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Compassion and extracurricular activities of Portuguese Health Sciences student...
Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares; Rosendo, Inês; Valente, Catarina; Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz; Simões, José Augusto RodriguesBackground Compassion, one of the items of empathy, is crucial in health care professions. So, the evaluation of the levels of compassion of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Master Degrees’ (M.D.) students of the public Colleges in Portugal according to the type of Master Degree and the participation in extracurricular activities (E.A.) was a task to be performed. Methods Cross-sectional study in...
Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens
Ferreira, António Miguel da CruzObjectives: To conduct a systematic review of the literature regarding the epidemiology of injuries in rugby sevens. To determine the incidence rate of injuries in the Portuguese senior male sevens circuit, to characterize them and identify associated factors. To present the results of the study to relevant rugby agents, make suggestions aiming at the mitigation of the problem and collect their feedback. Method...
Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort...
Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz; Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz; Silva, João Diogo; Ferreira, Ricardo Maia; Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça SoaresObjectives: To assess the incidence, type and location of injuries sustained during the Portuguese rugby union sevens circuit. To investigate the influence of players’ training loads on injury risk. Methods: A prospective cohort study recording time-loss injuries was conducted with all teams competing in the Portuguese national rugby sevens circuit (eight from the top-tier and seven from the second-tier). Main ...
Epidemiology of Time-Loss Injuries in Senior and Under-18 Portuguese Male Rugby...
Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz; Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz; Ribeiro, Pedro Barbosa; Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares; Barata, Luis TabordaRugby union has one of the highest injury incidence rates in team sports, however, most of the available data focus on the epidemiology of injuries in countries where rugby is popular. We aimed to report the incidence rate and relevant epidemiological aspects of injuries occurred in a group of Portuguese male rugby players. A prospective cohort study was conducted with a group of 45 senior and 32 under-18 male ...
Promoting players’ safety and welfare through the sharing of scientific knowled...
Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz; Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz; Barata, Luis Taborda; Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça SoaresAs the authors of the recently published article “Epidemiology of injuries in senior male rugby union sevens: a systematic review”, we would like to share with you its impact on the Portuguese rugby community and our achievements since then. [...]
Epidemiology of injuries in senior male rugby union sevens: a systematic review
Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz; Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz; Santiago, Luiz Miguel; Barata, Luis TabordaIn 2016 the Rugby Union variant of sevens will enter the official Olympic Programme. Until now, most of injury surveillance studies in Rugby Union focus on elite 15-a-side cohorts, with reported injury incidence rates reaching 96 per 1000 player-match-hours, and mean severity set at 20 days. Sparse data is available regarding rugby sevens. The aim of this study was to systematically review available data regard...
Documento de consenso sobre codificação de exames de ressonância magnética card...
Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz; Almeida, Ana G; Oliveira, Luís; Bettencourt, Nuno; Marques, Hugo; Matos, Pedro; Abecasis, João; Abreu, JoãoUm dos obstáculos a uma utilizac¸ão mais frequente e apropriada da ressonância magnética cardíaca (RMC) em Portugal tem sido a ausência de códigos específicos que descrevam adequadamente os exames tal como são efetuados actualmente. Este documento de consenso fornece recomendac¸ões para a atualizac¸ão e uniformizac¸ão dos códigos empregues na RMC. São igualmente feitas recomendac¸ões quanto às técnicas e código...
Avaliação antropométrica e fisiológica do jogador de rugby português
Ferreira, António Miguel da CruzIntrodução: No rugby, cada posição apresenta exigências muito específicas e distintas, tanto ao nível antropométrico como fisiológico. Desde a introdução, em 1995, do profissionalismo, que os estudos publicados têm vindo a apontar para uma maior diferenciação dos atletas, em todos os níveis, para cada uma das posições. Todavia, apesar de serem comuns em países onde o rugby é mais popular, nenhum estudo procuran...