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The use of control group in research design: the ethical challenge in the popul...
Diz, Susana; Jacinto, Miguel; Monteiro, Diogo; Matos, Rui; Esteves, Dulce; Costa, Aldo Matos da; Antunes, RaulEthics studies moral values and defines good and bad conduct in research and researchers. In research with human beings, it plays a crucial role in imposing limits, reducing abuses, and providing fair lines of research. The use of control groups in this type of research has been addressed and seems to be an effective method to assess the effects of an intervention, but it has raised doubts about the ethical cha...
Effect of a community dual-task exercise program on physical fitness of elderly...
Rondão, Catarina; Esteves, Dulce; Mota, Maria Paula; Trindade, CristianaThe elders experience a progressive loss of cognitive and physiological functions, including cognitive impairment and functional motor skills. It is estimated that by 2050, the number of people with dementia will reach 131.5 million worldwide (World Health Organization, 2015). In addition to cognitive and behavioural deficits, people with dementia have increased deficits in balance, gait and motor coordination,...
The Use of Control Group in the Sports Science Research: The Ethical Challenge
Louro, Gonçalo; Ferraz, Ricardo; Forte, Pedro; Teixeira, José E.; Branquinho, Luís; Esteves, DulceMedical ethicists have questioned the use of no-treatment controlled studies (placebo and sham procedure) of new therapies when safe and effective standard therapies are available for use as an active or “equivalence” control. Currently, ethical and conduct principles for biomedical research specifically prohibit projects that do not make or deny the “best-proven diagnosis and therapeutic treatment” to any part...
The use of control group in the sports science research: the ethical challenge
Louro, Gonçalo; Ferraz, Ricardo; Forte, Pedro; Teixeira, José Eduardo; Branquinho, Luís; Esteves, DulceMedical ethicists have questioned the use of no-treatment controlled studies (placebo and sham procedure) of new therapies when safe and effective standard therapies are available for use as an active or “equivalence” control. Currently, ethical and conduct principles for biomedical research specifically prohibit projects that do not make or deny the “best-proven diagnosis and therapeutic treatment” to any part...
VidaProFit: Caracterização dos Profissionais de Fitness em Portugal
Ramos, Liliana Ricardo; Esteves, Dulce; Vieira, Isabel; Franco, Susana; Simões, VeraO VidaProFit pretende caracterizar os profissionais de fitness em Portugal, nomeadamente Diretores Técnicos e Técnicos de Exercício Físico, relativamente a variáveis sociodemográficas e à sua intervenção. Foi construído e validado um questionário que foi preenchido pelos profissionais numa plataforma online. Os dados foram recolhidos entre novembro de 2019 e março de 2020, sendo que a amostra foi constituída po...
Effects of exercise on cardiac function outcomes in women receiving anthracycli...
Antunes, Pedro; Esteves, Dulce; Nunes, Célia; Amarelo, Anabela; Fonseca-Moutinho, José; Afreixo, Vera; Costa, Henrique; Alves, Alberto; Joaquim, AnaBackground: we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the efficacy of exercise training on cardiac function and circulating biomarkers outcomes among women with breast cancer (BC) receiving anthracycline or trastuzumabcontaining therapy. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus were searched. The primary outcome was change o...
Physical Activity as a complementary alternative therapy for fibromyalgia
Albuquerque, Maria Luiza L.; Álvarez, Marcos Carvalho; Monteiro, Diogo; Esteves, Dulce; Neiva, Henrique P.Physical activity is usually associated with several benefits for the individual’s health, specifically in disease prevention. In the case of fibromyalgia, exercise emerged as one of the most indicated options to reduce signs and symptoms and seems to be useful in the management of this syndrome of unknown etiology. Knowing the importance of physical activity, it seems necessary to understand in-depth the quant...
Translation, reliability and validity of the job satisfaction scale in a sample...
Ramos, Liliana; Esteves, Dulce; Vieira, Isabel; Franco, Susana; Simões, VeraThis study aimed to translate and validate the job satisfaction scale (JSS) to Portuguese fitness professionals. A total of 418 fitness professionals (210 male; 208 female) with an average age of 30.9 ± 6.5 years and a professional experience of 7.72 ± 9.1 years participated in this study. Before conducting a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), we designed a test-retest analysis to determine reliability. Cronba...
Evaluation of Risks and Benefits of Physical Activity: Fighting a Societal Burden
Brás, Rui; Esteves, Dulce; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Duarte, Paulo; Gouveia, Ana; O'Hara, Kelly; Pinheiro, PauloPhysical Activity (PA) is considered a coadjutant factor in the control of hypertension, helping to control this societal burden. This study investigates the factors that may influence the adoption of PA recommendations by hypertensive individuals by comparing physical activity patterns among hypertensives and normotensives and the importance placed on PA by both groups. Data from 966 Portuguese participants ag...
Fitness professionals: narrative review.
Ramos, Liliana; Esteves, Dulce; Franco, Susana; Vieira, Isabel; Simões, VeraThe increasing number of fitness professionals is one of the results associated with the growth of this industry. Understanding the sociodemographic characteristics and different variables related to the intervention of fitness professionals in Portugal will increase the knowledge about this work activity and can also contribute to the improvement of their working and living conditions. This study aims to carry...