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- A 3D digital analysis of the hard palate wound healing after free gingival graft harvestPublication . Marques, Tiago; Ramos, Sara; Santos, Nuno Bernardo Malta dos; Borges, Tiago; Montero, Javier; Correia, André; Fernandes, Gustavo Vicentis de OliveiraPurpose: Within this context, this pilot study aimed to evaluate the healing dynamics process of the hard palate after free gingival graft harvesting in the short term (3 months), utilizing digital imaging technology and tridimensional analysis software. Furthermore, assessing the results found to verify the existence of a relationship between gender or age with tissue loss. Materials and Methods: For connective-tissue harvesting, fifteen patients with gingival recessions type (RT) 1 and RT2 were selected. On the surgery day (before the procedure) and after three months, palatal impressions were taken in all patients, and cast models were done for posterior model scanning. The following variables were analyzed: mean thickness alterations (x¯ TA), maximum thickness loss (MTL), mean maximum thickness loss (x¯ MTL), and volume alterations (VA). A descriptive and bivariate analysis of the data was done. The data were submitted for statistical evaluation and were significant if p < 0.05. Results: Fifteen patients were analyzed, 11 females (73.3%) and four males (26.7%). The patients’ average age was 28 ± 8.52 years (ranging between 16 and 48 years old). The palatal wound region’s mean thickness and volume changes were −0.26 mm (±0.31) and 46.99 mm3 (±47.47 mm3) at three months. There was no statistically significant result correlating age/gender with any variable evaluated. Conclusions: Connective tissue graft harvesting promoted changes with a standard volume and thickness loss of palatal soft tissue. A 3D digital evaluation was a non-invasive method with a reproducible technique for measuring thickness or volume after connective tissue is collected. There was no relationship between age/gender and any variables analyzed.
- Consequências da conjuntura económico-social na gestão sustentável da prevenção em saúde e segurança no trabalhoPublication . Torres-Oliveira, Isabel; Veloso, Ana; Valverde, Camilo; Araújo, Maria de Fátima Rodrigues Leitão Lobo de; Cunha, Liliana; Ramos, SaraUm balanço feito recentemente da Estratégia 2020 para um crescimento inteligente, sustentável e inclusivo, revela que os desafios de 2010 não se resolveram e, em muitos aspetos, intensificaram-se. Mergulhada numa profunda crise económico-social, a Europa (EU) enfrenta hoje elevados desemprego, endividamento e pobreza, agravamento das desigualdades e, ainda que com assimetrias entre Estados-Membros, níveis pouco otimistas de produtividade (Comissão Europeia, 2014). Paralelamente, a Europa debate-se com acentuado envelhecimento da população, fruto das evoluções demográficas. Estes desafios exigem uma reflexão em torno das condições em que hoje se desenvolve o trabalho, sobre as estratégias organizacionais de prevenção em saúde/segurança. Este artigo tem como objetivo ultrapassar os múltiplos indicadores que são produzidos como consequência da crise. Interessa-nos refletir sobre a centralidade do trabalho na construção da identidade e na construção da saúde. Interessa-nos aprofundar a forma como os que trabalham realizam a sua atividade visando corresponder ao prescrito e preservar a saúde/segurança. Através de um estudo que se situa na abordagem dark side of organizations, serão exploradas as práticas de Gestão de Recursos Humanos legitimadas pela busca de elevados padrões de comprometimento organizacional, revelando a exposição a uma condição de trabalhador com menor capacidade para garantir saúde/bem-estar. Dentro da tradição da Psicologia do Trabalho e da Ergonomia da Atividade, será denunciada a ineficácia da prevenção e das práticas de formação descontextualizadas, meramente centradas no sujeito, onde os coletivos não encontram espaço. Será refletido o papel do Psicólogo do Trabalho no aprofundamento das relações entre trabalho e saúde e na transformação do trabalho.
- Engaging age-diverse workers with autonomy and feedback: the role of task varietyPublication . Marques, Tatiana; Sousa, Inês Carneiro e; Ramos, SaraPurpose: The aging of the population is changing the composition of the workforce in most developed countries. With increasingly older and age-diverse workforces, organizations need to redesign jobs to keep their workers healthy, happy and productive across the lifespan. In the current research, the authors integrate socioemotional selectivity theory and selection, optimization and compensation theory with job design to investigate how certain job characteristics influence the work engagement of older and younger workers. Design/methodology/approach: In a two-wave survey with age-diverse employees from multiple organizations (N = 372), the authors explore how autonomy and feedback contribute to the engagement of older and younger workers, depending on levels of task variety. Findings: In the case of older workers the relationships between autonomy and engagement, and feedback and engagement are positive when task variety is low but non-significant when task variety is high. Conversely, in the case of younger workers the relationships between autonomy and engagement, and feedback and engagement are positive when task variety is high but non-significant when task variety is low. Research limitations/implications: The research contributes to the growing body of knowledge on aging and work, particularly the lifespan perspective on job design. Nonetheless, the correlational design warrants caution about drawing causal inferences. Practical implications: The findings inform managers on how to combine autonomy, feedback and task variety to design jobs that can engage the multi-age workforce. Originality/value: The research is among the first to investigate the combined effects of different job characteristics on age-diverse employees' engagement at work.
- Harnessing the potential of older workers through relationships at work: social support, feedback, and performancePublication . Marques, Tatiana; Ramos, Sara; Patient, David; Bobocel, RamonaWith the aging of the global workforce, it is crucial to deepen our understanding of how to keep older workers healthy, motivated, and productive. In this research, we integrate job design with socioemotional selectivity theory to propose that social job characteristics relate to employee performance differently for older and younger workers. Specifically, in a 3-wave survey (N = 454), we tested employee age as a moderator of the relationships between receiving social support and feedback at work, and performance, as well as giving social support and feedback at work, and performance. The results showed that, in general, both receiving and giving social support and feedback are associated more strongly with the performance of older than younger workers. The findings provide important theoretical implications for the study of aging and work; they also offer practical applications for creating workplaces in which older workers can reap the benefits of social relationships to remain productive.
- Perceptions of the public transport service as a barrier to the adoption of public transport: a qualitative studyPublication . Ramos, Sara; Vicente, Paula; Passos, Ana M.; Costa, Patrícia; Reis, ElizabethThis article presents the outcomes of a qualitative study involving users of public transportation in the metropolitan area of Lisbon in order to obtain a deeper understanding of attitudes towards public transport and to explore perceptions of the public transport service. It is important to know what people think and feel about public transport so that strategies can be designed to attract people to public transport. Ethnographic interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to identify factors that potentially influence people's perceptions and determine their satisfaction, or dissatisfaction with the public transport service. The key findings suggest that public transport usage would increase if the level of service was brought in line with users' expectations; more specifically, there should be a better connection between inter-modal options, more compliance with timetables, and a more appropriate response to users' needs.