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Unga vuxnas upplevelser i samband med testning för könsjukdomden klamydia : En litteraturstudie med patientperspektivKhodr, Abir, Karpuz, Berna January 2019 (has links)
Könssjukdomen klamydia är bland de vanligaste könssjukdomarna i världen. Könssjukdomen är anmälningspliktig och det ingår sjuksköterskans profession att arbeta preventivt med bland annat provtagning och smittspårning för att ständigt förebygga smittan. Syftet med denna litteraturstudie är att belysa unga vuxnas upplevelser av att testa sig för könssjukdomen. Författarna har analyserat nio vetenskapliga artiklar som resulterat i två huvudkategorier och fem underkategorier. Den första kategorin samt underkategorierna till denna var följande: Vårdrelaterade upplevelser av klamydiatestning; En känsla av okunskap; Känsla av tillit till vårdarna. Kategori nummer två löd: Psykosociala upplevelser av klamydiatestning med underkategorierna; ”Andra” människors problem; Risk för stigmatisering; Ett moraliskt ansvar. Resultatet visade att det hos unga vuxna fanns brist på kunskap kring könssjukdomen klamydia och testning kring denna. Vårdpersonalen hade i samband med testning stor inverkan och kunde påverka unga vuxnas val kring vart testet föredrogs att utföras samt av vilken befattning. Könssjukdomen visade sig också vara stigmatiserad och kunde skada relationer samt väcka känsla av skuld och skam. Litteraturstudien bidrar med att synliggöra unga vuxnas upplevelser kring testning vilket medför möjlighet för vårdpersonal att förbättra bemötandet så att en god vård kan erbjudas.
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Desfechos epidemiológicos e fatores associados à doença cerebrovascular em adultos jovens, estado de São Paulo, Brasil / Epidemiological findings and factors associated with cerebrovascular disease in young adults, São Paulo, BrazilSantos, Edigê Felipe de Sousa 12 February 2019 (has links)
Introdução: A Doença Cerebrovascular é uma das principais causas de morte no mundo, inclusive no Brasil, além de ser a primeira causa de internação hospitalar no Sistema Único de Saúde brasileiro. Objetivo: avaliar os desfechos epidemiológicos da doença cerebrovascular em adultos jovens residentes no município de São Paulo, assim como avaliar os fatores associados à falta de assistência hospitalar nos óbitos ocasionados pelo acidente cerebrovascular no estado de São Paulo. Método: foram utilizados dados oficiais de mortalidade e hospitalização por DCV provenientes do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade e Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde, respectivamente. As séries temporais foram padronizadas pelo método direto, segundo sexo, idade e tipos da doença. Para a mortalidade, utilizouse dois intervalos de tempo de 10 anos consecutivos (1996-2005 e 2006-2015). Foi utilizado o modelo de regressão de Prais-Winsten, obtendo o Annual Percent Change (APC). Para analisar a associação entre os óbitos por doença cerebrovascular sem assistência hospitalar e as variáveis explicativas utilizou-se regressão de Poisson. Resultados: Ocorreram 13.129 óbitos e 17.972 hospitalizações em adultos jovens residentes na cidade de São Paulo. Quando analisadas conjuntamente, a mortalidade por doença cerebrovascular apresentou tendência decrescente (APC -4,94% entre 1996-2005 e APC -3,17% entre 2006-2017). Mulheres tiveram redução da mortalidade por DCV durante todo o período (1996-2005; APC: -4,29% e 2006-2015; APC: -4,57%), enquanto homens apresentaram redução da mortalidade por DCV somente na primeira década do estudo (1996-2005; APC= -5,71%). A tendência de hospitalização foi estacionária, sem diferenças segundo sexo e faixa etária. A morbimortalidade por DCV no mês mais frio do ano (junho) foi 11,5% mais elevada, em média durante o período 1996-2015 e 2008-2017, em comparação com o período mais quente, no mês de dezembro (p<0,05). Também foram registrados 127.319 óbitos por Doença Cerebrovascular no estado de São Paulo nos períodos de 1996-1998 e 2013-2015. Destes, 19.362 (15,2%) não tiveram assistência hospitalar. No período mais recente (2013-2015) a proporção da falta de assistência hospitalar foi maior para indivíduos de cor da pele amarela (RR=1,48; IC95%, 1,25 : 1,77), enquanto pessoas de cor preta (RR=0,85; IC95%, 0,76 : 0,95), casadas (RR=0,70; IC95%, 0,64 : 0,75), residentes no município de São Paulo (RR=0,92; IC95%: 0,86 - 0,98) e acometidos pela Doença Cerebrovascular hemorrágica (RR=0,47; IC95%, 0,43 : 0,51) tiveram menor proporção de falta de atendimento hospitalar na análise multivariada. Conclusão: a tendência da mortalidade por Doença Cerebrovascular em adultos jovens declinou durante 1996- 2015, com variação segundo sexo, idade e tipos da DCV, enquanto a incidência de hospitalização permaneceu estacionária durante 2008-2017. Além disso, verificamos variação sazonal significante, com maior morbimortalidade por doença cerebrovascular em adultos jovens na cidade de São Paulo, no período mais frio do ano. Em relação aos fatores associados aos óbitos por Doença Cerebrovascular sem assistência hospitalar, identificamos que as mesmas condições continuaram restringindo ou favorecendo a falta de assistência hospitalar nesses óbitos durante os dois períodos de tempo. / Introduction: Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, including in Brazil. Besides being the first cause of hospitalization in the Brazilian Unified Health System. Objective: to evaluate the epidemiological outcomes of cerebrovascular disease in young adults living in the city of São Paulo, as well as to evaluate the factors associated with the lack of hospital care in the deaths caused by stroke in the state of São Paulo. Method: Official data on mortality and hospitalization for CVD from the Mortality Information System and Hospital Information System of the National Health System were used, respectively. Time series were standardized by the direct method, according to sex, age and types of disease. For mortality, two time intervals of 10 consecutive years (1996-2005 and 2006-2015) were used. The Prais- Winsten regression model was used, obtaining Annual Percent Change (APC). Poisson regression was used to analyze the association between deaths due to cerebrovascular disease without hospital care and the explanatory variables. Results: There were 13,129 deaths and 17,972 hospitalizations among young adults living in the city of São Paulo. When analyzed together, stroke mortality presented a decreasing trend (APC -4.94% between 1996-2005 and APC -3.17% between 2006-2017). Women had a reduction in CVD mortality during the whole period (1996-2005, APC: -4.29% and 2006-2015, APC: -4.57%), while men had a reduction in CVD mortality only in the first decade of the study (1996-2005; APC = -5.71%). The trend of hospitalization was stationary, with no differences according to gender and age group. CVD morbidity and mortality in the coldest month of the year (June) was 11.5% higher, on average during the period 1996- 2015 and 2008-2017, compared to the warmer period in December (p<0.05). There were also 127,319 deaths due to stroke in the State of São Paulo during 1996-1998 to 2013- 2015. Of these, 19,362 (15.2%) did not have hospital care. In the most recent period (2013-2015), the proportion of hospital attendance was higher for yellow-skinned individuals (RR = 1.48, 95% CI, 1.25: 1.77), whereas black people ( RR = 0.85, 95% CI 0.76 : 0.95), married (RR = 0.70, 95% CI, 0.64: 0.75), living in the city of São Paulo (RR = 0.92 ; 95% CI: 0.86-0.98) and hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease (RR = 0.47, 95% CI, 0.43: 0.51) had a lower proportion of lack of hospital care in the multivariate analysis. Conclusion: The trend of mortality due to stroke in young adults declined during 1996- 2015, with variation according to gender, age and types of CVD, while the incidence of hospitalization remained stationary during 2008-2017. In addition, we verified a significant seasonal variation, with higher morbidity and mortality due to cerebrovascular disease in young adults in the city of São Paulo, during the coldest period of the year. Regarding the factors associated with deaths due to Cerebrovascular Disease without hospital care, we identified that the same conditions continued to restrict or favor the lack of hospital care in these deaths during the two time periods.
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Personalidade e Adesão ao tratamento em pacientes adultos jovens portadores de HIV / Personality and adherence to treatment in HIV-positive young adult patientsCosta, Lívia Maria Cunha Bueno Villares da 08 March 2016 (has links)
Objetivos: Este trabalhado teve como objetivo avaliar a relação entre características de personalidade e adesão ao tratamento antirretroviral em pacientes jovens adultos (18 a 32 anos) portadores do HIV. Metodologia: A adesão ao tratamento foi avaliada pelo \"Cuestionario para la Evaluación de la Adhesión al Tratamiento Antirretrovial (CEAT) e as características de personalidade foram avaliadas pela Bateria Fatorial de Personalidade (BFP). Resultados: A amostra foi composta por 51 pacientes e a análise dos dados sugere que o fator de personalidade associado a adesão ao tratamento é Realização. Este fator também surge como preditor independente para adesão ao tratamento. Discussão: Tais resultados reforçam a necessidade de inclusão destes aspectos na avaliação integral realizada pela equipe de saúde ao paciente jovem portador do vírus HIV. Os dados também reforçam a importância do profissional da área de psicologia como parte da equipe visto que, com o acompanhamento psicológico, é possível ajustar e modificar tais características, desenvolvendo estratégias de atendimento mais eficazes / Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relation between personality characteristics and adherence to treatment in HIV-positive young adult patients (18 to 32 years old). Methods: The adherence to treatment was evaluated by the \"Cuestionario para la Evaluación de la Adhesión al Tratamiento Antirretrovial\" (CEAT) and the personality characteristics were evaluated by \"Factorial Battery of Personality\" (FBP). Results: The sample consisted of 51 patients and the analysis of data suggests that the personality factor associated with adherence is Conscientiousness. This factor was found to be independently associated with good adherence to treatment. Discussion: These results reinforce the need to include these aspects in the general evaluation by the health team. The data also reinforces the importance of a psychologist as part of the team. It is possible to adjust and modify personality characteristics through counseling, delivering a more effective care by improving adherence to treatment
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Reimaginging Shakespeare in the Young Adult Contemporary NovelUnknown Date (has links)
This research focuses on how Young Adult (YA) novelists adapt Shakespeare’s plays to address the concerns of a contemporary teenage audience. Through the qualitative method of content analysis, I examined adaptations of the three most commonly read texts in the high school curriculum: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet. The research looked for various patterns in the adaptations and analyzed the choices made by the authors in aligning their texts to or deviating from the original plays. A final chapter addresses practical classroom application in using adaptations to teach the plays to high school students. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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Juventudes e trajetórias de jovens populares urbanos: autonomia, oportunidades sociais e acesso a direitos / Youth and popular urban young people trajectories: autonomy and access to social opportunities and rightsRosa, Tâmara Harumi Yamagute 10 April 2018 (has links)
Este trabalho se baseia na perspectiva da juventude como construção social, compreendendo a trajetória para a vida adulta como processo não linear resultante dos diferentes modos pelos quais os jovens vivenciam suas experiências. O objetivo é conhecer a percepção de jovens populares urbanos de 18 a 24 anos sobre o processo de construção de sua autonomia e o acesso a oportunidades e direitos sociais, a partir do estudo de suas trajetórias de vida. Por meio da história oral de vida e temática, e da hermenêutica-dialética, são apresentadas narrativas de quatro jovens egressos de Programa de Aprendizagem Profissional e Programas de Medidas Socioeducativas em Meio Aberto - Liberdade Assistida e Prestação de Serviços à Comunidade, do Centro de Orientação ao Adolescente de Campinas - COMEC, partindo das perguntas disparadoras \"Como tem sido a sua trajetória para vida adulta? Como a transição para a vida adulta se relaciona com sua história de vida? Você poderia contar sobre seus caminhos, suas escolhas, suas experiências (escola, trabalho, amigos etc), seus projetos?\". As análises das histórias indicaram quatro eixos temáticos: percursos familiares e de vida, afetos e amizades sob a marca da vulnerabilidade social; a escola e suas (in) visibilidades; trabalho formal, informal, legal e ilegal: fronteiras tênues no acesso ao trabalho; vida, oportunidades sociais, interesses e projetos; apontando para a relevância destes em suas trajetórias para a vida adulta, bem como a necessidade de se pensar alternativas que tragam oportunidades de se alcançar autonomia frente a complexa realidade contemporânea / This study is based on understanding youth as a social construction, taking the trajectory to adulthood as a non linear process as the result from the different ways young people live their experiences. The aim is to study the perceptions of youth from age 18 to 24 years old about the process of autonomy and the access to social opportunities and rights through their life stories. By means of Oral Life History, Thematic Oral History, and Hermeneutic Dialectics methodology, narratives are here presented of four young people who were participants of The Occupational Apprenticeship Program and Social Educational Programs, namely The Assisted Freedom Program and Community Services for youth in conflict with the law from Centro de Orientação ao Adolescente de Campinas - COMEC. The motivating questions were \"How has happened your trajectory to adulthood? How does this transition to adulthood relate to your life story? Can you tell me about your paths, choices projects and experiences (school, work, friends etc)? The analysis of the stories indicated four main themes: family and life paths/affection and friendship under social vulnerability; the the (in) visibility of school; formal, informal, legal and ilegal work: the tenuous line in access to work; social opportunities, interests and projects. They show important features to transition to adulthood, as well as the need of alternatives that bring opportunities to autonomy taking into account the complex contemporary reality
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Preocupações e incertezas de sobreviventes ao câncer na infância e na adolescência relativas à fertilidade / Concerns and uncertainties of survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence related to fertility. 2Jardim, Fabrine Aguilar 12 August 2016 (has links)
Após a conclusão do tratamento, os sobreviventes ao câncer estão suscetíveis a diversos sintomas, referidos muitas vezes como efeitos a longo prazo e/ou tardios. Dentre os efeitos tardios, encontra-se a infertilidade, que, nos sobreviventes mais jovens, poderá afetar a sua qualidade de vida. Esta pesquisa objetivou conhecer as preocupações e incertezas de adolescentes e adultos jovens sobreviventes ao câncer infantojuvenil no que diz respeito à fertilidade. Trata-se de um estudo de natureza descritiva e exploratória, com análise qualitativa de dados. Participaram 24 adolescentes e adultos jovens, com idade entre 18 e 24 anos, sobreviventes ao câncer na infância e adolescência, em acompanhamento em ambulatório de um hospital-escola do interior paulista. Utilizamos a entrevista como técnica de coleta de dados, e a sua análise ocorreu de acordo com os pressupostos da análise de conteúdo do tipo temática indutiva. Os dados empíricos embasaram a construção de duas unidades de sentido: \"Sobrevivendo ao câncer\", relacionada aos aspectos biológicos, sociais, subjetivos e afetivos, representativos para os participantes que sobreviveram ao câncer infantojuvenil e vivenciaram o processo de transferência para o Ambulatório de Curados, bem como a convivência com possíveis efeitos tardios do tratamento. Já a segunda, \"Falando da condição reprodutiva\", ilustra os aspectos dos dados empíricos relacionados com a condição reprodutiva dos participantes. Observamos que os sobreviventes convivem com a incerteza de poderem ou não ter filhos. Para os sobreviventes, os riscos de infertilidade são muitas vezes deixados à deriva em comparação ao urgente desejo de sobreviver ao câncer, enfatizando a autopercepção de que o mais importante é estar vivo. A partir dos resultados desta pesquisa, esperamos fornecer subsídios para a produção de cuidados em saúde que atendam às reais necessidades desta clientela que tem demandas de acompanhamento de longo prazo / After the end of treatment, the survivors of cancer are susceptible to a variety of symptoms, often referred to as long-term and / or late effects. Among the late effects is infertility, which, in younger survivors, may affect your quality of life. This research aimed to know the concerns and uncertainties of adolescents and young adults survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence related to fertility. This is a descriptive and exploratory study, with qualitative data analysis. The participants were 24 adolescents and young adults, aged between 18 and 24, survivors of cancer in childhood and adolescence, followed up at a University Hospital ambulatory in the state of São Paulo. Interviews were used as data collection technique and its analysis was conducted in the perspective of the inductive thematic Content Analysis. As a complement, after the interview, the participants\' health records were used as a source of information on peculiarities of the therapeutic protocol. The empirical data supported the construction of two meaning units: \"Surviving cancer\" related to biological, social, subjective and emotional aspects, representatives for those participants who survived cancer during childhood and adolescence and experienced the process of moving to the Healed Clinic, and also related to the experience with possible late treatment effects. The second meaning unit, \"Speaking of the reproductive condition,\" illustrates empirical data aspects related to the participants\' reproductive condition. It was observed that the survivors live with the uncertainty of whether or not to be able to have children. For them, the infertility risks are often placed in the background due to the urgent desire to survive cancer, emphasizing the self-perception that the most important is to be alive. From the results of this research it is expected to provide subsidies for production of health care that could meet the real needs of this clientele that has long-term health follow-up demands
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Physical Activity in Survivors of Adolescent and Young Adult CancerWurz, Amanda 19 February 2019 (has links)
Survivors of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer endure a range of symptoms and side effects, including weight gain, unfavourable changes in body composition, physical disfigurements, and tissue damage, which can impair their physical and psychological health. Identifying and optimizing interventions that can mitigate negative side effects are necessary. Whereas physical activity has been identified as one such intervention for child and older adult cancer survivors, the evidence for survivors of AYA cancer is far less convincing to put forward recommendations and argue for integrating physical activity into practice. Research seeking to understand if/how and under what circumstances physical activity is related to physical and psychological outcomes is of particular importance to guide care aimed at relieving cancer-related damage and distress. This research program sought to address this through three interrelated studies, which progressed sequentially. Study One examined the clarity, appropriateness, and relevancy of eight widely used questionnaires assessing self-reported physical activity and psychological outcomes. Cognitive interviews were conducted with seven survivors of AYA cancer who were representative of individuals likely to participate in future research. Findings from this study indicated most of the questionnaires tested could be used to assess self-reported physical activity and psychological outcomes among survivors of AYA cancer with or without slight modifications. After incorporating participants’ feedback into the questionnaires, Study Two was conducted to: (1) examine the cross-sectional relationships between physical self-perceptions and self-esteem (physical and global), and (2) explore if physical activity and/or self-efficacy for physical activity moderated these relationships. Correlation analyses were conducted, and as hypothesized, physical self-perceptions and physical and global self-esteem were positively related. Hierarchical multivariate linear regression analyses showed that self-efficacy for physical activity moderated the relationship between physical self-perceptions and physical self-esteem (but not global self-esteem), such that at higher levels of self-efficacy for physical activity, the magnitude of the association between physical self-perceptions and physical self-esteem was greater. Physical activity did not moderate the relationship between physical self-perceptions and physical or global self-esteem. These findings provide empirical evidence that physical self-perceptions and self-esteem (physical and global) are related and suggest self-efficacy for physical activity may serve to strengthen the relationship between physical self-perceptions and physical self-esteem among survivors of AYA cancer. However, more work exploring if/how and under what circumstances physical activity is implicated in this relationship is needed via experimental study designs. In Study Three, a two-arm, mixed-methods randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to test a 12-week physical activity intervention among survivors of AYA cancer was piloted. The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility and acceptability of trial methods and the intervention. Findings suggest modifications to the methods and intervention are required. Making the trial multi-site, using multiple recruitment strategies, refining assessments of directly-measured physical activity behaviour and aerobic capacity, and incorporating behavioural support into the intervention may improve feasibility and acceptability. This study highlights the value of pilot trials and provides useful data that can be used to optimize trial methods and physical activity interventions for this population. Collectively, the studies comprising this thesis lay the foundation for further testing of if/how and under what circumstances physical activity and physical and psychological outcomes are related in survivors of AYA cancer. Findings offer researchers and practitioners information to aid in the development of theoretically- and empirically-based interventions seeking to mitigate the adverse effects of cancer and its treatments in this population.
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The development and feasibility testing of a digital health intervention for reducing Estonian adolescent and young adult alcohol and tobacco consumptionVoolma, Silja-Riin January 2017 (has links)
This project aimed to develop a digital web and mobile phone intervention for reducing Estonian adolescent and young adult alcohol and tobacco consumption. A systematic review was conducted, including a meta-analysis based on 32 randomised controlled trials, to investigate the associations with effectiveness of digital interventions in reducing adolescent and young adult alcohol and tobacco consumption. Digital interventions reduced adolescent and young adult weekly drinking (mean difference = -0.55, 95% CI (-1.04, -0.05), I2=93%) and monthly binge drinking (mean difference = -0.30, 95% CI (-0.55, -0.05), I2 = 75%). Digital interventions increased smoking cessation (risk ratio = 1.70, 95% CI (1.37, 2.11), I2= 35%). A qualitative focus group study with Estonian adolescents and young adults (N=22) indicated a lack of knowledge regarding effects of alcohol and tobacco consumption early in life and a recognition of the difficulty to change alcohol and tobacco consumption. A web and mobile phone based intervention programme was appealing to the focus group participants. The development of the first individually tailored web and mobile phone intervention targeting Estonian adolescent and young adult alcohol and tobacco consumption was undertaken. The content of this intervention was informed by the systematic review and meta-analysis, focus group study, psychological theory, and participatory design. The intervention, called MyOwnMe, is a tailored web program linked to a daily mobile phone text-messaging program. A pilot study with Estonian adolescents and young adults (N=22) indicated feasibility of implementation in Estonia and acceptability of intervention content. No difference was found between the intervention and control group in alcohol (mean difference = -0.2 95% CI (-0.9, 0.6), p = 0.62) or tobacco consumption (30-day abstinence from cigarette smoking RR = 1.25, 95% CI (0.81, 1.94)) after the 8-week study period. Results of this pilot study will be used for recommendations in this thesis on the development of individually tailored web and mobile phone interventions for Estonian adolescents and young adults.
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Casais de dupla carreira: a individualidade e a conjugalidade nos anos iniciais do casamentoHeckler, Viviane Iara 04 1900 (has links)
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Previous issue date: 2013-04 / Nenhuma / O casamento tem sido constantemente estudado frente à necessidade de compreender como vem se configurando na atualidade em função de tantas modificações sociais e culturais. Os anos iniciais do casamento representam um momento singular na formação do casal de extrema importância uma vez que envolve aspectos individuais e conjugais. Aliado às questões da conjugalidade, as imposições do mercado de trabalho refletem diferenças importantes nos arranjos conjugais na atualidade. O objetivo desta dissertação foi compreender a dinâmica de funcionamento conjugal frente ao processo de adaptação das questões individuais e conjugais em casais de dupla carreira nos anos iniciais do casamento. Esta dissertação é composta por dois artigos empíricos, o primeiro intitulado Casais de dupla carreira nos anos iniciais do casamento: compreendendo a formação do casal, papéis, trabalho e projetos de vida e o segundo A qualidade conjugal nos anos iniciais do casamento em casais de dupla carreira. Foi realizado um estudo de casos múltiplos com seis casais heterossexuais, de primeira união com até cinco anos de relacionamento conjugal, com idades entre 24 e 34 anos, sem filhos, residentes em Porto Alegre/RS e região metropolitana, caracterizados como dupla carreira ou duplo trabalho. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: questionário de dados sociodemográficos, entrevista semi-estruturada com o casal abrangendo questões referentes à conjugalidade e entrevista semi-estruturada individual com cada cônjuge. Este estudo permitiu compreender aspectos como a formação do casal, papéis e funções, trabalho e os projetos vitais de casais jovens de dupla carreira do Rio Grande do Sul, assim como avaliar a qualidade através de dimensão como adaptabilidade, coesão, conflito e comunicação nestes casais. / The marriage has been studied constantly facing the need to understand how it is represented today before many social and cultural changes. The early years of marriage represent a singular moment in the formation of the couple of extreme importance as it involves individual and marital aspects. Associated to marital issues, the impositions from labor market reflect in important differences in marital arrangements today. The aim of this thesis was to understand the dynamics of marital functioning across the adaptation process of individual and marital issues in dual-career couples in the early years of marriage. This dissertation consists of two empirical articles, the first titled Dual career couples in the early years of marriage:understanding the formation of the couple, roles, work and life projects, the second Marital quality in the early years of marriage in dual-career couples. We conducted a multiple study case with six heterosexual couples, first-marriage with five years of marital relationships, aged between 24 and 34, no children, living in Porto Alegre/RS, and the metropolitan area, characterized as dual-career or dual work. The instruments used were: sociodemographic questionnaire, semi-structured interview with the couple about issues related to marital and individual semi-structured interviews with each spouse. This study allowed to feature a sample of young couples with dual career from Rio Grande do Sul, as well to understand how the marital quality is configured in these early years of marriage, described in the literature as a difficult moment as it is necessary to combinate the individual and marital aspects.
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Integrating text-messaging and web-based interventions to improve physical activity and nutrition among college studentsO'Brien, Lauren Michelle 12 March 2016 (has links)
Regular physical activity and the inclusion of fruits and vegetables in dietary intake contribute to a variety of positive health outcomes and improve quality of life. With more than half of college students falling short of government guidelines for exercise and nutrition (ACHA, 2009), effective interventions targeting young adults during this transitional time are critical. Mobile phone use has become increasingly common among college students, providing an opportunity to develop intervention strategies that may be better integrated into their daily lives. Research on intervention components delivered by phone is essential for developing easily utilized, efficacious nutrition and physical activity interventions for students. Study objectives were (1) to examine the utility of a combined web-based and text-messaging intervention for physical activity and nutrition among college students, and (2) to examine the value of text message tailoring to maximize improvement in these outcomes. Students recruited from introductory psychology classes (n=151) completed measures of physical activity and nutrition at baseline and one-month follow-up. Students were randomized into one of four conditions: assessment only, web-based health behaviors feedback only, web-based feedback with standardized daily text-messages, web-based feedback with tailored daily text-messages. Primary hypotheses were that the intervention that combined web-based feedback with tailored daily text-messages would result in increased physical activity, increased fruit and vegetable intake, and greater likelihood of meeting government standards for these behaviors at follow-up compared to the assessment control condition. Regression analyses were performed with planned contrasts between experimental conditions to examine the additive impact of each intervention component on primary outcomes. Secondary analyses were conducted on additional nutrition and physical activity outcomes. Exploratory analyses were conducted to examine whether individual difference variables moderated the influence of the intervention on outcomes. Study hypotheses were not supported. No significant effect was observed for the intervention on physical activity or nutrition outcomes. These findings may suggest the need for more intensive intervention strategies to impact behavior. Future iterations should include two-way text-message communication and feedback to increase depth-of-processing, alternative tailoring approaches based on self-reported goal-systems variables, and further exploration of intervention components that may improve physical activity and nutrition among college students.
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