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Competências de investigação desenvolvidas pela pós-graduação: transferência pa...

Objetivo: Explorar o modo como as competências de investigação, desenvolvidas através da pós-graduação em enfermagem, transferem-se para a prática clínica. Método: estudo qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo, desenvolvido com base em um grupo focal em outubro de 2021, utilizando uma amostra intencional de oito enfermeiros pós-graduados de uma instituição de saúde da região do Baixo Alentejo, Portugal. Para a ...

Family Risk Factors That Jeopardize Child Development: Scoping Review

The obligation to protect children is defined by law. However, there is fragility in identifying actual or potential situations that jeopardize their development. This review aims to identify the family risk factors that jeopardize child development. A scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute for Evidence-Based Practice framework and the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Re...

Professionals’ self-reported difficulties towards integrating dual task trainin...

Background: Despite the growing use of dual task training (DTT) in clinical practice with people with Parkinson Disease (PD), there is still limited evidence on how to best implement it. Data regarding professionals’ difficulties when integrating such practices are critical as a first step to generate further guidance on how to apply it. The aim of this study was to identify the difficulties perceived by profes...

Is being physically active enough or do people with Parkinson’s disease need st...

Social isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted people’s lifestyles and daily activities. In this work we compared pre- and post-pandemic clinical outcomes in people with Parkinson’s disease, to assess differences according to the type of behaviour and exercise habits adopted by participants. After two months of COVID-19 lockdown, we assessed: changes in exercise behaviour; motor and non-m...

Addressing ageism : be active in aging: study protocol

Ageism refers to stereotyping (how we think), prejudice (how we feel), and discrimination (how we act) against people based on their age. It is a serious public health issue that can negatively impact older people’s health and quality of life. The present protocol has several goals: (1) adapt the Ambivalent Ageism Scale for the general Portuguese population and healthcare professionals; (2) assess the factorial...

Personalized care and treatment compliance in chronic conditions

Professionals’ self-reported difficulties towards integrating dual task trainin...

Background: Despite the growing use of dual task training (DTT) in clinical practice with people with Parkinson Disease (PD), there is still limited evidence on how to best implement it. Data regarding professionals’ difficulties when integrating such practices are critical as a first step to generate further guidance on how to apply it. The aim of this study was to identify the difficulties perceived by profes...

The effects of different types of dual tasking on balance in healthy older adults

Numerous of our daily activities are performed within multitask or dual task conditions. These conditions involve the interaction of perceptual and motor processes involved in postural control. Age-related changes may negatively impact cognition and balance control. Studies identifying changes related to dual-task actions in older people are need. This study aimed to determine the effects of different types of ...