Investigar as mudanças no equilíbrio funcional em pessoas com paralisia cerebral (PC) após a participação em um programa de jogos e exercícios utilizando a plataforma Nintendo Wii. Métodos: Foi conduzido um estudo quase-experimental em um centro de apoio para pessoas com deficiência no norte de Portugal, envolvendo 21 participantes com PC. Durante um período de 8 semanas, implementou-se um programa de exercício...
Fundamentals: Cognitive-behavioral therapy can reduce gambling behavior and other symptoms of pathological gambling. Aim: To synthesize and analyze the evidence on the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of life of people with pathological gambling. Methodology: Systematic review with a narrative synthesis of clinical trials published in English and Spanish in Medline, Scopus, ...
To understand the perceptions of National Health System nurses who have been working on the frontline of the psychological impact of caring for people with COVID-19 during the first and second waves. Methods A qualitative study, the design and analysis of which was based on phenomenology. For data collection, a semi-structured interview was administered to a sample of nurses who worked on the frontline in publi...
Heart failure is often characterised by low exercise capacity and a great impairment of performance in the activities of daily living. The correct management of the disease can prevent the worsening of symptoms and promote a better quality of life. The aims of this study are to understand the relationship of gender and pathophysiological characteristics with self-care behaviour and to evaluate the self-care beh...
People with eating disorders show impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed to investigate the relative role of physical and mental factors and stage of change as possible predictors of HRQoL in a group of Spanish women (n = 124) with eating disorders. For this purpose, initial and follow-up data were obtained after 6 months from patients attending an outpatient treatment unit for eating disorde...
Caring for people with COVID-19 on the front line has psychological impacts for healthcare professionals. Despite the important psychological impacts of the pandemic on nurses, the qualitative evidence on this topic has not been synthesized. Our objective: To analyze and synthesize qualitative studies that investigate the perceptions of nurses about the psychological impacts of treating hospitalized people with...
Stroke represents the main cause of functional dependence and in the Portuguese adult population. Objective: To analyse the impact of rehabilitation on functional state and basic activities of daily life (ABVD), 8 weeks following a stroke, in a population of elderly people in north-western Portugal. Methodology: Observational, longitudinal and retrospective study. The patients were grouped into 3 groups accordi...
“Reabilitação cardíaca: evidência e fundamentos para a prática” é um livro organizado e maioritariamente escrito por 6 pessoas geograficamente afastadas, mas que o destino quis juntar. O que nos une? A paixão pela reabilitação e, mais em concreto, pela reabilitação cardíaca. Para além dos 6 principais autores, este livro contou com a preciosa colaboração de mais de 30 autores distribuídos ao longo dos diferente...
En España hay aproximadamente 300.000 personas con la enfermedad de Parkinson idiopática, un proceso neurodegenerativo caracterizado por la destrucción neuronal progresiva, con descenso de los niveles dopaminérgicos. Objetivos Conocer los síntomas no motores (SNM) y su relación con la calidad de vida (CV) y dependencia de las personas con enfermedad de Parkinson que acuden a la consulta de neurología, observand...
“Reabilitação cardíaca: evidência e fundamentos para a prática” é um livro organizado e maioritariamente escrito por 6 pessoas geograficamente afastadas, mas que o destino quis juntar. O que nos une? A paixão pela reabilitação e, mais em concreto, pela reabilitação cardíaca. Para além dos 6 principais autores, este livro contou com a preciosa colaboração de mais de 30 autores distribuídos ao longo dos diferente...