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- Attitudes and behaviors toward vaccination among nursing students from Spain and Portugal: a cross-sectional studyPublication . Pérez-Rivas, Francisco Javier; Esteban-Gonzalo, Laura; García-García, David; Bazán, María Julia Ajejas; Roquette-Viana, Maria Clara; Tholl, Adriana Dutra; Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria AlvesBackground/Objectives Since nursing students will be future promoters of immunization, it is essential to compare the attitudes and behaviors toward vaccination among nursing students in Portugal and Spain, to provide a comparative and contextualised view of the perceptions and practices of future health professionals in two countries with similar health systems and training structures, but influenced by different socio-cultural frameworks. Therefore, allows for the identification of similarities and divergences in the disposition towards vaccination, which is key for the design of more effective and culturally sensitive educational and public health strategies. Methods This cross-sectional study assessed and compared attitudes and behaviors toward vaccination among nursing students from the Portuguese Catholic University (Lisbon, Portugal) and the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). The study included 928 students from all four years of the nursing degree program, who completed the Questionnaire on Attitudes and Behaviors toward Vaccination in Health Sciences Students (ACVECS). Results The results showed significant differences between both countries. Spanish students presented more favorable attitudes and behaviors toward vaccination compared to Portuguese students (p<0.001). Women and native students obtained higher scores. Differences were observed according to academic year: in Spain, students in higher years showed better attitudes, while in Portugal it was first-year students who obtained higher scores. These differences could be influenced by cultural, educational, and pandemic-related factors. Conclusions Spanish students showed significantly more favorable attitudes and behaviors toward vaccination than Portuguese students. Native students had a better attitude toward vaccination in both countries, this difference being especially notable in behaviors oriented toward vaccination among Portuguese students.
- Attitudes and behaviors towards vaccination in Portuguese nursing studentsPublication . Marques-Vieira, Cristina Maria Alves; Domingues, Tiago Dias; Tholl, Adriana Dutra; Nitschke, Rosane Gonçalves; Pérez-Rivas, Francisco Javier; Ajejas-Bazán, María Julia; Roquette-Viana, Maria ClaraKnowing the attitudes and behaviors of nursing students in relation to vaccination is important because they will soon be determinant for the health literacy of the population. Vaccination remains the most effective response in the fight against communicable diseases, including COVID-19 and influenza. The objective of this study is to analyze the attitudes and behaviors of Portuguese nursing students with regard to vaccination. A cross-sectional study was carried out, with data collection from nursing students at a university in Lisbon, Portugal. A sample of 216 nursing students was obtained, representing 67.1% of the students enrolled in this university. What stands out from the results of the questionnaire “Attitudes and Behaviors in Relation to Vaccination among Students of Health Sciences” is that for the majority of students the answers were positive; in addition, 84.7% had a completed vaccination schedule for COVID-19. Being a nursing student, being in the final years of the course and being a woman are the factors that most influence the positive attitude of the students. The results obtained are motivating, because these students will be the future health professionals most likely to integrate health promotion programs through vaccination.
- Remote parenting in families experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness: a study based on grounded theoryPublication . Andrade, Filipa Maria Reinhardt; Resende, Ana; Roquette-Viana, Maria Clara; Figueiredo, Amélia SimõesThe situation/risk of family homelessness presents multiple interrelated issues. It has considerable negative consequences, namely the deterioration of the family members’ health and well-being, and alterations in the family’s dynamics, with parents sometimes being separated from their children. The aim of this research was to understand how parenting takes place in families experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. The conducted study falls within the qualitative paradigm, using Strauss and Corbin’s version of the Grounded Theory methodology. Three main categories emerged, supported by all the participating families: “Meaning of Parenthood”, “Key Events”, and “Transition Circumstances”. These categories were translated into facilitating/inhibiting factors, within the following dimensions: “Individual”, “Family”, and “Society”. We were able to conclude that, in the population under study, parenting is restricted, being mostly exerted in a remote manner. Furthermore, it takes on different forms, depending on the specific homelessness situation/risk. In families at risk of homelessness, we identified “Remote Parenting with Maintained Parental Authority”, as well as “Restricted Parenting”, when the children still lived with their parents. On the other hand, in families experiencing homelessness, we identified “Remote Parenting with Maintained Parental Authority”, “Unilateral Remote Parenting”, “Interrupted Parenting”, and the “Total Disruption of Parenting”.