Marcela Barata

University of Lisbon | UL · Institute of Geography and Territorial Planning

Portugal has been witnessing an aging of its population. In this context, the present study aims to identify the relationship between the responsiveness of the equipment of the social support network for the elderly and the urbanization model, considering a differentiated analysis of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) and three medium-sized Portugu...

This study aims to characterize the accessibility of the elderly to primary health care and understand the potential of the areas of influence of the provision of these services. The methodology adopted focuses on network analysis in a GIS environment and on conducting surveys in the study area. The results show that the existing primary health ca...

Resumo Vários autores têm refletido sobre a questão do acesso aos serviços de saúde, considerando a existência de várias dimensões, nas quais se inclui a disponibilidade e a acessibilidade. No contexto de envelhecimento que caracteriza as sociedades, a população idosa precisa de mais cuidados de saúde, e a acessibilidade a essas unidades assume imp...