We found that the abuse and mistreatment are present in the everyday life of many seniors and are a difficult subject to approach. The evidence, invite us to reflect on the development of intervention strategies, particularly at the levels of emotional abuse, neglect, promotion of health and family functioning in order to contribute to the reduction or extinction of abuse and ill-treatment in the elderly.

Despite signs of a positive trend, mothers continue to show difficulty in recognizing the children's nutritional status, so effective public health strategies to increase parents' awareness could be the first step in an effort to prevent childhood obesity.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an enteric RNA virus from the family Hepeviridae with five genotypes (genotypes 1–4 and 7) known to infect humans. HEV infection is known to have a zoonotic swine origin in industrialized countries. The role of pigs and wild boars as major reservoirs for human infection is today well‐established; however, the list of new animal reservoirs is ever‐expanding as new HEV strains are continuously being found in a broad host range. The recent detection of HEV in sheep stools brings concerns on the possibility of HEV transmission from these animals to humans, particularly in those occupationally exposed. The present work investigated the potential occupational risk of HEV infection in shepherds and sheep milk cheesemakers—workers occupationally exposed to ovine (WOEOs; N = 96)—from a region of the Centre of Portugal (‘Serra da Estrela’) based on the differences of anti‐HEV IgG seroprevalence rates between these professionals and the general population (N = 192). The presence of HEV‐specific antibodies in sheep (N = 90) from the same region was also evaluated. The HEV seroprevalence in WOEOs (29.3%) was found to be significantly higher (p = .0198) when compared with population controls (16.1%) which suggests an increased risk for HEV infection in these workers. HEV‐specific antibodies were also found in 16.6% of the studied sheep showing that HEV circulates in these animals. Further studies are needed to confirm the zoonotic potential of sheep HEV.

The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of a Portuguese version of the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS). A total of 120 new mothers completed the translated version of PDSS and later were interviewed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, our gold standard for clinical status. The best cut-off score for the Portuguese version was 102, with a sensibility of 94%, a specificity of 95%, a positive predictive value of 75% and a negative predictive value of 99%. Reliability, measured by the alpha coefficient of internal consistency, was .95. The PDSS is considered ready for use in the screening of Brazilian new mothers for postpartum depression.

Background: It is expected that people with diabetes, throughout their lives, integrate and initiate a range of behavioral, therapeutic or preventive actions, suggesting the confirmed risk of occurring a globalized noncompliance, deteriorating their quality of life and an exponential economic impact. Objectives: to determine adherence to prescribed therapeutic regimen; and identify sociodemographic, clinical and psychosocial variables that influence adherence to the therapy. Methods: Was conducted a study quantitative, cross-sectional, non-experimental, descriptive, correlational study, with a sample of 102 people with diabetes type 2, aged 40 to 85 years, mostly male (51.96%). The evaluation protocol includes: social-demographic and clinical questionnaire, Diabetes Self-care Scale, Questionnaire about the knowledge of Diabetes, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Also resorted to HbA1c to directly assess adherence. Results: It appears that there is no statistically significant association between socio-demographic variables, sex and age and adherence. Single individuals, residents in urban areas, pensioners and those with the 3rd stage of schooling or more, adhere better to treatment. The variables such as, blood glucose monitoring, specific diet fulfillment and knowledge, reveal a statistically significant effect on adherence (p < 0.05). Anxious, depressed and stressed individuals adhere less. Conclusion: The evidences underlines the urgent need to recognize the importance of measuring patient adherence to a diabetes treatment plan for the maintenance of glycemic control. We suggest the reinforcement of educational programs in people with type 2 diabetes in order to enhance greater adherence to self-care.