Pedro Alcântara da Silva
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Assistant Researcher at the University of Lisbon Institute of Social Sciences. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology (1999), a Postgraduate Diploma in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies (2001) and a PhD in Sociology (2010) from ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. His current research interests focus on the Sociology of Health and Medicine, the Sociology of Ageing and the Sociology of Communication and Mass Media. He has carried out studies on access to, assessment of and attitudes towards the Health System in Portugal and on behaviour and attitudes towards therapeutic adherence; he has also studied how health and the Health System are represented in the Portuguese media, as well as access to and use of information sources for health literacy. Population ageing is another area of research that he has devoted himself to in recent years, particularly on aspects related to health, well-being and quality of life.
Last updated: March 2022
Last updated: March 2022
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Ageing Processes in Portugal
How do the Portuguese over 50 spend their time? How active are they? How and to what extent do they relate to others? What are their health and living...
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