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- Patterns of Medication Management and Associated Medical and Clinical Features among Home-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in Central PortugalPublication . Dixe, Maria dos Anjos; Pinho, Joana; Pereira, Filipa; Verloo, Henk; Meyer-Massetti, Carla; Pereira, Sónia GonçalvesAgeing is frequently associated with multimorbidity and polypharmacy. The present study aimed to identify the current medication management patterns and the profiles of homedwelling older adults and to find any association with their conditions, including frailty and cognitive impairment. Within the scope of this cross-sectional study, 112 older adults living in the community were assessed via face-to-face structured interviews. Frailty, cognitive status, medication management and clinical and sociodemographic variables were evaluated. Descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated. The mean participant age was 76.6 ± 7.1 years, 53.6% of participants were women, and 40.2% of participants lived alone. More than half were classified as having frailty (58.9%), almost one-fifth (19.6%) presented with a moderate cognitive impairment had more than one disease, and 60.7% were polymedicated. No associations were found between polymedication and medication self-management, the use of over-the-counter medications, living alone, having a poor understanding of pharmacological therapy and/or pathology, or having more than one prescriber. Self-management was associated with age, the number of medications, frailty and cognitive status. Binary logistic regressions showed that cognitive impairment had statistically significant differences with medication management, having a poor understanding of pharmacological therapy and/or pathology, having one prescriber and the use of medications not prescribed by physicians. Interventions to prevent medication-related problems in home-dwelling older adults are recommended.
- Tintura - Pigmentos naturais para cerâmicaPublication . Ramani, Melinda Sofia; Pires, Fernando Alípio BrízioA cor tem acompanhado o homem desde os primórdios da sua existência até aos dias de hoje. Atribuímos significados ou sentimentos às cores numa ligação pessoal com as mesmas, sejam elas conotações positivas ou negativas. A verdade é que existe esta necessidade intrínseca de colorir os objetos que nos rodeiam, de identificar neles uma sensação inconsciente. Nesse sentido torna-se importante inserir, nesse hábito, ações ou técnicas que sustentem valores ambientais, conjugando assim o nosso bem-estar ao do nosso meio ambiente. Esta investigação demonstra que é possível criar soluções de pigmentação sustentáveis para o setor cerâmico através do uso de elementos naturais orgânicos, reaproveitando desperdícios de outros setores de produção, inserindo-se no contexto de economia circular.
- CartáveisPublication . Silva, André Almeida de Figueiredo; Baptista, Miguel Nuno Lopes VieiraCartáveis tem como objetivo promover a longevidade da relação entre as pessoas e os objetos. Procura-se, através de um olhar específico do design, aprofundar a forma como esta relação se estabelece: Estimulando a criatividade na utilização e reutilização de objectos; Valorizando a pátina dos objectos que surge com o tempo; Formando hábitos que reduzam o consumismo e descarte.