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The association of grip strength with depressive symptoms among middle-aged and...
Marconcin, Priscila; Peralta, Miguel; Ferrari, Gerson; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de; Espanha, Margarida; Murawska-Ciałowicz, Eugenia; Marques, AdilsonLow grip strength has been associated with an increase in depressive symptoms, independent of age group or gender, although the literature has not investigated this association among different chronic diseases. The present study aims to investigate the association of grip strength and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults with different chronic diseases. A cross-section of data from the Survey ...
Validação para português das escalas communication with physicians e cognitive ...
Marconcin, Priscila; Tomé, Gina; Carnide, Filomena; Yazigi, Flávia; Campos, Pedro; Pais, Sandra; Espanha, MargaridaHealh self-management is the ability to manage internal and external resources, knowledge and motivations related to a chronic clinical condition. The present study proposes the translation and cultural adaptation for the portuguese language, as well as the psychometric properties, of the Communication with Physicians (CwP) and Cognitive Symptoms Management (CSM) scales. After constituting the final version of ...
The Role of Ultrasound Imaging of Musculotendinous Structures in the Elderly Po...
Carrão, Luis Miguel Costa; Santos, Rute; Espanha, Margarida; Armada-da-Silva, Paulo; Amaral, Ana; Amado, Sandra; Almeida, Henrique de AmorimUltrasound (US) is a noninvasive and real-time method that allows the evaluating muscles and tendons. The enhanced echo-intensity (EI) on ultrasonography images of skeletal muscle is believed to reflect changes in muscle quality (MQ), and these changes accompany aging. Also related to aging, and that may more severely affect women than men, is the well-known loss of skeletal muscle mass. Often associated with t...
A garantia de um teste de força isométrica do quadricípete com dinamómetro port...
Tomás, Maria Teresa; Espanha, Margarida; Santos, J.Teste muscular - Mede a capacidade de determinado músculo produzir força e proporciona informação útil para o diagnóstico diferencial, prognóstico e tratamento de alterações neuromusculares e músculoesqueléticas. Objectivo do estudo: determinar a garantia de um teste de avaliação da força isométrica dos músculos extensores do joelho.
Avaliação da força isométrica em populações idosas: estudo preliminar
Tomás, Maria Teresa; Espanha, Margarida; Santos, JoséApenas 2,4% da população com + 65 anos pratica exercício físico regular. Objectivos: avaliar a força isométrica dos músculos extensores do joelho em mulheres idosas activas.