Health literacy, a more complex concept than knowledge, is a required capacity to obtain, understand, integrate and act on health information [1], in order to enhance individual and community health, which is defined by different levels, according to the autonomy and personal capacitation in decision making [2]. Medium levels of Health literacy in an adolescent population were found in a study conducted in 2013/2014, being higher in sexual and reproductive health and lower in substance use. It was also noticed that the higher levels of health literacy were in the area adolescents refer to have receipt more health information. The health literacy competence with higher scores was communication skills, and the lower scores were in the capacity to analyze factors that influence health. Higher levels were also found in younger teenagers, but in a higher school level, confirming the importance of health education in these age and development stage. Adolescents seek more information in health professionals and parents, being friends more valued as a source information in older adolescents, which enhance the importance of peer education mainly in older adolescents [3]. As a set of competences based on knowledge, health literacy should be developed through education interventions, encompassing the cultural and social context of individuals, since the society, culture and education system where the individual is inserted can define the way the development and enforcement of the health literacy competences [4]. The valued sources of information should be taken into account, as well as needs of information in some topics referred by adolescents in an efficient health education. Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental illness which has a profound effect on the health and well-being related with the well-known nature of psychotic symptoms. The exercise has the potential to improve the life of people with schizophrenia improving physical health and alleviating psychiatric symptoms. However, most people with schizophrenia remains sedentary and lack of access to exercise programs are barriers to achieve health benefits. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of exercise on I) the type of intervention in mental health, II) in salivary levels of alpha-amylase and cortisol and serum levels of S100B and BDNF, and on III) the quality of life and selfperception of the physical domain of people with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 31 females in long-term institutions in the Casa de Saúde Rainha Santa Isabel, with age between 25 and 63, and with diagnosis of schizophrenia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Physical fitness was assessed by the six-minute walk distance test (6MWD). Biological variables were determined by ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay). Psychological variables were assessed using SF-36, PSPP-SCV, RSES and SWLS tests. Walking exercise has a positive impact on physical fitness (6MWD -p = 0.001) and physical components of the psychological test...

This article analyzes the work methods based on care design, identification of needs, care organization, planning, delivery, evaluation, continuity, safety, and complexity of care, and discharge preparation. It describes the diagnosis of the situation, goal setting, strategy selection, implementation, and outcome evaluation that contribute to adopting a given work conception and/or method for nursing care delivery. Later, the concepts underlying the several methods—management theories and theoretical nursing concepts—are presented, with reference to relevant authors. The process of analysis and selection of the method is explained, highlighting the importance of diagnosis of the situation, goal setting, strategy selection, implementation, and outcome evaluation. The importance of various elements is highlighted, such as structural aspects, nature of care, target population, resources, and philosophy of the institution, which may condition the adoption of a method. The importance of care conceptualization is also underlined. The work methods are presented with a description of the key characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of the task-oriented method (functional nursing) and patient-centered methods: individual, team nursing, and primary nursing. A critical and comparative analysis of the methods is then performed, alluding to the combination of person-centered methods.

ResumoEnquadramento: Humanitude é um termo recente, sendo utilizado pela primeira vez em 1980, por Freddy Klopfenstein. Gineste e Marescotti integraram este conceito e desenvolveram a metodologia de cuidado Humanitude (MCH), tendo surgido os primeiros estudos em Portugal em 2008. Objetivos: Descrever o estado da arte da implementação da MCH em Portugal. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo sobre o estado da arte da implementação da MCH em Portugal. A colheita da informação será realizada através de bases de dados, sites, livros e entrevistas a informantes-chave. Resultados: A implementação da MCH em Portugal caracteriza-se por formação na ação, investigação, organização de eventos cientí-ficos e através de diversas tipologias de publicações: 4 livros, 5 artigos científicos, 1 tese de doutoramento, 4 dissertações de mestrado e 67 comunicações científicas. Conclusão: A implementação da MCH em Portugal foi realizada através de formação na ação, investigação-ação e divulgação. Há necessidade de realização de investigação experimental e aplicada nesta área e publicação dos resultados em revistas nacionais e internacionais para uma efetiva divulgação do conhecimento produzido e disseminação desta metodologia.Palavras-chave: cuidado humanitude; relações enfermeiro-paciente; cuidado focado no paciente; cuidados de enfermagem; humanização dos serviços AbstractBackground: Humanitude is a recent term, which was used for the first time by Freddy Klopfenstein in 1980. Gineste and Marescotti have integrated this concept into the Humanitude care methodology (HCM). In Portugal, the first studies on the topic were published in 2008. Objectives: To describe the state-of-the-art in the implementation of HCM in Portugal. Methods: Descriptive study on the state-of-the-art in the implementation of HCM in Portugal. Data will be collected through a search in databases, websites, books, and interviews with key informants. Results: The implementation of HCM in Portugal is characterized by training in action, research, and organization of scientific events and publication of different types of work: 4 books, 5 scientific articles, 1 doctoral thesis, 4 Master's dissertations, and 67 presentations at scientific events. Conclusion: HCM has been implemented in Portugal through training in action, action-research, and dissemination activities. Experimental and applied research studies should be conducted in this area, and their findings should be published in national and international journals for an effective dissemination of both the produced knowledge and this methodology.

Objective: To describe the experience in the implementation of the Humanitude Care Methodology (MCH) in the humanization of care for the elderly. Methodology: This is an experience report about the implementation of the MCH, in a Health Service in Portugal, with capacity for 30 elderly people, most of them having cognitive alterations. Results: The implementation of the MCH has shown positive results in the humanization of care for the elderly, namely in the reduction of agitation behaviors and better acceptance of care. There was a change in organizational culture, more focused on the person and on the humanization of care. Conclusion: The results reflect the need to introduce innovative care methodologies in the training of health professionals, with a focus on interaction, for a professionalized relational care that dignifies the person cared for and the care giver. RESUMOObjetivo: Relatar a experiência vivida durante a implementação da Metodologia de Cuidado Humanitude na humanização da assistência a idosos. Métodos: Tratase de um relato de experiência sobre a implementação da Metodologia de Cuidado Humanitude em um Serviço de Saúde, em Portugal, com lotação para 30 idosos, tendo a maioria alterações cognitivas. Resultados: A implementação da Metodologia de Cuidado Humanitude demonstrou resultados positivos na humanização da assistência aos idosos, nomeadamente na redução dos comportamentos de agitação e melhor aceitação do cuidado. Verificou-se mudança na cultura organizacional, mais focada na pessoa e na humanização da assistência. Conclusão: Os resultados refletem a necessidade de introduzir metodologias de cuidado inovadoras na formação dos profissionais de saúde, com foco na interação, para um cuidado relacional profissionalizado que dignifique a pessoa cuidada e quem cuida. Descritores: Humanização da Assistência; Serviço de Saúde; Enfermagem Baseada em Evidências; Assistência Centrada no Paciente; Assistência a Idosos. RESUMENObjetivo: Describir la experiencia de los profesionales de salud en la implementación de la Metodología de Cuidado Humanitude (MCH) con personas mayores. Método: Se trata de un relato de experiencia sobre la aplicación de la MCH en un servicio de salud en Portugal, con capacidad para 30 personas ancianas, la mayoría con alteraciones cognitivas. Resultados: La implementación de la MCH demostró resultados positivos en la humanización de la asistencia a los ancianos, en particular en la reducción de los comportamientos de agitación y mejor aceptación del cuidado. Se verificó un cambio en la cultura organizacional, más enfocada en la persona y en la humanización de la asistencia. Conclusión: Los resultados apuntan la necesidad de introducir metodologías de cuidado innovadoras en la formación de los profesionales de salud, con enfoque en la interacción, para un cuidado relacional profesionalizado que dignifique a la persona cuidada y a los cuidadores. Descriptores: Humanización de la Atención; Servicio de Salud; Enfermería Basada en la Evidencia; Atención Dirigida al Paciente; Asistenc...

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