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- 12º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde: Promover e Inovar em Psicologia da Saúde: ActasPublication . Leal, Isabel Maria Pereira; von Humboldt, Sofia; Ramos, Catarina; Ferreira-Valente, M. Alexandra; Ribeiro, José Luis PaisPromover e inovar em psicologia da saúde é o tema proposto para o Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde, que se realiza em Lisboa, no ISPA – Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida, numa organização conjunta da Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia do Saúde e do William James Center for Research do ISPA – Instituto Universitário. Como habitualmente, o primeiro objectivo deste congresso que se realiza a cada dois anos, e juntar os investigadores e profissionais que desenvolvem a sua actividade neste extenso campo designado como de Saúde e que, cobrindo os tradicionais contextos de saúde – hospitais e centros de saúde – se espraiam depois em direcções muito diversas em que a saúde e considerada um valor de todos os dias: a educação, o mundo organizacional, as instituições de iniciativa privada, empresarial, social, de apoio e assistenciais. Claro que o juntar num mesmo espaço físico todos estes investiga - dores, académicos, professores, alunos e profissionais da psicologia permitindo interacções directas esta ao serviço daquilo que tem sido apanágio da Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde nestes mais de 20 anos de actividade: a promoção e divulgação da Psicologia da Saúde e da investigação científica. Serve, sobretudo, como forma de partilha de conhecimento e de experiencias. Pretende-se, assumidamente, possibilitar a partilha do estado da arte daquilo que são as práticas, reflexões, contributos teóricos e dados de investigação em direcção ao desenvolvimento continuado e alicerçado do conhecimento científico adentro da Psicologia da Saúde. A Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde junta-se na organização deste congresso o William James Center for Research do ISPA – Instituto Universitário, numa pratica já consagrada pelos muitos anos de realização de diferentes congressos e que consiste em rodar por diferentes universidades e unidades de investigação o palco desta iniciativa. Em 2018, o 12o Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde, contara com 461 comunicações, sendo 6 delas conferencias proferidas por conferencistas convidados e 455, submetidas e aceites pela Comissão Cientifica do congresso e apresentadas em simpósios e comunicações livres nos formatos orais e escritos. Das comunicações apresentadas, cujos resumos são apresentados num suplemento da revista Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças, órgão oficial da SPPS, alguns dos autores submeteram os artigos respectivos a apreciação do Conselho Cientifico que procedeu a revisão de todos os trabalhos e escolheu 29 textos para serem apresentados no 1o numero de 2018 da revista Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças e 88 para serem publicados no livro de Actas do Congresso. Algumas das comunicações submetidas, e ainda um maior numero de artigos, não foram aceites para apresentação e publicação, por diversas razoes que vão desde a não observância das normas propostas, a fragilidade teórica e/ ou metodológica, ate a impossibilidade dos autores procederem as alterações propostas no curto tempo disponível para a preparação dos textos. O desafio que a SPPS coloca a si mesma em cada novo congresso e de conseguir num tempo recorde, disponibilizar o livro de atas do congresso no primeiro dia do mesmo, exigindo da parte da Comissão Cientifica, uma notável colaboração que aqui se reconhece e agradece. Promover a Psicologia da Saúde e inovar, num tempo em que a saúde não tem sido uma prioridade dos poderes estabelecidos, e um desafio que se coloca a todos e que esperamos que este 12o Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde possa ser um marco de encontros, caminhos e soluções.
- Adjustment and age through the eyes of portuguese and english community dwelling older adultsPublication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Pimenta, FilipaTo analyze subjective age (SA) and the contributors to adjustment to aging (AtA) identified by older adults and to investigate the latent constructs that can work as major determinants in SA and AtA in an older population. Method: Measures were completed, using a variety of appropriate methods, including demographics and interviews. Complete data were available for 108 older adults aged between 75-99 years (M = 81.1; SD = 6.43). Data was subjected to content analysis. Representation of the associations and latent constructs were analyzed by a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Results: The most prevalent response of the interviewed participants for contributors to AtA was ‘sense of limit and existential issues’ (20.2%). ‘With congruence’ (29.3%) was identified as the most frequent SA response. AtA and SA for Portuguese elderly were explained by a three-factor model: ‘integrated’, ‘involved’ and ‘youngat- heart’. A three-dimension model formed by ‘attentive’, ‘driven’ and ‘connected’ was indicated as a best-fit solution for English elderly. Conclusions: AtA is related to SA in older adults in both samples. The results presented in this paper stressed the under-developed potential of an adjustment and age overall model for this population.
- Adjustment to aging in late adulthood : A systematic reviewPublication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel PereiraBackground: This systematic review aims at providing a trustworthy overview of the concept of adjustment to aging (AtA) in late adulthood. Methods: A computerized literature search was carried out, and PubMed/Medline, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and Scielo databases were searched for studies published from 1981 to 2012. Studies must have investigated AtA in old age. Results: Thirteen articles from 1291 records met the inclusion criteria, with a total of 1156 participants aged 60 years. There are rather consistent findings that older adults develop active and adaptive strategies during AtA, and that psychological variables, engagement with significant others, and social and temporal processes of comparison have a relevant role in AtA among older populations. Conclusion: The findings presented here contribute to a better understanding of AtA and its multidimensionality. These may be a starting point for further research in this insufficiently explored field.
- Adjustment to aging, subjective age and age representation: Assessing a nationally-diverse population of older adultsPublication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, I.; Pimenta, Filipa; Niculescu, GeorgetaAim: This research sought to analyse older adults’ conceptualization of adjustment to aging (AtA), subjective age (SA) and age representation (AR), adding a cross-national comparative perspective to aging well. Method: Questionnaires were completed, assessing participants’ background information. Semi-structured interviews were performed, addressing three core areas: SA, AtA and AR. Complete information on 231 older adults aged between 74-102 years (M = 83.1; SD = 6.692) from four different nationalities, was available. Data was subjected to content analysis. Results: Seven categories were identified to contribute to AtA: ‘accomplishment, personal fulfilment and future projects’, ‘occupation, profession, autonomy and leisure’, ‘health status, physical and intellectual functioning’, ‘valorisation of time and age’, ‘family, social and interpersonal attachment’, ‘stability, quality and financial situation’, and ‘sense of limit and existential issues’. Five categories were identified for SA: ‘with congruence’, ‘without concern’, ‘with apprehension’, ‘young-at-heart’ and ‘good enough’. For AR, eight emergent categories were found: ‘future investment’, ‘reconciliation with life’, ‘present challenge’, ‘regret about the past’, ‘dynamic life’, ‘with contentment’, ‘as an opportunity’ and ‘with dissatisfaction’. Conclusion: This research contributes for a better understanding of what defines AtA, SA and AR in older adults. Moreover, interventions and communication approaches in clinical practice and program development in health care context should focus on shared perceptions of aging well.
- Aging with diabetes: Sense of coherence and satisfaction with life in european older adults with type 2 diabetesPublication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Santos, Susana; Niculescu, GeorgetaABSTRACT -- Objectives: The population’s increased longevity is leading to a worldwide concern about older adults’ well-being and about the incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes. The present research intends to: (a) determine significant differences among three groups of older adults with diverse diabetes diagnosis, namely, participants with only type 2 diabetes, participants with diabetes and other chronic diseases and the remaining without any chronic disease, regarding the satisfaction with life (SWL) and sense of coherence (SOC) scores, and (b) to assess the association of SWL with SOC in these groups. Method: We recruited 304 non-institutionalized older adults aged between 74-100 years (M=82.9; SD= 6.71), who were allocated to three groups, according to their diagnosed medical condition. Measures were completed, including demographics, the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Orientation to Life Questionnaire. Results: Significant differences were found regarding the SWL and SOC among the three groups. The lowest SOC and SWL scores were found in the ‘only diabetes’ group. Findings also indicated the existence of an association between SOC and SWL scores in the with ‘only diabetes’ group. No correlations were found between SOC and SWL scores in the ‘without diabetes’ and ‘with diabetes and other’ groups. Conclusions: Findings suggest that chronic diseases such as diabetes, as well as the existence of comorbidities, differently influence both SWL and SOC. Furthermore, this study discloses the importance of SWL and SOC for the elderly, in particular when in the presence of diabetes, and their relevance in the context of healthy aging in older populations.
- Análise qualitativa das mudanças sexuais : com o envelhecimentoPublication . Torres, Marta; von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira
- Analyzing adjustment to aging and subjective age from angolan and portuguese community-dwelling older adults' perspectivesPublication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, I.; Pimenta, FilipaBackground: The aging experience influences the ways an aging individual self-adjusts to challenges in late adulthood in various cultural settings. This study aims at examining the indicators of adjustment to aging (AtA) and subjective age (SA), and at investigating the latent constructs that can work as major determinants in AtA and SA in an older Portuguese and Angolan community-dwelling population. Methods: Questionnaires were completed, specifically assessing participants’ sociodemographic and health-related information. Semi-interviews with 102 older adults aged between 75 and 99 years (mean ¼ 80.5, standard deviation ¼ 5.76) were conducted, focusing on AtA and SA. Data were subjected to content analysis. The correlational structure and latent constructs of indicators of AtA and SA were analyzed by a multiple correspondence analysis. Results: Outcomes from content analysis designated seven categories for AtA, which are “accomplishment and future projects,” “occupation and leisure,” “health and well-being,” “valorization of time and age,” “social support,” “stability and safety,” and “existential meaning and sense of limit”; and five emergent categories for SA, which are “in harmony,” “fearless,” “with concern,” “youthful,” and “satisfactory.” Social support was the most reported indicator of AtA (25.4%) and in harmony (22.3%) was indicated as the most frequent SA response. Adjustment and age was explained by a three-factor overall modeldintegrated, congruent, and concerned for Angolan participants; fulfilled, reconciliated, and driven were indicated as a best-fit model for the Portuguese elderly population. Conclusion: The findings presented in this paper emphasize the deepening of the concept of AtA in this population and its association with SA in an overall model.
- Are older adults well sexually? Sexual well-being among a cross-national sample of older adultsPublication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, Isabel Pereira; Monteiro, AnaObjectives: To analyze sexual well-being (SWB) in older adults’ perspective, to investigate the latent constructs that can work as major determinants in SWB and to examine the potential explanatory mechanisms of a SWB overall model, in an older cross-national sample. Method: Measures were completed, using a variety of appropriate methods, including demographics and interviews. Complete data were available for 163 older adults aged between 65-97 years (M=74.2; SD = 4.743). Data were subjected to content analysis. Representation of the associations and latent constructs were analyzed by a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Results: The most prevalent response of the interviewed participants for SWB was “affection and care” (11.0%). A three-dimension model formed by “intimacy and well-being”, “care, eroticism and desire”, and “sexual activity and health” was presented as a best-fit solution for German older adults. SWB for Portuguese older adults were explained by a three-factor model: “intimacy, health and desire”, “affection and well-being” and “sexual activity”. Conclusions: The outcomes presented in this paper emphasized the need to explore the indicators of SWB among older adults and the under-developed potential of a SWB overall model for the older population.
- Assessing adjustment to aging : A validation study for the Adjustment to Aging Scale (AtAS)Publication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, I.; Pimenta, Filipa; Maroco, JoãoAdjustment to aging (AtA) is a multifactor adjustment process with implications on aging well among older adults. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale to assess the factors that older adults recognized as indicators of their AtA, with a cross-national comparative perspective towards aging well. Convenience sampling was used to gather questionnaire data, including demographics and the proposed scale. Complete data was available for 1,291 older community-dwelling adults, aged between 75 and 102 years (M = 83.9; SD = 6.68), who represented four different nationalities. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed for dimension reduction and exploration of the factorial structure. Data gathered with the 22-items AtA five-factor scale showed overall good psychometric properties (in terms of distributional properties, statistical significant factor weights, factorial, convergent, discriminant criterion and externalrelated validities, as well as reliability). Five factors were selected for the Adjustment to Aging Scale: (a) sense of purpose and ambitions (b) zest and spirituality; (c) body and health; (d) aging in place and stability; and (e) social support. We present a 22-item scale with five factors for AtA estimation in a cross-national elderly population which produced valid and reliable data for elder persons from four different nationalities. Results showed that this scale is an adequate cross-cultural instrument for research, clinical practice and program development in the health care context. These may benefit from clearly understanding AtA as an important component for reducing health disparities and for aging well, across nationalities.
- Assessing subjective age and adjustment to aging in a portuguese and german older population: A comparative multiple correspondence analysisPublication . von Humboldt, Sofia; Leal, I.; Pimenta, FilipaPurpose: This study aims at examining the contributors to adjustment to aging (AtA) and subjective age (SA) identified by older adults and to investigate the latent constructs that can work as major determinants in AtA and SA in an older Portuguese and German population. Method: Measures were completed, using a variety of appropriate methods, including demographics and interviews. Complete data were available for 102 older adults aged between 74-100 years (M=81.2; SD = 6.70). Data was subjected to content analysis. Representation of the associations and latent constructs were analyzed by a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). Results: Findings showed a model for each nationality. SA and AtA for Portuguese elderly were explained by a three-factor overall model: “active”, “concentrated” and “attuned”. A three-dimension overall model formed by “harmonized”, “focused” and “young-at-heart” was indicated as a best-fit solution for German elderly. Conclusion: SAis differently related to AtA in older adults in both samples. The findings presented in this paper highlighted the under-developed potential of an adjustment and age overall model for this population.