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O fenĆ³meno dos sem-abrigo estĆ” em constante crescimento nos centros urbanos, na cidade no Porto o mesmo acontece, sendo esta uma realidade ainda pouco conhecida. TĆŖm sido realizados alguns estudos sobre esta problemĆ”tica, no entanto poucos incidem sobre a populaĆ§Ć£o portuguesa, pouco se sabe sobre como vivem estes indivĆduos e sobre o que define o seu estilo de vida. Os estilos de vida tĆŖm vindo a ser uma Ć”rea de crescente interesse para estudo, visto que afecta a nossa saĆŗde e a longo prazo tem influĆŖncia nos padrƵes de morbilidade e mortalidade.
Com este estudo procurou-se caracterizar os sem-abrigo da cidade do Porto e os comportamentos que tipificam o seu estilo de vida, bem como verificar se existem variĆ”veis dos estilos de vida que se encontram correlacionadas com a presenƧa de sintomatologia psicopatolĆ³gica. Para este efeito, foi realizado um inquĆ©rito por questionĆ”rio a 30 pessoas que vivem na condiĆ§Ć£o de sem-abrigo na cidade do Porto, atravĆ©s da administraĆ§Ć£o de um questionĆ”rio de estilos de vida e da Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS).
ConcluĆmos que os sem-abrigo se caracterizam por ser do sexo masculino, solteiros de nacionalidade portuguesa e baixa escolaridade. Constatamos que a maioria apresenta comportamentos pouco saudĆ”veis como fumar e nĆ£o praticar exercĆcio fĆsico, contudo tĆŖm cuidado com a higiene pessoal, apresentam uma boa higiene do sono e manifestam poucos comportamentos sexuais de risco. Verificamos que a ansiedade se encontra correlacionada negativamente com o stress, higiene do sono, insight e alimentaĆ§Ć£o. As perturbaƧƵes somĆ”ticas mostraram uma correlaĆ§Ć£o com a higiene do sono, o humor depressivo com a higiene do sono e insight, o retraimento emocional com a socializaĆ§Ć£o e falta de cooperaĆ§Ć£o com a socializaĆ§Ć£o, sendo todas estas correlaƧƵes negativas. Encontramos ainda uma correlaĆ§Ć£o positiva entre a lentificaĆ§Ć£o e o consumo de substĆ¢ncias e uma correlaĆ§Ć£o negativa entre a lentificaĆ§Ć£o e higiene do sono. Considerando os resultados obtidos pensamos ser fundamental prosseguir com estudos de investigaĆ§Ć£o nesta Ć”rea, para que de futuro as intervenƧƵes junto desta populaĆ§Ć£o consigam dar uma melhor resposta ao seu estado de saĆŗde.
The phenomenon of homelessness is steadily increasing in urban centers, including in city of Porto, witch is a reality not well know. Some studies have been conducted on this issue, although few focus on the population of Portugal, little is known about how these persons live and what defines their lifestyle. The lifestyle have been an area of growing interest to study, since it is known that affects ours health and long term influences on patterns of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to characterize the lifestyles of the homeless in the city of Porto, realizing who are they and what are the behaviors that characterize their lifestyle, as well as verifying if there are lifestyles variables correlated with psychopathological symptomatology. We studied 30 persons who live in the condition of homelessness in the city of Porto, by using a lifestyle questionnaire and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). We conclude that homeless are characterized by being male, single, of Portuguese nationality and low. We find that most have unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and physical exercise, but be careful with personal hygiene, have good sleep hygiene and exhibit few sexual risk behaviors. We found that anxiety is correlated negatively with stress, sleep hygiene, insight and nutrition. The somatic concern showed a correlation with sleep hygiene, the depressed mood with sleep hygiene and insight, emotional withdrawal with socialization and lack of cooperation with socialization, which are all negative correlations. We also found a positive correlation between motor retardation and substance use and a negative correlation between motor retardation and sleep hygiene. Considering these results we think it vital to continue with research studies in this area, so that in future interventions with this population are able to better respond to your health.
The phenomenon of homelessness is steadily increasing in urban centers, including in city of Porto, witch is a reality not well know. Some studies have been conducted on this issue, although few focus on the population of Portugal, little is known about how these persons live and what defines their lifestyle. The lifestyle have been an area of growing interest to study, since it is known that affects ours health and long term influences on patterns of morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study is to characterize the lifestyles of the homeless in the city of Porto, realizing who are they and what are the behaviors that characterize their lifestyle, as well as verifying if there are lifestyles variables correlated with psychopathological symptomatology. We studied 30 persons who live in the condition of homelessness in the city of Porto, by using a lifestyle questionnaire and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). We conclude that homeless are characterized by being male, single, of Portuguese nationality and low. We find that most have unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and physical exercise, but be careful with personal hygiene, have good sleep hygiene and exhibit few sexual risk behaviors. We found that anxiety is correlated negatively with stress, sleep hygiene, insight and nutrition. The somatic concern showed a correlation with sleep hygiene, the depressed mood with sleep hygiene and insight, emotional withdrawal with socialization and lack of cooperation with socialization, which are all negative correlations. We also found a positive correlation between motor retardation and substance use and a negative correlation between motor retardation and sleep hygiene. Considering these results we think it vital to continue with research studies in this area, so that in future interventions with this population are able to better respond to your health.
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Instituto PolitĆ©cnico do Porto. Escola Superior de Tecnologia da SaĆŗde do Porto