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Sex-related differences in the associations between wishing to die, grip streng...
de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Ihle, Andreas; Ferrari, Gerson; Gouveia, Elvio; Marques, AdilsonBackground: The desire to die among older adults has been reported in several European countries. This study aimed to investigate the associations between grip strength (GS) and the frequency of weekly moderate physical activity (MPA) with wish to die (WTD) in European middle-aged and older adults. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted with 39,377 participants (22,313 women) from 27 European countri...
Lower body strength and body composition in female football
França, Cíntia; Saldanha, Carolina; Martins, Francisco; de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Marques, Adilson; Ihle, Andreas; Sarmento, Hugo; Campos, PedroLower-body strength plays a crucial role in football performance and injury prevention, and thus, monitoring of strength variables has become crucial in the training process. This study aims to (1) assess knee muscle strength performance through intra- and inter-limb asymmetries and (2) examine the relationships between knee muscle strength, body composition, and vertical jump performance (squat jump and counte...
Cognition mediates the association between meaning in life and depression: sex-...
Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Marques, Adilson; Gouveia, Elvio; Ferrari, Gerson; Ihle, AndreasThis study aimed to explore whether immediate recall, delayed recall, and verbal fluency mediated the relationship between meaning in life and depression in a large sample of older adults from 17 European countries. The study also sought to investigate potential differences in mediation trajectories by sex. The data used were from the eighth wave of the SHARE project (year 2019), involving 24,277 individuals (1...
The effect of frailty on the relationship between cognition and depression symp...
de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Ihle, Andreas; Gouveia, Elvio; Gonzalez, Ricardo Hugo; Marques, AdilsonThis study aimed to investigate the moderating effect of frailty on the relationship between cognition and symptoms of depression in individuals aged ≥65 and to explore differences between four European regions (West, North, South, and East). A cross-sectional analysis was conducted with 29,094 participants (16,365 women) from 27 countries, aged ≥65 years, who responded to wave 8 of the SHARE project. The varia...
Four-year associations of wish-to-die trajectories with changes in the frailty ...
de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Marques, Adilson; Ferrari, Gerson; Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Elvio; Ihle, AndreasBackground: A death wish is a passive ideation about thoughts that suggest dying is better than continuing to live. We investigated the associations of different wish-to-die (WTD) trajectories with changes in frailty over a four-year period in European citizens aged 50 and over. Methods: A longitudinal analysis was conducted with 27,350 participants (13,921 women) from 17 European countries, all aged ≥50 years,...
Depression, reduced physical activity and the risk of heart disease: a prospect...
Peralta, Miguel; Nascimento, Marcelo; Ferrari, Gerson; Gouveia, Elvio; Marques, AdilsonObjective: To assess the impact of depression and physical activity (PA) of different intensities on the incidence of heart disease. Methods: A prospective cohort study with 20 645 European middle-aged and older adults (mean baseline age 63 years; 55.1% women; median follow-up 9.5 years) was conducted using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe. The EURO-D 12-item scale assessed depres...
Lower-body power, body composition, speed, and agility performance among youth ...
França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Elvio; Martins, Francisco; Ihle, Andreas; Henriques, Ricardo; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo; Przednowek, KrzysztofSpeed and agility have been described as crucial abilities for soccer players. The purpose of this study was to analyze, in detail, the variance in speed and agility tasks explained by lower-body power after controlling for age and body composition. The participants were 96 male soccer players aged 16.1 ± 1.6 years. Body composition (stature, body fat percentage-BF%, body mass, and fat-free mass-FFM), lower-bod...
Exploring sex differences regarding the mediation of the relationship between d...
de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Marques, Adilson; Gouveia, Elvio; Ihle, AndreasPurpose: Depression (DEP) is common in old age and is associated with poor quality of life (QoL) as well as a poor level of physical activity (PA). The objective of this study was to investigate the association between DEP, moderate physical activity (MPA), and vigorous physical activity (VPA) with QoL, as well as longitudinally examine in depth whether MPA and VPA mediate the relationship between DEP and QoL i...
Analyzing parental involvement in youth basketball
Lopes, Maria V.; Ihle, Andreas; Gouveia, Elvio; Marques, Adilson; França, CíntiaParental involvement in youth sports is increasingly relevant in scientific research since parents have gradually developed awareness regarding youngsters' sports experiences. This study aimed to (1) examine potential differences in athletes' and parents' perceptions of parental involvement practices in youth basketball, (2) verify whether these perceptions differ by sex, and (3) analyze the relationship betwee...
The mediating role of physical activity and self-rated health in the associatio...
Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Marques, Adilson; Ferrari, Gerson; Gouveia, Elvio; Ihle, AndreasObjectives: This study investigates the mediating role of moderate physical activity (MPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA), and self-rated health (SRH) in the association between depression and quality of life (QoL) in a large sample of Europeans aged 50 and over, differentiated by sex. Methods: Data from the 2017 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe were analyzed, including 11,986 individuals (6...