CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Tecnologia assistiva à um leque de equipamentos, recursos, serviÃos, metodologias, prÃticas, estratÃgias aplicadas para minimizar as dificuldades encontradas pelas pessoas com deficiÃncia. A Enfermagem tem utilizado das tecnologias como forma de assistir a clientela nos diversos ambientes de educaÃÃo e promoÃÃo em saÃde. O objetivo foi desenvolver e avaliar uma tecnologia assistiva com enfoque nos mÃtodos anticoncepcionais comportamentais para mulheres cegas. Trata-se de estudo de desenvolvimento e avaliaÃÃo de Tecnologia Assistiva. O perÃodo da coleta de dados ocorreu entre marÃo 2011 e abril de 2012. A pesquisa foi realizada no LaboratÃrio de ComunicaÃÃo em SaÃde do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do CearÃ. Os sujeitos do estudo foram juÃzes especialistas em aspectos pedagÃgicos e mulheres cegas que preencheram instrumentos de avaliaÃÃo. O estudo constou de trÃs etapas metodolÃgicas: desenvolvimento do manual, avaliaÃÃo pelos juÃzes especialistas e avaliaÃÃo com as cegas. A pesquisa foi submetida ao Comità de Ãtica em Pesquisa e aprovada conforme protocolo nÃmero 283/11. Foram respeitados os aspectos Ãticos segundo a ResoluÃÃo 196/96. O Manual SaÃde Sexual e Reprodutiva â MÃtodos Anticoncepcionais Comportamentais apresenta texto em Braille e em tinta, com figuras em alto relevo acompanhadas de descriÃÃo, utilizou-se linguagem informal. Os juÃzes especialistas sugeriram ajustes na tecnologia, com intuito de melhorar a estrutura, a linguagem e as figuras do Manual. Dentre as trÃs juÃzas desta fase, duas eram cegas, situaÃÃo pertinente porque o Manual serà usado por este pÃblico. Dos dezoito itens que constituem o Instrumento de AvaliaÃÃo respondido pelas juÃzas, treze itens foram considerados adequados, em dois itens nÃo houve acordo entre os respondentes, e nos outros trÃs itens houve acordo entre os juÃzes. As alteraÃÃes nos termos tÃcnicos e na apresentaÃÃo do Manual foram realizadas de acordo com as sugestÃes dadas pelos juÃzes. Na terceira etapa do estudo, avaliaÃÃo do Manual pelas mulheres cegas, estas foram convidadas a se reunir em local prÃ-estabelecido para realizar leitura do Manual individualmente e responder ao Instrumento de AvaliaÃÃo. Os resultados foram analisados a partir dos Instrumentos de AvaliaÃÃo respondidos pelas mulheres. Dos quinze itens, oito foram julgados como adequados; sete itens apresentaram discordÃncia entre as avaliaÃÃes das mulheres. As avaliaÃÃes foram pertinentes por tornar o Manual mais acessÃvel e completo. Por outro lado, constituiu suporte para o trabalho dos profissionais da saÃde em consultas e aÃÃes de educaÃÃo em saÃde de planejamento familiar. Ao superar as dificuldades, este estudo apresenta considerÃvel repercussÃo para a populaÃÃo, pois possibilita caminho para o desenvolvimento de outras tecnologias assistivas com outras temÃticas. / Assistive technology is a range of equipment, resources, services, methods, practices and strategies applied to minimize the difficulties disabled people are confronted with. Nursing has used technologies to assist clients in different health education and promotion contexts. The aim was to develop and assess an assistive technology with a focus on behavioral contraceptive methods for blind women. An Assistive Technology development and evaluation study was designed. Data were collected between March 2011 and April 2012. The research was accomplished at the Health Communication Laboratory of the Nursing Department at Universidade Federal do CearÃ, Brazil. The study subjects were experts in pedagogical aspects and blind women, who completed assessment instruments. The study involved three methodological phases: development of the manual, expert evaluation and evaluation by the blind women. The research was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee and approved under number 283/11. Ethical aspects were respected in compliance with Resolution 196/96. The Manual SaÃde Sexual e Reprodutiva â MÃtodos Anticoncepcionais Comportamentais includes text in Braille and in print, with high relief figures accompanied by description, using informal language. The experts suggested technological adjustments with a view to improving the structure, language and figures in the Manual. Two of the three experts in that phase were blind, a pertinent situation as that is the target public of the Manual. Out of 18 items in the Evaluation Instrument the experts responded, 13 were considered adequate, the respondents did not agree on two and agreed on the other three items. Changes were made in the technical terms and presentation of the Manual according to the expertsâ suggestions. In the third phase, evaluation of the Manual by the blind women, these women were invited to meet at a predetermined place to read the Manual individually and answer the Evaluation Instrument. The results were analyzed based on the Evaluation Instruments the women had answered. Out of 15 items, eight were considered adequate; disagreements were found with regard to seven. The evaluations were pertinent to make the Manual more accessible and complete. On the other hand, the Manual served to support health professionalsâ work during health education meetings and actions for family planning purposes. By overcoming difficulties, this study entailed considerable effects for the population, as it makes room for the development of other assistive technologies on other themes.

Thesis advisor: Corrine Y. Jurgens / Background: Infertility is a source of significant distress to women, their partners, and their families. If women are unable to identify the time in their cycle when conception is most likely (the fertile window) then they may be referred to fertility services unnecessarily, which incur costly, invasive, and risky interventions. Little is known about women’s experiences trying to conceive using fertility-awareness based methods. Objective: The purpose of this dissertation research is to examine fertility-awareness based method (FABMs) use among women seeking pregnancy, specifically as it relates to fertility knowledge, method frequency, predictors of use, and duration of pregnancy attempt. Methods: This manuscript-style dissertation will utilize multiple data sources and methods to address four major goals. First, an integrative review of peer-reviewed publications will synthesize the literature regarding fertility knowledge and fertility- awareness practices (Aim 1). Second, a secondary analysis of data from the CDC’s National Survey of Family Growth (2015-2017) will be used to identify factors that influence women’s decision to use FABMs (Aim 2). Third, an analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study 3 will be used to evaluate whether duration of current pregnancy attempt is associated with FABM(s) use (Aim 3). Lastly, a case study will be presented using the qualitative methodology of narrative interview to describe women’s experiences using FABMs to achieve pregnancy (Aim 4). Conclusions: Collectively, this work advances the science by providing researchers and clinicians with the knowledge to support women in their journey to natural, spontaneous conception. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2021. / Submitted to: Boston College. Connell School of Nursing. / Discipline: Nursing.

<div> <div> <div> <p>The following study used a liberal feminist lens to address a gap in the literature on contraceptive method use and romantic relationships by examining the association between contraceptive method use and both relationship satisfaction and balance of power. Specifically, it surveyed married women between the ages of 20-49 using either oral contraceptives (OCs) or natural family planning (NFP). Relationship satisfaction was measured using the Couple Satisfaction Index (CSI-4). Balance of power in the relationship was measured using the Relationship Balance Assessment (RBA). It was hypothesized that women using NFP would report higher relationship satisfaction and greater balance of power than women using OCs. Instead, results of the multiple regression analyses indicated that women using NFP experienced significantly lower rates of balance of power in their relationship. There was no significant difference in relationship satisfaction between groups. Additionally, control variables of religious importance and number of children were found to be associated with balance of power. Controls of age and religious importance were found to be associated with relationship satisfaction. Clinical implications, strengths and limitations, and future directions for research were discussed. </p> </div> </div> </div>

The diploma thesis deals with the change of the family in today's society, its roles, and the ways of cohabitation which replace the family. It evaluates the significance of marriage and parenthood for children and for their future lives. It describes the difficulties related to responsible parenthood and the role of parents during their children's adolescence. It evaluates the mentioned issues from the point of view of Christian ethics. It also touches on the problems of the current society in terms of infertility and assisted reproduction as well as ethical issued connected with them.

Cette thèse vise à appréhender la condition juridique des couples non mariés, à travers près de cinq siècles. Le droit canonique du mariage relégua le concubinage à un état permanent de péché, et, au XVIe siècle, le concile de Trente prescrivit des sanctions sévères à l'encontre des concubinaires. Les pères du concile édictèrent des règles encadrant la célébration du mariage. Puis, l'autorité séculière s'arrogea peu à peu la compétence en matière matrimoniale, par les lois et par la jurisprudence. La frontière entre mariage et concubinage était dorénavant strictement établie. Si l'ancien droit ne regarda pas le concubinage comme un délit, il fustigea les bâtards en les soumettant à un statut d'infériorité. Sous la Révolution, la sécularisation du mariage ne remit pas en cause la forme traditionnelle de l'union conjugale, toutefois, les législateurs accordèrent des droits aux enfants naturels reconnus. En 1804, le Code civil ignora absolument le concubinage. Le fondement de la famille était le mariage ; et, les enfants naturels furent, de nouveau, les victimes de la prééminence de l'union légitime. Dés le milieu du XIXe siècle, la rigueur du Code envers la famille naturelle fut atténuée grâce à un courant d'idées progressistes. Puis, au début du XXe siècle, la reconnaissance officielle du concubinage fut opérée par une série de mesures législatives lui conférant des effets juridiques, et la voie vers un pluralisme juridique des modèles familiaux se trouva ouverte. / The aim of this thesis is to understand the legal status of unmarried couples, over a period of time extending for nearly five centuries. The canon law of marriage relegated cohabitation to a permanent state of sin, and in the sixteenth century, the council of Trent prescribed severe penalties to punish cohabitation. The fathers of the council enacted rules governing the celebration of marriage. Secular authority then gradually arrogated jurisdiction in matrimonial matters by means of laws and jurisprudence. The line between marriage and cohabitation was now strictly drawn. Although the old law did not consider cohabitation as a crime, it castigated children born outside of wedlock by subjecting them to an inferior status. During the Revolution, the secularization of marriage did not call into question the traditional form of the marital union; however, legislators granted rights to recognized natural children. In 1804, the question of cohabitation was totally absent from the civil Code. Marriage represented the foundation of the family, and illegitimate children were once again the victims of the rule of lawful union. By the mid-nineteenth century, the rigor of the Code toward the natural family was mitigated by a current of progressive ideas. Then, in the early twentieth century, official recognition of cohabitation was brought about by a series of legally-binding legislative measures, and the path to legal pluralism in family matters found an opening.