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Voice symptoms, dysphagia risk, quality of life, and mental health in total laryngectomized patients: a self-perception study. [PDF]

Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
Objectives: To establish the sociodemographic profile, identify and relate the presence of voice symptoms, risk for dysphagia, and self-perceived emotional distress, and measure the quality of life of a group of total laryngectomized patients.
Pereira JVB, Rossi VC, Chone CT, Constantini AC.   +3 more
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The impact of sensorimotor training on physical fitness in older women with diabetes: a pilot study. [PDF]

BMC Geriatr
Aging and diabetes mellitus (DM) are associated with declines in physical fitness, such as reduced muscle strength, balance, and flexibility, increasing the risk of falls and functional limitations.
Cabo CA, Parraca JA, Fernandes O, Nunes P, Mendes C, Espada MC.   +5 more
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População em situação de rua: representações sociais sobre o comer e a comida

Estudos Interdisciplinares em Psicologia, 2021
Este artigo, parte de uma pesquisa de dissertação, pretende compreender as Representações Sociais sobre o comer e a comida para a População em Situação de Rua de um município do interior paulista.
Maria Benedita do Carmo Duarte, Elisa Maria Andrade Brisola, Alexandra Magna Rodrigues   +2 more
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Ensino-Aprendizagem baseados nos Estilos de Aprendizagem: procurando o sucesso individual no Ensino Básico

Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Educacional, 2023
Para melhorar as aprendizagens dos alunos do sétimo ano, do terceiro ciclos do ensino básico português, em Matemática, aplicou-se um estudo sobre o ensino-aprendizagem.
Maria José Carvalho, José Matias Alves, António de Andrade   +2 more
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Creative dance associated with traditional Portuguese singing as a strategy for active aging: a comparative cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Multimodal forms of exercise can influence several physical and mental factors important for successful aging. In the present study, we introduce a new type of multimodal intervention, combining movement (creative dance) with traditional ...
Paulo Coelho, José Marmeleira, Ana Cruz-Ferreira, Luís Laranjo, Catarina Pereira, Jorge Bravo   +5 more
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Development and validation of a continuous fall risk score in community-dwelling older people: an ecological approach

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Fall risk assessment in older people is of major importance for providing adequate preventive measures. Current predictive models are mainly focused on intrinsic risk factors and do not adjust for contextual exposure.
Jorge Bravo, Hugo Rosado, Pablo Tomas-Carus, Cristina Carrasco, Nuno Batalha, Hugo Folgado, Catarina Pereira   +6 more
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Key factor cutoffs and interval reference values for stratified fall risk assessment in community-dwelling older adults: the role of physical fitness, body composition, physical activity, health condition, and environmental hazards

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Fall risk assessment and determination of older adults’ individual risk profiles are crucial elements in fall prevention. As such, it is essential to establish cutoffs and reference values for high and low risk according to key risk factor ...
Catarina Pereira, Guida Veiga, Gabriela Almeida, Ana Rita Matias, Ana Cruz-Ferreira, Felismina Mendes, Jorge Bravo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of spatiotemporal characteristics of gait, trough the Phyphox® app: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Spatiotemporal characteristics from human locomotion can provide effective clinical metrics to assess motor control and brain function.
Carolina A. Cabo, Orlando Fernandes, Sara Santos, Jose A. Parraca   +3 more
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Comparação do recrutamento muscular em exercícios realizados em seco e em plataformas aquáticas

Motricidade, 2022
Os exercícios em plataformas instáveis têm sido utilizados cada vez mais por parte da indústria do fitness de forma a promover diferentes estímulos musculares. Deste modo, o objetivo deste estudo consistiu em comparar a atividade muscular, analisando as
Baia Miguel, Ana Conceição, José Alberto Parraça, Orlando Fernandes, Cristina Senra, Nuno Batalha   +5 more
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Can two multimodal psychomotor exercise programs improve attention, affordance perception, and balance in community dwellings at risk of falling? A randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Falls are associated with cognitive and physical function deterioration. Attention decline, inaccurate affordance perception, and balance impairment are considered to be risk factors for falls.
Hugo Rosado, Jorge Bravo, Armando Raimundo, Joana Carvalho, Gabriela Almeida, Catarina Pereira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source