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Effects of a Tailored Home-Based Exercise Program, "KidMove", on Children with ...
Gagulic, Ana; Marques, Alda; Bártolo, AnaBackground/Objectives: Exercise for children with cystic fibrosis leads to well-known health benefits. However, maintaining regular activity is challenging due to the daily demands of academics, clinical care, and family tasks. Home-based exercise programs offer a more adaptable alternative, fitting into family schedules. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the "KidMove" program, a parent-supervised, tail...
Pulmonary rehabilitation in minimal versus high resource settings in COPD
Marques, Alda; Antão, Joana; Rodrigues, Guilherme; Paixão, Cátia; Rebelo, Patrícia Filipa; Machado, Ana; Souto-Miranda, Sara; Grave, Ana; Dias, CíntiaFunding Information: This research was supported by FCT - Funda\u00E7\u00E3o para a Ci\u00EAncia e Tecnologia, I.P. by project reference UID 4501- Instituto de Biomedicina - Universidade de Aveiro. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 The Authors; Background: Comparison of results and associated costs of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) conducted with minimal resources (MR) versus specialised centres (SC) for people with c...
A deep learning method for predicting the COVID-19 ICU patient outcome fusing X...
Wu, Yunan; Rocha, Bruno Machado; Kaimakamis, Evangelos; Cheimariotis, Grigorios-Aris; Petmezas, Georgios; Chatzis, Evangelos; Kilintzis, VassilisAssessing the health status of critically ill patients with COVID-19 and predicting their outcome are highly challenging problems and one of the reasons for poor management of ICU resources worldwide. A better pathophysiological understanding of patients’ state evolution in the ICU can enhance effective medical interventions. Therefore, there is a need to monitor and analyze the pulmonary function of a ICU pati...
Ensemble deep learning model for dimensionless respiratory airflow estimation u...
Pessoa, Diogo; Rocha, Bruno Machado; Gomes, Maria; Rodrigues, Guilherme; Petmezas, Georgios; Cheimariotis, Grigorios-Aris; Maglaveras, NicosIn recent years, computerized methods for analyzing respiratory function have gained increased attention within the scientific community. This study proposes a deep-learning model to estimate the dimensionless respiratory airflow using only respiratory sound without prior calibration. We developed hybrid deep learning models (CNN + LSTM) to extract features from the respiratory sound and model their temporal de...
Automatic wheeze segmentation using harmonic-percussive source separation and e...
Rocha, Bruno M.; Pessoa, Diogo; Marques, Alda; Carvalho, Paulo de; Paiva, Rui PedroWheezes are adventitious respiratory sounds commonly present in patients with respiratory conditions. The presence of wheezes and their time location are relevant for clinical reasons, such as understanding the degree of bronchial obstruction. Conventional auscultation is usually employed to analyze wheezes, but remote monitoring has become a pressing need during recent years. Automatic respiratory sound analys...
Test-retest reliability, agreement and construct validity of the International ...
Flora, Sofia; Marques, Alda; Hipólito, Nádia; Morais, Nuno; Silva, Cândida G.; Januário, Filipa; Rodrigues, Fátima; Carreira, Bruno P; Cruz, J.Introduction: This study assessed the test-retest reliability/agreement and construct validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short-form (IPAQ-sf) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It also explored differences in its validity according to age, sex and GOLD airflow obstruction levels. Methods: 62 participants (68 ± 8 years, 53 males, FEV1 51 ± 23%pred) completed...
Lifestyle integrated functional exercise for people with interstitial lung dise...
Paixão, Cátia; Almeida, Sara; Ferreira, Pedro G.; Mendes, M. Aurora; Brooks, Dina; Marques, AldaBackground: People with interstitial lung disease (ILD) present low levels of physical activity (PA) and spend most of their time at home, especially in advanced stages of the disease. The Lifestyle Integrated Functional Exercise for people with ILD (iLiFE) embedding PA in patients’ daily routines was developed and implemented. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the feasibility of iLiFE. Methods: A pre/pos...
Cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the P...
Santana, André Vinicius; Fontana, Andrea Daiane; Almeida, Rafaela Cristina de; Mantoani, Leandro Cruz; Camillo, Carlos Augusto; Furlanetto, Karina CoutoObjective: To adapt the PROactive Physical Activity in COPD-clinical visit (C-PPAC) instrument to the cultural setting in Brazil and to determine the criterion validity, test-retest reliability agreement, and internal consistency of this version. Methods: A protocol for cultural adaptation and validation was provided by the authors of the original instrument and, together with another guideline, was applied in ...
Test-retest reliability, agreement and construct validity of the International ...
Flora, Sofia; Marques, Alda; Hipólito, Nádia; Morais, Nuno; Silva, Cândida G.; Januário, Filipa; Rodrigues, Fátima; Carreira, Bruno P.; Cruz, J.Introduction This study assessed the test-retest reliability/agreement and construct validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short-form (IPAQ-sf) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It also explored differences in its validity according to age, sex and GOLD airflow obstruction levels. Methods 62 participants (68 ± 8 years, 53 males, FEV1 51 ± 23%pred) completed t...
Effect of data reduction techniques on daily moderate to vigorous physical acti...
Rebelo, Patrícia; Antão, Joana; Brooks, Dina; Marques, AldaActiGraph® is a valid, frequently used, accelerometer to quantify moderate to vigorous physical activities (MVPA) in people with COPD. The impact of ActiGraph processing techniques on this population is unknown. This study aimed to explore the effect of data reduction techniques on MVPA in people with COPD. MVPA/day, through ActiGraph GT3X+, was estimated using: Troiano, Freedson 98 and FreedsonVM3 cutoffs, 15-...