famílias de crianças com câncer. Foram utilizados três instrumentos: "Questionário de avaliação do impacto na família de crianças com câncer", "Escala de Satisfação com o Suporte Social" e "Escala de Graffar". RESULTADOS As famílias revelam gastos econômicos acrescidos com a doença devido aos deslocamentos para o hospital e à medicação. A perda de rendimento por parte de um dos progenitores também agrava o impacto econômico da doença. As famílias com maiores necessidades de apoio e menor suporte social apresentam maior impacto econômico. CONCLUSÃO O suporte social assume um papel importante no decréscimo das necessidades econômicas incitadas pela doença. Os enfermeiros devem identificar as necessidades econômicas das famílias e tornar-se parte da rede de apoio das mesmas, sendo fonte de suporte para que as mesmas consigam fortalecer-se no cuidar.

Objective: To characterize the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) in students from elementary schools in Porto and Maia and analyze its association with sleep hygiene, physical activity, cardiometabolic risk, and school performance. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with 891 Portuguese students: 455 boys (51%) and 436 girls (49%), aged between 9 and 11 years old (mean [M]=9.2, standard deviation [SD]=0.4), with an average weight of 35.9 kg (SD=8.1), average height of 1.4 m (SD=0.1), average body mass index (standardized BMI Z score for the pediatric age group) of 0.76 (SD=1.21); 59.5% of them had normal weight and 15.9% were obese. The students filled a questionnaire on the adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (Mediterranean Diet Quality Index in Children and Adolescents [KIDMED]), participated in a socio-demographic interview, and had their anthropometric data collected after their parents signed the informed consent form. Results: The results suggest high levels of adherence to the MD (77.6%) both in males and females. Using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, we found that the Z score was positively associated to cardiometabolic risk and the starting age of an extracurricular physical activity, and negatively associated to the average hours of sleep on a typical day both in males and females. We also identified a negative relation between KIDMED and the starting age of physical activity. Conclusions: This study has contributed to the knowledge of adherence to the MD among Portuguese elementary students and correlations with variables associated to a healthier lifestyle (MD, hours of sleep, and physical activity). Future studies should focus their attention on other countries and more heterogeneous samples.

Resumo A hospitalização pediátrica é um acontecimento crítico, com repercussões na vida da criança internada e da sua família. Este estudo teve como objetivos auscultar as principais preocupações e necessidades experienciadas pelos pais durante a hospitalização de um filho em situação de internamento agudo e explorar eventuais diferenças entre o pai e a mãe no conjunto de vivências partilhadas. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo qualitativo, de natureza exploratória, do qual participaram 16 casais (16 pais e 16 mães) com um filho internado no serviço de pediatria de um hospital do norte de Portugal. Os dados foram recolhidos por meio de entrevistas e avaliados com base na metodologia de análise de conteúdo. O discurso dos pais evidencia como preocupações mais expressivas as referentes ao estado de saúde do filho e, entre as necessidades mais prementes, as associadas à sua recuperação e regresso ao domicílio. Os resultados encontrados revelam igualmente a presença de expressivas diferenças nas vivências desses casais, não devidas à variável pai/mãe, mas à centralidade do papel assumido em termos dos cuidados ao filho (cuidador principal ou secundário).

Introduction: Lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic radically changed nursing education. Along with social isolation, the transition to distance education affected the well-being of students in several countries, particularly Portugal and Spain. Objectives: To identify which variables are predictors of psychological well-being for Portuguese and Spanish nursing students during mandatory lockdowns. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study involving a sample of 1075 students (944 women, mean age 22.46 + /−4.95 years). Data were collected from an online questionnaire which applied the following scales: Perceived Stress Scale (α = .820); Brief COPE-14 Subscales (α = .430 < 0.930); Well-being Manifestations Measure Scale (α = .940); Herth Hope Index (α = .850). A multiple regression model was created to predict the psychological well-being of nursing students. Results: The following predictor variables were identified in the model of the psychological well-being of students during the COVID-19 pandemic: perceived stress ( β = .405; p ≤ .001); hope ( β = .404; p ≤ .001); and the mechanisms of active coping ( β = .405; p ≤ .001), planning ( β = .097; p ≤ .001), and positive reinterpretation ( β = .053; p = .12). These five variables predicted 62.0% of the nursing students’ psychological well-being ( R² = .620; F = 350.82; p ≤ .001). Conclusion: Promoting students’ mental health is essential, especially in periods of great adversity, such as a pandemic. Our results lead the way for the design and validation of an intervention program that addresses the five variables identified as predictors of students’ psychological well-being.

Enquadramento: A crise pand?mica da COVID-19 acarretou mudan?as na vida acad?mica dos estudantes do ensino superior, o que poder? afetar o seu bem-estar psicol?gico. Objetivo: Analisar a rela??o entre estrat?gias de coping utilizadas e o bem-estar psicol?gico em estudantes de enfermagem durante a quarentena pela COVID-19. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, descritivo-correlacional, utilizando uma amostra de 136 estudantes. Colheita de dados online, com recurso ? Escala de Medida de Manifesta??o de Bem-estar Psicol?gico e ? Brief COPE. Resultados: Os estudantes dos ?ltimos anos de curso utilizam mais frequentemente a estrat?gia de coping suporte instrumental (p = 0,015) e emocional (p = 0,009), apresentam ainda, maiores n?veis de bem-estar psicol?gico (p = 0,012). As altera??es no rendimento familiar est?o associadas ao bem-estar psicol?gico (p = 0,024), assim como as estrat?gias de coping religi?o (r = 0,36; p ≤ 0,01), reinterpreta??o positiva (r = 0,47; p ≤ 0,01) e humor (r = 0,37; p ≤ 0,01). Conclus?o: As estrat?gias de coping adotadas pelos estudantes parecem estar relacionadas com o bem-estar psicol?gico durante a quarentena.

Body appreciation, a central aspect of positive body image, recently started to capture the attention of the scientific community as a potential determinant of well-being. However, little is known about onset and early identification in both males and females, as studies on this subject in childhood are still scarce, due in part to a dearth of validated instruments. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties and sex invariance of a Portuguese version of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 for Children (BAS-2C; Halliwell et al., 2017). We also explored the relationship between the BAS-2C and body mass index z-scores (BMIz). Participants were 328 children, ages 9-to-11 years (50.9% girls). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the one-dimensional factor structure had adequate fit, but sex invariance was not supported. Differential item functioning analysis revealed that boys and girls respond differently to item #9, which assesses body comfort. BAS-2C scores evidenced internal consistency and convergent validity with quality of life, healthy eating habits, and body size dissatisfaction. BMIz showed a low ability to predict body appreciation. This study brings support for the use of the BAS-2C in Portuguese-speaking children, but caution is warranted in comparing BAS-2C scores across sexes.