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- Desarrollo personal en grupo con mayores a través de técnicas de expresión corporal y psicodrama: Un estudio de casoPublication . Pedroso de Lima, Margarida; Gonzalez, António José C. A.La tendencia al aumento de la población de edades superiores a los 65 años supone simultáneamente preocupaciones y desafíos. De estos se derivan los esfuerzos llevados a cabo para mantener la calidad de vida de esta población, reforzar las estructuras informales y comunitarias de apoyo a los mayores y combatir los prejuicios relativos al envejecimiento, que condicionan el tipo de intervenciones a desarrollar. En este artículo se presentarán los resultados de una experiencia terapéutica con un grupo de personas de edades comprendidas entre los 70 y los 91 años. La intervención ha durado 6 meses y se han utilizado, además de técnicas verbales, técnicas de expresión corporal y psicodramáticas. La evaluación, para la cuál se utilizó el EASY CARE (sistema rápido de evaluación del bienestar físico, mental y social del mayor) y las opiniones de los propios implicados, ha revelado un aumento de la calidad de vida percibida por los mayores y el desarrollo de algunas habilidades cognitivas. También se ha notado la disminución de los niveles de depresión y de incapacidad funcional. Estos resultados sugieren la importancia de este tipo de intervención en el desarrollo de la calidad de vida y en la prevención de su deterioro, en las poblaciones de edad avanzada. ------ ABSTRACT ------ Older people are living longer and staying healthier and more active much later in life. This fact brings up problems and challenges. Namely, how to maintain the quality of life, how to provide opportunities of self development, improvement and, finally, how to address the prejudices related to the aging process that foster difficulties in the developing interventions. In this article we present the results of a therapeutic experience with a group of persons with ages between 70 and 91 years old. The duration of the intervention was one year and included verbal, corporal expression and psicodramatic techniques. The results where assessed applying the EASY CARE (a tool for integrating the assessment of a service user’s physical, mental and social well-being) and the subjective view of the people involved. The results indicated enhancement of the quality of life and of the cognitive abilities of the subjects in our sample. These outcomes suggest the importance of this kind of intervention for the promotion of the quality of life of the aged.
- Personal projects analysis as an idiographic approach in psychotherapy: An exploratory studyPublication . Pedroso de Lima, Margarida; Albuquerque, Isabel; Martins, Paulo; Gonzalez, António JoséClient feedback research is a new but encouraging area that recognizes the importance of engaging patients in offered treatments and the relevance of the relationship between therapist and client. This study aimed to explore clients’ experiences of goal-oriented work using Personal Projects Analysis (PPA). PPA was applied to 5 participants of a psychodrama group after their consent and in agreement with the ethics and deontology research university committee. Their progress was evaluated with Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM; 4 moments) and subjective well-being measures. Findings show how personal projects may be informative about clients’ difficulties and change processes. All outcomes on CORE-OM went below clinical cut-off points, and all these changes are reliable and clinically significant. PPA offers a consistent way to implement the goals approach in a psychotherapeutic context successfully. Nevertheless, some adjustments need to be implemented in the goal-oriented work using PPA.
- Portuguese Version of the Ageing Attitudes Questionnaire (AAQ): Validation of the Psychometric PropertiesPublication . Pedroso de Lima, Margarida; Martins, Paulo; Gonzalez, António-JoséThe Ageing Attitudes Questionnaire—AAQ was validated for the Portuguese population to understand the importance of attitudes towards old age and their impact on the subjective wellbeing of older adults. A sample of 400 subjects (from 18 to 93 years) answered a socio-demographic questionnaire, and the AAQ, composed of three subscales (psychosocial losses, physical change, and psychological growth). The CFA confirmed the tri-factorial structure with very good adjustment of the model to the data, with the Cronbach alpha of the total scale scoring 0.84 and ranging from 0.65 to 0.77 for each factor. A total of nine items were omitted for poor factor loadings (<0.50), namely in factor 1 items 9-17-20, in factor 2 items 7 and 24 and, finally, in factor 3 we omitted items 4-18-19-21. Notwithstanding, three items below the criteria were maintained, as they conceptually fit into the factor. Of the final 15 AAQ items, 5 belong to the Psychosocial Loss Factor, 6 to Physical Change Factor, and 4 to Psychosocial Growth Factor. This tree factor model explained 50.1% of the total variance. In conclusion, this study supports that AAQ has acceptable validity, confirming the composite reliability and the discriminant validity, but not the convergent validity. Through multigroup analysis, the invariance of the scale was confirmed. This validation is of pivotal importance once it allows measuring attitudes towards ageing in the Portuguese population, thus facilitating the prevention of ageism and the promotion of well-being across the lifespan.
- A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI: Caracterização em função da idade, género e escolaridadePublication . Pedroso de Lima, Margarida; Gonçalves Macedo, Eunice; Salgueira, AP; Gonzalez, António-José; Costa, José Joaquim; Costa, Manuel João; Costa, PatrícioO presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar dados descritivos e multivariados obtidos com o NEO-FFI, uma versão reduzida do NEO-PI-R, com uma amostra de participantes portugueses. Para tornar possível este objetivo, o inventário de personalidade foi administrado a 1178 sujeitos, 68% do sexo feminino, e com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 90 anos (M = 41.8, DP = 22.3). A versão portuguesa do NEO-FFI reflete a universalidade das dimensões básicas da personalidade podendo, por conseguinte, ser usada como uma versão fiável do NEO-PI-R. Estes dados reforçam os resultados obtidos internacionalmente, e serão discutidos no presente artigo à luz da literatura sobre o modelo dos cinco fatores. Os resultados revelam ainda um efeito significativo do sexo e da escolaridade ao nível da personalidade (controlando a variável idade), especificamente, no que diz respeito às dimensões de Abertura à Experiência, Neuroticismo, Conscienciosidade e Amabilidade. No que se refere à Extroversão não foram encontrados efeitos significativos das variáveis individuais referidas. Verificámos ainda que à medida que a idade avança diminuem as pontuações de Extroversão e de Abertura à Experiência.