Gynecologic health care for LGBTQIA+ people.

Gender relations are a set of socially determined norms and rules that assign values, characteristics, and expectations to individuals based on their biological sex. These aspects also influence the clinician-patient relationship, since it has been for a long time based on cisheteronormativity. However, this attitude alienated the LGBTQIA+ community from health services. Global and specific gynecologic care needs to be offered to the LGBTQIA+ population, which has demands for sexual and reproductive health care. In this narrative review, we bring conceptual aspects, gender identity and expression, sexual history, screening for cancer and other care to the community.

Enriching cross-sectoral collaboration to foster inclusive cultures in schools: a Model to address the needs of diverse Chilean Students.

Inclusive education involves the interaction of diverse actors from different societal sectors, such as education, health, and policy. Inclusion laws and regulations in Chile are relatively new and have been taken as a regional model. However, the efforts to implement them have revealed some structural difficulties that must be discussed. This conceptual analysis article aims to provide insights to enrich cross-sectoral collaboration to foster inclusive cultures in Chilean schools. Considering the OECD Analytical Framework, which describes a systemic approach, we provide definitions for the critical components of the model and discuss the advances and challenges of current Chilean public policies in this field -including the Chile Crece Contigo and the School Integration Programs (SIP)-, the Chilean education system functioning, the social contexts, and students' needs and supports based on the available evidence. Building from inclusive education literature and previous experiences, we delve into the model to address the needs of students with disabilities, social and cultural disadvantages, students belonging to the indigenous population, and students with a low socioeconomic level to propose action guidelines with a particular focus on integrating inclusive practices at the school level.

A superação à família monogâmica é pela coletividade! Parentalidades não-monogâmicas de pessoas sexo-gênero-diversas / The overcoming of the monogamous family is through the community! Non-monogamous parenting of sex-gender-diverse people

Resumo Pessoas sexo-gênero-diversas e que são não-monogâmicas tensionam a cisnormatividade e a mononormatividade. Em termos científicos, há uma nebulosidade quanto aos arranjos parenterais dessas pessoas. Assim, esta etnografia objetiva compreender a percepção de pessoas sexo-gênero-diversas não-monogâmicas sobre parentalidades. O referencial teórico utilizado partiu dos estudos não-monogâmicos, amor e sexualidade das Ciências Sociais e Humanas em Saúde da Saúde Coletiva, e o metodológico da etnografia digital. O trabalho de campo ocorreu entre 2021 e 2022, em um grupo on-line do WhatsApp. A observação participante foi empregada no grupo e foram realizadas entrevistas on-line semiestruturadas. Emergiram duas categorias: a) Os nós das parentalidades não-monogâmicas e b) As parentalidades coletivas. Na primeira, se explora a importância do vínculo nas redes afetivas e expõe as barreiras desses arranjos familiares. Já na segunda, se descreve a importância do viver em comunidade, bem como o resgate à ancestralidade indígena e negra. O resgate à ancestralidade e às formas de se viver em comunidade ganham relevo à medida que se compreende a importância que estes possuem na vivência das parentalidades de pessoas sexo-gênero-diversas e que são não-monogâmicas.

Abstract Sex-gender-diverse and non-monogamous strain cisnormativity and mononormativity. In scientific terms, the parenting arrangements of these people are uncertain. Thus, this ethnography aims to understand the perception of non-monogamous sex-gender-diverse people about parenting. The theoretical framework adopted is derived from non-monogamous studies, love and sexuality from the Social and Human Sciences in Public Health and the digital ethnography methodological framework. Fieldwork occurred from 2021 to 2022 through an online WhatsApp group. Participant observation was employed in the group, and semi-structured online interviews were held. Two categories emerged: a) The non-monogamous parenting nodes and b) Collective parenting. In the first, the importance of bonds in affective networks is explored, and the barriers to these family arrangements are exposed. The second describes the importance of living in a community, and Indigenous and Black ancestry is revived. The revived ancestry and ways of living in a community gain importance as we understand their relevance in the experience of parenting for sex-gender-diverse people who are non-monogamous.

Significados de familia para familias contemporáneas

(analítico) Frente a la existencia de diferentes formas familiares y para comprender el significado que el ser humano desde su diversidad le da a la familia, se realizó un estudio narrativo con enfoque cualitativo, usando como técnica la entrevista semiestructurada. Participaron integrantes de tres formas familiares: homoparental, con hijos producto de inseminación y adoptiva. Emergieron cinco categorías: definición de familia, aceptación, crianza, actitudes del medio familiar y social. El análisis concluye que el ser humano, desde su diversidad, le da un significado a la familia a partir de sus vivencias, sin diferenciar género, roles o funciones; por tanto, exigen derechos igualitarios frente a la conformación y dinámica familiar de los diferentes modelos y formas familiares, evidenciado la necesidad de ampliar la mirada sobre los significados atribuidos a la familia.

(analytical) Given the existence of different types of families, and with the aim of understanding the meaning that human beings give to the diverse expressions of family that currently exist, a qualitative narrative study using semi-structured interviews was carried out. Members of 3 different types of families participated: homoparental, families with children who are the result of artificial insemination and families that adopted their children. Five categories emerged from the interviews: the meaning of family, acceptance, parenting, social life and attitudes to the family environment. The study finds that human give meaning to their families based on their experiences without differentiating gender, functions or roles. They demand equal rights for the conformation of the different family types and models, demonstrating the need to broaden perspectives on meanings attributed to family.

(analítico) Diante da existência existência de diferentes formas familiares e com o objetivo de compreender o significado que o ser humano dá à família a partir de sua diversidade, foi realizado um estudo narrativo com abordagem qualitativa, utilizando como técnica a entrevista semiestruturada. Participaram membros de 3 formas familiares: homoparental, com filhos produto de inseminação e adotiva. Emergiram cinco categorias: definição de família, aceitação, criação, atitudes da família e ambiente social. Concluise que, a partir de sua diversidade, o ser humano dá sentido à família a partir de suas vivências, sem diferenciar gênero, papéis ou funções, portanto, demandam direitos iguais frente à conformação e dinâmica familiar dos diferentes modelos e formas de família, destacando a necessidade de ampliar o olhar sobre os significados atribuídos à familia.

Functioning of structurally diverse families living with adolescents and children with chronic disease: A metasynthesis.

PURPOSE: The diagnosis of children and adolescents with a chronic disease may affect the entire family system. When families have diverse structures, additional tensions can be present and affect the balance of family functioning. This metasynthesis aims to analyze and synthesize qualitative evidence on the functioning of structurally diverse families who live with adolescents and children with chronic disease. DESIGN: Qualitative metasynthesis. METHODS: Systematic searches up to 2021 were performed in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, LILACS, and Web of Science and supplemented by manual search strategies. It followed guidelines from the statement in the Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research (ENTREQ). A quality appraisal of each study was undertaken using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. Data synthesis was conducted according to the thematic synthesis approach. FINDINGS: Of a total of 6538 references identified, 9 studies were included in the metasynthesis. The thematic synthesis enabled the construction of three analytical themes: "Family structural changes and weakened co-parenting"; "Family rearrangements and the challenges faced by families"; and "Committed to healthy family functioning for the child's well-being: Searching for family homeostasis". CONCLUSIONS: The themes showed that the causes of the rupture in the family unit interfere in family functioning, making it ineffective. In most families, family functioning is centered on the mothers. Faced with the need to care for children and adolescents and to control chronic disease, structurally diverse families need to adjust their family functioning and search for family homeostasis. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The results of this review can support nurses to target their care toward these families and formulate effective interventions that promote, strengthen, or maintain the healthy functioning of these families.

Técnicas de reproducción asistida en personas del mismo sexo y solas por opción: realidad en Chile 2021 / Assisted reproduction techniques in people of the same sex and alone by option: reality in Chile 2021

Resumen El concepto de familia ha cambiado con los años y la constitución de los hogares en Chile ya no es la misma que hace un siglo. Las familias diversas en nuestro país han existido durante toda la vida, pero el conocimiento de cómo se han constituido y la existencia de un catastro en Chile son escasos. El objetivo de esta revisión es mostrar cómo se han constituido las familias diversas en Chile, cómo ha sido el acceso de estas a las técnicas de reproducción asistida, cuál ha sido la política del Estado y las aseguradoras de salud (Fonasa e Isapres) en las coberturas, y qué ha pasado con la legislación a lo largo de los años que ha facilitado la constitución de nuevas familias. Por otra parte, se pretende mostrar cuáles son las barreras al acceso por parte de las familias diversas y la necesidad de una ley de reproducción asistida que permita el acceso a todas las personas independientemente de su estado civil, orientación sexual o identidad de género, y que proteja a todos los nacidos chilenos por igual.

Abstract The image of a typical family has changed in recent years, as the makeup of households in Chile is no longer the same as decades ago. While gender and sexual diverse families in our country have always existed, there is a scarcity of reliable data. We review the evolution of the makeup of these diverse families in Chile and their access to assisted reproduction techniques. We also review national policies and health insurance coverage by both governmental and private carriers (Fonasa and Isapres) and how changes in legislation over the years have facilitated the constitution of these families. We outline barriers to access assisted reproduction techniques and the need for further legislative action to guarantee access to all citizens regardless of their marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Transgender and Gender Diverse Fertility Choices: Supporting the Decision-Making Process for Adolescents and Young Adults.

OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively examine the fertility-related decision making process of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents and young adults (AYAs) and their parents, in the setting of pursing gender affirming treatments. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-five TGD AYAs and 6 parents of TGD AYAs participated in a focus group or individual semistructured interviews focused on participants' experience learning about the effects of gender affirming treatments on fertility as well as the process of making a fertility preservation decision. Using open coding, data were analyzed in an iterative process identifying emerging themes and relationships. A decisional satisfaction score was collected and/or coded for each participant. RESULTS: Four broad themes related to the decision-making process were identified: (1) Critical steps include awareness, gathering information, and conversations; (2) External constraints limit choices; (3) Expanding the conversation beyond preservation; and (4) Emotional distress, conflict, and decisional satisfaction. Despite reporting emotional distress or conflict during the decision, TGD AYAs and parents of TGD AYAs generally reported a high level of satisfaction with their fertility preservation decision. CONCLUSIONS: There are specific ways health care professionals and family members can support TGD AYAs in their fertility-related decision making process. Decisional satisfaction was common, regardless of whether TGD AYAs chose to pursue fertility preservation or not.

Quality of Education and Late-Life Cognitive Function in a Population-Based Sample From Puerto Rico.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We examined quality of education, literacy, and years of education in relation to late-life cognitive function and decline in older Puerto Ricans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Our sample consisted of 3,385 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older from the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions study. Quality of education was based on principal component analysis of variables gathered from Department of Education and Census reports. Literacy (yes/no) and years of education were self-reported. Cognitive function was assessed in participants' homes at baseline and 4 years later using a previously validated Spanish-language 20-point global screening measure for dementia, the minimental Cabán. Regression models were adjusted for sociodemographic and life course covariates. RESULTS: Quality of education was positively correlated with both educational attainment and cognitive performance. Independent of years of education, literacy, childhood economic hardship, and adult economic hardship, compared to participants in the lowest quartile of education quality, those in the highest quartile had significantly better baseline cognitive performance (ß = 0.09, p < .001). Quality of education did not consistently show an association with change in cognitive function over 4 years. Literacy and greater educational attainment were each independently associated with better cognitive function at baseline and less cognitive decline. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Quality of education, literacy, and years of education, while interrelated, also show independent associations with cognitive functioning in older Puerto Ricans. The downstream factors of literacy and years of education were more closely related to age-related cognitive decline than quality of education.

The golden age of social science.

Social science is entering a golden age, marked by the confluence of explosive growth in new data and analytic methods, interdisciplinary approaches, and a recognition that these ingredients are necessary to solve the more challenging problems facing our world. We discuss how developing a "lingua franca" can encourage more interdisciplinary research, providing two case studies (social networks and behavioral economics) to illustrate this theme. Several exemplar studies from the past 12 y are also provided. We conclude by addressing the challenges that accompany these positive trends, such as career incentives and the search for unifying frameworks, and associated best practices that can be employed in response.

II. THE RESEARCH ETHICS INVOLVING VULNERABLE GROUPS.

Vulnerability in research occurs when the participant is incapable of protecting his or her interests and therefore, has an increased probability of being intentionally or unintentionally harmed. This manuscript aims to discuss the conditions that make a group vulnerable and the tools and requirements that can be used to reduce the ethical breaches when including them in research protocols. The vulnerability can be due either to an inability to understand and give informed consent or to unequal power relationships that hinder basic rights. Excluding subjects from research for the only reason of belonging to a vulnerable group is unethical and will bias the results of the investigation. To consider a subject or group as vulnerable depends on the context, and the investigator should evaluate each case individually.

II. The research ethics involving vulnerable groups

Abstract Vulnerability in research occurs when the participant is incapable of protecting his or her interests and therefore, has an increased probability of being intentionally or unintentionally harmed. This manuscript aims to discuss the conditions that make a group vulnerable and the tools and requirements that can be used to reduce the ethical breaches when including them in research protocols. The vulnerability can be due either to an inability to understand and give informed consent or to unequal power relationships that hinder basic rights. Excluding subjects from research for the only reason of belonging to a vulnerable group is unethical and will bias the results of the investigation. To consider a subject or group as vulnerable depends on the context, and the investigator should evaluate each case individually.

Dealing with gender-related and general stress: Substance use among Brazilian transgender youth.

INTRODUCTION: Adolescent substance use is a major public health concern since it enhances adolescent morbidity and mortality, affecting adulthood health and well-being. Although current evidence shows a high risk for substance use among transgender populations, to date, few studies evaluate substance use among transgender youth. METHOD: Brazilian transgender youth (ages between 16 and 25 years old) answered an online questionnaire measuring demographics, substance use and modifiable factors associated with drug use to deal with general stress, gender-related stress, and recreational use. RESULTS: Cannabis was the most frequent substance used among transgender youth (20.88%; CI 95% 23.71-36.19), whereas 11.45% (CI 95% 11.38-21.47) of volunteers disclosed use of pain medication, such as codeine, and 5.05% (CI 95% 3.71-10.78) revealed use of sedatives and tranquilizers in the last 30 days. ADH medication (not prescribed), as well as cocaine and other drugs (such as antihistamines and Hookah), was also reported by 2.36% (CI 95% 0.92-5.84), 2.69% (CI 95% 1.24-6.49) and 4.04% (CI 95% 2.61-8.98) of transgender youth. CONCLUSION: A logistic regression model showed that discrimination and home instability were the primary determinants of vulnerable to substance use among youth. Therefore, the harm reduction strategies must affect the social and physical aspects of transgender youth lives.

Menopause in Latin America: Symptoms, attitudes, treatments and future directions in Costa Rica.

Similar to their US counterparts, Costa Rican women enter menopause at ∼50 years of age, have similar symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats, as well as an overall negative attitude toward the menopausal transition. One study of rural women in Monteverde reported that women knew little about the menopausal transition, as the subject was not discussed. Similar to other Latin American women, the use of hormone therapy by Costa Rican women is low and instead they use alternative therapies, including massage, dietary changes and herbal medicines. A wide variety of herbal therapies are used, and some of these herbs have estrogenic activities in vitro. However, clinical data on the safety and efficacy of any of these treatments is lacking. Recently, a disturbing increase in the incidence of human papilloma virus infections in menopausal women has been reported, due in part to more sexual freedom after menopause. Fortunately, the strain of HPV infecting these women is not associated with cervical cancer. Overall, there is a significant lack of scientific and medical research on menopausal women in Costa Rica. Considering the aging population, the high use of herbal medicines by menopausal women and the lack of clinical studies on these treatments, future research should focus on gaining a better understanding of menopause in this population. Furthermore, new educational programs for these women and the health professionals who serve them are necessary, as well as investigations of the safety and efficacy of the herbal supplements women use to manage their menopausal symptoms.

Hsp78 (78 kDa Heat Shock Protein), a Representative AAA Family Member Found in the Mitochondrial Matrix of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA+) form a superfamily of proteins involved in a variety of functions and are characterized by the presence of an ATPase module containing two conserved motifs known as Walker A and Walker B. ClpB and Hsp104, chaperones that have disaggregase activities, are members of a subset of this superfamily, known as the AAA family, and are characterized by the presence of a second highly conserved motif, known as the second region of homology (SRH). Hsp104 and its homolog Hsp78 (78 kDa heat shock protein) are representatives of the Clp family in yeast. The structure and function of Hsp78 is reviewed and the possible existence of other homologs in metazoans is discussed.

Crystal structure of 2-nitro-N-(2-nitro-phen-yl)benzamide.

In the title compound, C13H9N3O5, the mean plane of the non-H atoms of the central amide fragment C-N-C(=O)-C [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0442 Å] forms dihedral angles of 71.76 (6) and 24.29 (10)° with the C-bonded and N-bonded benzene rings, respectively. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds forming C(4) chains along [100]. Weak C-H⋯O contacts link the mol-ecules into (100) sheets containing edge-fused R 4 (4)(30) rings. Together, the N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate a three-dimensional network.

Estado actual dll acceso a recursos genéticos e Colombia por parte de los gruppos de investigación registrados en colciencias. / Current Situation of Genetic Resources Access in Colombia by Research Groups Registered in Colciencias

El acceso a los recursos genéticos por parte de los grupos de investigación en Colombia se evaluó mediante la revisión de sus proyectos de investigación reportados en la base de datos nacional GrupLAC de Colciencias, hasta diciembre de 2008, con el fin de hacer una aproximación al estado del acceso a los recursos genéticos en el país. Del total de grupos revisados un 13,7% tienen acceso a recursos genéticos. Los grupos de investigación trabajan con un total de 252 especies diferentes que comprenden plantas, animales, bacterias, hongos y virus. En cuanto al origen del material, un 61% se encuentra en con-diciones in situ y un 33% en condiciones ex situ. La mayor parte de las técnicas utilizadas en las investigaciones son moleculares (76%). Las instituciones que tienen grupos de investigación que trabajan en proyectos relacionados con acceso a recursos genéticos se agruparon en 10 categorías dentro de las cuales se destacan las universidades tanto privadas (29%) como públicas (39%), así como los centros de investigación de carácter privado (12%). Por otro lado, es muy bajo el porcentaje (1,0%) de proyectos de investigación cuyos resultados pueden llegar a tener un potencial de comercialización, ya que del total de 595 proyectos para los que se ha encontrado evidencia de acceso a recursos genéticos, solo seis proyectos han generado resultados protegibles por patentes. Ninguno de los proyectos examinados tiene contrato de acceso a recursos genéticos.

The Access to genetic resources by research groups in Colombia was assessed through checking their investigation projects that have been reported in the Colciencias national database GrupLAC. This inspection was realized in order to make and approach to the current genetic resources access status in the country. From the whole groups considered, 13.7% make genetic resources access. The research groups worked with 252 different species including plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and viruses. Regarding material source, 61% was taken from in situ conditions and 33% from ex situ conditions. The most part of the techniques used in research projects are molecular techniques (76%). The institutions that have research groups were gathered in 10 categories, among which private (29%) and public (39%) universities must highlight. On the other hand, is very low the percentage (1.0%) of investigation projects with a marketing potential. From the whole 595 projects, only six have generated patent protected results. None of the projects reviewed have agreement in access to genetic resources.

Relationship Power, Acculturation, and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Low-Income Latinas of Mexican or Puerto Rican Ethnicity.

Young adult Latinas are disproportionately overrepresented among HIV/AIDS incidence cases in the United States, and heterosexual contact has been identified as the primary mode of HIV transmission. This study examined sexual risk behavior among 40 low-income native-born and foreign-born Latinas of Mexican or Puerto Rican ethnicity seeking services at a community-based family planning clinic in a large Midwestern city. Participants were unmarried, noncohabiting Latinas ages 18-29 who were involved in primary heterosexual relationships. Survey data that were collected from participants included sociodemographics, relationship power, acculturation, and unprotected sex with primary and extradyadic partners. After statistically controlling for age and ethnic identity, the authors found that Latinas with less relationship power were significantly more likely to report having unprotected sex with primary partners. These findings suggest that HIV-prevention intervention efforts that focus on relationship power among young heterosexual Latinas in the United States may be effective in reducing sexual risk behavior.

Divers-Idades en la Psicogerontología / Diverse Ages in Psychogerontology

La conferencia trata acerca de la continuidad identitaria de nuestra Red Iberoamericana de Psicogerontología, a través de sus congresos: Divers-idades… a partir de la identidad de nuestros viejos… pueblos, que fuera el lema de nuestro primer congreso, pueblos que, en su diversidad, están aquí representados y eso nos lleva a la memoria y construcción de futuro, lema del segundo congreso. De tal modo que se conjugan pasado, presente y futuro en la construcción de un modo de entender y abordar el envejecimiento humano desde la salud mental, tal nuestra especificidad. Por lo tanto, estamos hablando de nuestra identidad, la identidad de la Psicogerontología y de cómo la vamos construyendo a través de las diversidades que la componen. Nos ocupamos de sujetos envejecientes y de sus diversos contextos culturales y para hacerlo proponemos un nuevo enfoque en la Psicogerontología ­superador del modelo simplista y biologista - desde una perspectiva integradora de los aspectos bio-psico-sociales que complejamente interactúan. En este sentido, la perspectiva de la Teoría del Curso de la Vida que da marco actualmente a la Gerontología, nos instala en las Divers-idades, diversas edades en las cuales favorecer intercambios intergeneracionales y preparación para las vejeces en su divers-idad. El concepto de identidad es central en la Psicogerontología, ya que el envejecer se anticipa como perspectiva de metamorfosis para el yo, el cual ve amenazado, entre otras cosas, su poder. Poder seguir siendo…frente a una cultura que no lo deja ser ni le otorga reconocimiento, dependerá de la construcción de un Yo complejo, en las divers-idades que lo enriquecen.

The conference deals with the identity continuity of our Iberia-American Network of Psychogerontology through its congresses: Diverse Ages… from the identity of our elderly… peoples, which was the theme of our first congress, people who, in their diversity, are represented herein, and this takes us to memory and construction of the future, motto for the second congress. In a way that past, present and future are conjugated in constructing a manner to understand and address human aging from mental health, our specialty. For such, we are speaking of our identity, the identity of Psychogerontology and how we are constructing it through the diversities that comprise it. We deal with aging subjects and their diverse cultural contexts and to do so we propose a new focus by Psychogerontology ­ going beyond the simplistic and biological model ­ from an integrating perspective of the bio-psycho-social aspects that interact in all their complexity. In this sense, the perspective of the Life Course Theory that currently denote Gerontology, brings us to Diversities, the diverse ages that favor intergenerational exchanges and serve as preparation for aging in all its diversity. The concept of identity is central to Psychogerontology since aging anticipates itself as a perspective of metamorphosis for the I, which sees its power, among other things, threatened. Able to continue being… in face of a culture that does not allow it to be nor does it grant it recognition, will depend on construction of a complex I in the diverse ages that enrich it.

Processo metodológico de uma pesquisa interdisciplinar / Methodological process of an interdisciplinary research

O Grupo de Pesquisa Longevidade, Envelhecimento e Comunicação (LEC), certificado pelo CNPq, teve seu início em 2002. Formado por uma equipe de profissionais multidisciplinares, tem como proposta a compreensão da complexidade do processo do envelhecimento e da velhice em si. O grupo é formado por pesquisadores de várias áreas do conhecimento, tornando as pesquisas muito mais enriquecedoras. É um grupo com diversidades de olhares e de pesquisas em seu interior. As diversas formações dos pesquisadores e os diferentes níveis de realidade exigem uma dinâmica interna que respeita os princípios interdisciplinares: espera, humildade, respeito e dasapego. Os pesquisadores vivem durante todo o tempo um processo interdisciplinar coletivo, o que gera discussões profundas e cooperam com a construção coletiva do conhecimento. Além disso, os pesquisadores têm de passar obrigatoriamente a olhar para o objeto pelo seu campo disciplinar de atuação, o que torna as pesquisas mais amplas e enriquecedoras. Desde a escolha do tema até os caminhos seguidos fazem deste grupo um instrumento coletivo de construção, desconstrução e passa por diferentes níveis de percepção.

The Longevity, Aging and Communication (LEC) Research Group is formed by a multidisciplinary team of professionals and has the purpose of understanding the complexity of the aging process and old age itself. The diverse backgrounds of the researchers and the different levels of reality require internal dynamics that respects the interdisciplinary principles: patience, humbleness, respect and detachment. Researchers have to necessarily start to look at the subject through their disciplinary field of expertise, which makes the research more comprehensive and enriching. From the choice of the theme to the paths followed, they all this group a collective instrument of construction and deconstruction along different levels of perception.