PhD in Social Gerontology, Master in Psichology; Expertize in Medical Surgical Nursing; Professor at the Superior Health School, Polytechnique Institute of Bragança, Portugal; Member of Nursing Department; Member of Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Main research áreas: Geriatric/Gerontological Nursing