Neide P. Areia

University of Coimbra | UC · Centre for Social Studies

Individuals play a crucial role in combating climate change, but high levels of acknowledgment and engagement are needed to lead to changes toward more sustainable behaviours. In this aspect, media plays an important role in shaping individuals' awareness about climate change. This study aims to analyse Iberian media coverage about climate change t...

(1) A climate change awareness-action gap still prevails in our society, with individuals showing significant social inertia regarding environmental issues. The communication on climate change is pointed out as one of the causes of the social inertia; (2) Following an action-oriented transformation research, the main goal of this study was to ascer...

Introduction Engaging citizens and communities is considered a central element and a good practice in coastal management. However, individuals still demonstrate a general disengagement with coastal risks. To understand the factors that underlie the citizens’ engagement in coastal risks processes and to implement evidence-based strategies aimed at e...

Coastal ecosystems are exposed to unprecedented levels of human pressure and to the cumulative effects of climate change. Altogether, these threats have been exposing coastal areas to augmented hazardous processes, leaving communities highly vulnerable to coastal risks and challenging the coastal management paradigm. Disregarding public perceptions...

Climate change is considered a worldwide concern that requires the cooperation of many entities to be properly tackled. Individuals play an essential role in coping with climate change and its related risks. However, high levels of understanding, perception, and engagement are needed to lead to more sustainable behaviors and enhance individuals' de...

No decurso da sua longa e ativa carreira académica, o Professor Luciano Lourenço desenvolveu uma intensa atividade de interação e cooperação com instituições, grupos de investigação, profissionais de diversas áreas de atividade e do conhecimento, em estreita associação à sua atividade científica e docente, mas também consequência do seu caráter bei...

Objective The growing prevalence and impact of cancer on the family system calls for a palliative care approach with the family as the unit of care. This study aimed at providing an overview of the intervention programs that have been developed to offer support to the family caregivers of oncologic patients receiving palliative care. Method Sixtee...

Beyond a reasonable doubt, climate change is now happening and is one of the most pressing issues of our times, with no country being immune to its impacts. Among other threats, climate change is posing profound challenges to vulnerable coastal countries and communities, mainly due to the rising sea-levels. Ireland and Portugal, for instance, are e...

Beyond other social actors, such as policymakers and scholars, common citizens are also expected to actively engage with climate change, by adopting sustainable actions and supporting environmental policies. However, and despite the actual growing of environment-related social movements, a kind of inertia still prevails in the social climate of our...

The terminal phase of cancer is one of the most complex challenges that a family system may face. However, research about the impact of terminal cancer on family is still scarce. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the prevalence and predictors of morbid distress, depression, anxiety, somatization and complicated anticipatory grief on fa...

Objective The terminal phase of cancer represents a major crisis for the family system. Regardless of the caregiving role they undertake, family members are forced to address multiple impacts when facing the approaching death of their terminally ill loved one. International guidelines recognize the importance of integrating the family into a care p...

Os media têm o potencial de educar, sensibilizar e fomentar o envolvimento ativo dos indivíduos no combate às alterações climáticas. Porém, da análise da cobertura mediática internacional, os media parecem contribuir ao alienamento social e à desresponsabilização individual da adoção de medidas de mitigação, ao reportarem as alterações climáticas d...

Cancer is a disease that impacts not only the patient but also affects the entire family. Family members experience high levels of distress. Therefore, screening for cancer-specific distress among family members of people with cancer is important but relatively unexplored. This cross-sectional study aims to analyze the psychometric properties of a...

Objective The issues surrounding a patient's terminal phase of cancer and the imminent death of the individual represent a major family crisis affecting all its members. The goal of this study was to assess the prevalence of psychological morbidity in family caregivers of persons with terminal cancer in terms of psychological distress, depression,...

Individuals play a crucial role in combating climate change, but high levels of acknowledgment and engagement are needed to lead to changes toward more sustainable behaviours. In this aspect, media plays an important role in shaping individuals' awareness about climate change. This study aims to analyse Iberian media coverage about climate change t...

Objectives: The terminal phase of cancer represents a major crisis for the family system. Regardless of the caregiving role they undertake, family members are forced to address multiple impacts when facing the approaching death of their terminally ill loved one. International guidelines recognize the importance of integrating the family into a care...

Introduction: The current study examined the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Family Distress Index (FDI). The FDI is an 8-item self-report measure that assesses family maladaptation, providing an index of family outcomes within the resiliency model of family stress, adjustment, and adaptation. Method: Participants were 4...

A doença ameaçadora da vida, tal como o é o cancro, e a morte (ou a sua iminência) são consideradas das maiores crises que o sistema familiar pode enfrentar. Neste estudo, propomo-nos a compreender os impactos da doença oncológica terminal no sistema familiar, em particular nos familiares que acompanham o doente em fim de vida. Especificamente, vis...

Terminal cancer has a profound impact on family and its’ elements. Therefore, palliative care foresees a family support. However, there are not many studies that aim to determine the family needs within palliative care. The present study aims to determine family needs, psychological morbidity and anticipatory grief of terminal patients’ relatives,...

Terminal illness and death are critical events that interfere in the family system. The knowledge about illness and death’s impact on the family is, still, scarce. Therefore, a critical review of literature was conducted with the general goal of determining the impact of terminal illness on the family and which are the family’s support needs. The f...

Purpose The aim of this study was to validate the Portuguese version of the Family Inventory of Needs (FIN). The FIN aims to measure important family needs and their fulfilment by a healthcare team. Methods This cross-sectional study involved a sample of 364 family members of cancer patients, recruited from three medical institutions and through o...