Background Vegetable consumption among children is below recommended. Given the critical role of vegetable consumption in health, it is essential to identify effective strategies to promote this intake. This study aimed to test the efficacy of a superhero’s storybook (SB) as a nutrition education strategy on the willingness to try (WTT) 10 different vegetables in preschool children and relate WTT with food neop...
The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) has been used often to assess physical activity (PA) patterns. However, the European Portuguese version of this instrument has not been validated. We aimed to validate the self-administered GPAQ, version 2, (GPAQv2) for Portuguese adults. We included 32 participants in a pilot study of a Portuguese adaptation of the test and 108 participants in an assessment of ...
O presente produto decorre de material elaborado por discentes da graduação em Direito da FGV Direito SP na disciplina com um semestre de duração denominada Projeto Multidisciplinar que ocorreu no primeiro semestre de 2022 e foi ministrada pelas professoras Raquel Scalcon e Vivianne Mese. Trata-se de material informativo que compila o resultado dos trabalhos desenvolvidos pelos discentes, quais sejam: proposta ...
Introduction and objectives: Center-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs have been forced to close due to COVID-19. Alternative delivery models to maintain access to CR programs and to avoid physical inactivity should be considered. The aim of this study was to assess physical activity (PA) levels after completing a home-based digital CR program. Methods: A total of 116 cardiovascular disease (CVD) patien...
We compared the impact of a one-year periodized exercise training versus a non-periodized exercise training on health-related physical fitness (HRPF) including body composition, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Fifty CAD patients (60.4 ± 9.9 years) were randomized to either a periodized training group (PG) (n = 25) or a non-periodized training group (NPG) (n...
Background: Cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular pathology are both frequent with ageing. Cognitive impairment due to vascular pathology of the brain, termed vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), is one of the most frequent causes of cognitive impairment in elderly subjects. Thus far, VCI has no specific pharmacological treatment. Recent observational studies have suggested a protective effect of physical ac...
Background: Cognitive impairment and cerebrovascular pathology are both frequent with ageing. Cognitive impairment due to vascular pathology of the brain, termed vascular cognitive impairment (VCI), is one of the most frequent causes of cognitive impairment in elderly subjects. Thus far, VCI has no specific pharmacological treatment. Recent observational studies have suggested a protective effect of physical ac...
O Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) é uma das principais causas de mortalidade em Portugal (DGS, 2003) e a patologia que causa maior incapacidade e perda de qualidade de vida (Silva, 2009). Segundo Bolander & Leal (1998) o AVC é considerado uma perturbação em que há perda súbita de consciência ou perda motora ou sensorial, em consequência da rutura ou oclusão de uma artéria cerebral.
Introdução: As doenças cerebrovasculares constituem, actualmente, um dos mais graves problemas de saúde pública. Objetivos: Caracterizar os doentes com AVC e identificar as respostas sociais após a alta. Métodos: Estudo quantitativo que teve como objeto de estudo os doentes admitidos com AVC, na Unidade de Cuidados Continuados de Média/Longa Duração localizada num Concelho do Distrito de Bragança, nas tipologia...