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The influence of indoor environment in respiratory health and quality of life of older people living in elderly care centers
| dc.contributor.advisor | Teixeira, João Paulo | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Porto, Beatriz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mendes, Ana Sofia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-09T14:42:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-05-31T00:30:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-03 | |
| dc.description | Tese de doutormaneto em Ciências Biomédicas, apresentada ao Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto, 2016 | pt_PT |
| dc.description | The work presented in this thesis was performed at the: Environmental Health Department of the National Institute of Health, Porto, Portugal; Chronic Diseases Research Center (CEDOC), Nova Medical School (NMS), Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal; Faculty of Science and Technology, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal; Institute of Public Health (ISPUP), Porto University, Portugal; National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.abstract | The mean age of the European population is rising and percentage of adults aged 65 years and older is projected to increase from 16% in 2000 to 20% in 2020. It has been estimated that older subjects spend approximately 19 to 20 h/day indoors. Older individuals may be particularly at risk for detrimental effects from pollutants, even at low concentrations, due to reduced immunological defenses and multiple underlying chronic diseases. This cross-sectional study explored environmental variables and buildings characteristics in 22 elderly care centers (ECC) out of a total of 58 institutions in Porto, Portugal. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.abstract | Os idosos representam uma população suscetível apresentando um sistema imunológico mais enfraquecido e uma maior prevalência de doenças crónicas e de problemas respiratórios. Estudos indicam que esta faixa etária da população passa cerca de 19-20 h/dia em ambientes fechados tornando-se mais vulneráveis a complicações de saúde associadas à poluição do ar interior. Para além da qualidade do ar interior (QAI) também o ambiente térmico é um fator chave que pode afetar o conforto, a saúde e o bem-estar dos ocupantes. Esses efeitos podem resultar no aumento do uso de medicação e visitas ao médico, bem como, no acréscimo de admissões em hospital e mortes prematuras. Nesse sentido, o objetivo principal deste estudo transversal consistiu na avaliação da relação entre a qualidade do ambiente interior e a saúde respiratória em populações suscetíveis, promovendo a qualidade de vida (QV) nos idosos residentes em equipamentos residenciais para pessoas idosas (ERPI). | pt_PT |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the grant SFRH/BD/72399/2010, under the QREN - POPH - Type 4.1 - Advanced Training, subsidized by the European Social Fund and national funds from the Ministry of Education and Science (MEC). This work was also supported by GERIA Project PTDC/SAU-SAP/116563/2010 through Operational Competitiveness Program (COMPETE) as part of the National Strategic Reference Framework. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | N/A | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4580 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | no | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | GERIA-Geriatric study in Portugal on Health Effects of Air Quality in Elderly Care Centers | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/93540?mode=full | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | GERIA | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Ar e Saúde Ocupacional | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Qualidade do Ar Interior | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Idosos | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Lares da 3ª idade | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Portugal | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Geriatric | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Air Quality | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Health Effects | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Elderly Care Centers | pt_PT |
| dc.title | The influence of indoor environment in respiratory health and quality of life of older people living in elderly care centers | pt_PT |
| dc.type | doctoral thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | GERIA-Geriatric study in Portugal on Health Effects of Air Quality in Elderly Care Centers | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876-PPCDTI/PTDC%2FSAU-SAP%2F116563%2F2010/PT | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Porto, Portugal | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 242 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.fundingStream | 5876-PPCDTI | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | embargoedAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | doctoralThesis | pt_PT |
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