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- Crisis intervention in recreational settingsPublication . Carvalho, M. Carmo; Sousa, Mariana Pinto de; Frango, Paula; Carvalho, Joana; Dias, Pedro; Veríssimo, Lurdes
- Crisis intervention in recreational settings – data from Kosmicare 2010 process evaluationPublication . Carvalho, M. Carmo; Sousa, Mariana Pinto de; Frango, Paula; Carvalho, Joana; Dias, Pedro; Veríssimo, Lurdes
- Crisis intervention related to the use of psychoactive substances in recreational settings: evaluating the Kosmicare Project at Boom FestivalPublication . Carvalho, Maria Carmo; Sousa, Mariana Pinto de; Frango, Paula; Dias, Pedro; Carvalho, Joana; Rodrigues, Marta; Rodrigues, TâniaKosmicare project implements crisis intervention in situations related to the use of psychoactive substances at Boom Festival (Portugal). We present evaluation research that aims to contribute to the transformation of the project into an evidence-based intervention model. It relies on harm reduction and risk minimization principles, crisis intervention models, and Grof’s psychedelic psychotherapy approach for crisis intervention in situations related to unsupervised use of psychedelics. Intervention was expected to produce knowledge about the relation between substance use and mental health impact in reducing potential risk related to the use of psychoactive substances and mental illness, as well as an impact upon target population’s views of themselves, their relationship to substance use, and to life events in general. Research includes data on process and outcome indicators through a mixed methods approach, collected next to a sample of n=176 participants. Sample size varied considerably, however, among different research measures. 52% of Kosmicare visitors reported LSD use. Over 40% also presented multiple drug use. Pre-post mental state evaluation showed statistically significant difference (p<.05) confirming crisis resolution. Crisis episodes that presented no resolution were more often related with mental health outburst episodes, with psychoactive substance use or not. Visitors showed high satisfaction with intervention (n=58) and according to follow-up (n=18) this perception was stable over time. Crisis intervention was experienced as very significant. We discuss limitations and implications of evaluating natural setting based interventions, and the relation between psychoactive substance use and psychopathology. Other data on visitor’s profile and vulnerability to crisis showed inconclusive.
- e-Famílias: o impacto das TIC na vida contemporânea de famílias com criançasPublication . Carvalho, Joana; Francisco, Rita; Relvas, Ana PaulaHoje, as crianças nascem rodeadas de tecnologia e utilizam-na, diaria-mente, acedendo ao mundo com a ponta dos dedos. Mas se por um lado as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) são uma janela de oportunidades, por outro expõem crianças e famílias a uma multiplici-dade de riscos. Para avaliar o impacto das TIC no contexto familiar, 179 indivíduos (23-47 anos) pertencentes a famílias com filhos até aos oito anos, responderam a um questionário sobre a utilização das TIC (QUTIC) e sobre o funcionamento familiar (SCORE-15). Os resultados revelaram que as TIC são sobretudo utilizadas para contactar com familiares dis-tantes (91%), porém, discussões sobre o tempo despendido com as TIC (67%) e falta de limites entre a vida familiar e profissional/escolar (47%) foram os maiores problemas evidenciados. Estes problemas acarretam dificuldades na interação dos membros das famílias, sobretudo ao nível da dimensão dos recursos familiares, isto é, das capacidades da família para gerir problemas quotidianos e adaptar-se a mudanças (r = .360, p < .01). O presente estudo permitiu conhecer o tipo de utilização das TIC realizado pelos participantes, as suas perceções sobre o impacto das TIC nas dinâmicas familiares, bem como compreender melhor a complexi-dade destas relações
- Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion following relieve of confinement measuresPublication . Gonçalves, Juliana; Sousa, Rita L.; Jacinto, Maria J.; Silva, Daniela A.; Paula, Filipe; Sousa, Rute; Zahedi, Sara; Carvalho, Joana; Cabral, M. Guadalupe; Costa, Manuela; Branco, Jaime C.; Canhão, Helena; Alves, José D.; Rodrigues, Ana M.; Soares, HelenaSeroprevalence studies are crucial both for estimating the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure and to provide a measure for the efficiency of the confinement measures. Portuguese universities were closed on March 16th 2020, when Portugal only registered 62 SARS-CoV-2 infection cases per million. We have validated a SARS-CoV-2 ELISA assay to a stabilized full-length spike protein using 216 pre-pandemic and 19 molecularly diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 positive individual's samples. At NOVA University of Lisbon, presential work was partially resumed on May 25th with staggered schedules. From June 15th to 30th, 3–4 weeks after the easing of confinement measures, we screened 1,636 collaborators of NOVA university of Lisbon for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 spike specific IgA and IgG antibodies. We found that spike-specific IgG in 50 of 1,636 participants (3.0%), none of which had anti-spike IgA antibodies. As participants self-reported as asymptomatic or paucisymptomatic, our study also provides a measurement of the prevalence of asymptomatic/paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. Our study suggests that essential workers have a 2-fold increase in viral exposure, when compared to non-essential workers that observed confinement. Additional serological surveys in different population subgroups will paint a broader picture of the effect of the confinement measures in the broader community.