The evaluation of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) has become a critical issue in neuropsychology, but existing instruments for evaluating ADL have some limitations. This work aims to propose a new instrument to evaluate ADL, the ADL Inventory (ADLI), for which we present preliminary data. The ADLI was developed based on a comprehensive model of the stages of test development and following a combined framework ...
The literature on neuropsychological intervention (NI) uses a variety of terms to refer to equivalent constructs, making it difficult to compare intervention programmes and their outcomes. The purpose of this work is to propose a unified terminological framework for describing NI programmes. The terminological framework was developed based on a previous proposal for common terminology by Johnstone and Stonningt...
Despite the use of digital communication technologies in neurocognitive rehabilitation has been widely used in face-to-face interventions, the difficulties of using ICT-based tools to provide rehabilitation services and the unfamiliarity of the neuropsychologists with internet interventions limited the use of these kinds of interventions in their clinical practices. The lockdown and mitigating measures associat...
The literature has been showing evidence about the impact of restrictive mea sures during the COVID-19 pandemic on different psychological variables and behaviours. This study aims to assess the contribution of anxiety about appearance on the practice of physical exercise and use of image- and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Unidade Curricular (UC) “Psicologia da Comunicação e Relações Interpessoais” (PCRI) é dinamizada por docentes da área Ciências Sociais e Humanas, na Escola Superior de Saúde (ESS) do P.PORTO. O seu objetivo geral é promover nos estudantes competências transversais de desenvolvimento pessoal, comunicação e relação interpessoal. Neste trabalho apresentamos a experiência pedagógica de infusão curricular do program...
A intervenção comunitária tem crescido de forma relevante, implicando que os curricula académicos se adaptem a esta nova realidade. A unidade curricular (UC) de Fisioterapia na Comunidade, do 3.º ano da licenciatura de Fisioterapia da Escola Superior de Saúde do Politécnico do Porto, visa o desenvolvimento de competências de promoção da saúde. Esta UC envolve uma forte articulação com a comunidade, o que promov...
Regardless of the health domain involved, the process of rehabilitation remains a challenge for professionals, patients and their families.In an attempt to overcome the limitations of traditional interventions, the technology of Virtual Reality (VR) has been increasinglyapplied to rehabilitation and begins to provide important tools which, however, generate debate and divergent positions.In order to examine VR’...