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The efficacy of virtual reality-based EEG neurofeedback in health-related sympt...

EEG Neurofeedback is a noninvasive therapeutic modality that can potentially modify targeted aspects of brain function, considered promising for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, some limitations have considerable potential to compromise its efficacy, including the requirement for a high number of sessions, the repetition of therapeutic tasks, and the challenge in sustaining the objecti...

Physical fitness predicts subsequent improvement in academic achievement: diffe...

: We investigated the longitudinal relationship between physical fitness (flexibility, functional strength, and running speed-agility components) and subsequent change in academic achievement across one school year. We also examined whether this longitudinal relationship differed as a function of pupils’ age, controlling for sex, body mass index, and socioeconomic status. Academic achievement in terms of marks ...

Cognitive function and its associations in older adults from Amazonas, Brazil

The objectives of this study were: (1) to investigate the age-related differences in cognitive function (CF), nutritional status (MNA), physical activity (AF), quality of life (QoL), depression, social satisfaction (SS) and socioeconomic status (SES), and (2) to explore the relationships between CF and the previous variables. This cross sectional study included 268 men and 433 women (aged 71.4 ± 7.0 years). CF ...

Mental health of the population affected after natural disaster of 20 february ...

Natural disasters resulting from climate change have increased currently.More and more people feel unprotected without security and therefore vulnerable to stress and anxiety may cause lasting mental illness. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD), is an anxiety problem that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events, such as combat, crime, an accident or natural disaster.People with PTSD may relive...

The psychological impact on the emergency crews after the disaster event on Feb...

The scope of this article is to screen thesymptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among the professionals of health and public safety security who providedhumanitarian aid for the population of Madeira after the 2010 alluvium. It involves a cross-sectional study. The list of life events (LAV) and theperi-traumaticexperiences questionnaire (PTSB)—adult versionwere used for screening symptoms.The partic...

An evaluation of a nurse-led rehabilitation programme (the ProBalance Programme...

This study aims to assess the effect of a nurse-led rehabilitation programme (the ProBalance Programme) on balance and fall risk of community-dwelling older people from Madeira Island, Portugal.

An evaluation of a nurse-led rehabilitation programme (the ProBalance Programme...

Perturbação de stress pós-traumático associada à catástrofe natural de 20 Fever...

A perturbação de stress pós-traumático (PTSD) constitui um transtorno da ansiedade, caracterizado por sintomas de medo intenso, horror e desespero, que se desenvolvem após a exposição a um evento traumático (APA, 1994). Identificando a catástrofe natural ocorrida na Região Autónoma da Madeira (RAM) no dia 20 de Fevereiro de 2010 como um evento potencialmente traumático para a população residente, foi objetivo d...

Multivariate analysis of lifestyle, constitutive and body composition factors i...