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The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of t...
Barbosa, Marisela; Melo, Cristina; Torres, RuiPilates exercise may complement traditional pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The objective was to analyze the effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to a three-month pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with COPD. Thirty-five participants with COPD (GOLD B) were assigned to the intervention (n=14) or control (n=21) group. Both groups ...
Age-related influence on reliability and learning effect in the assessment of l...
Vilarinho, Rui; Montes, António Mesquita; Melo, Cristina; Mesquita Montes, AntónioDecreased muscle strength, especially in the muscles of lower limbs, is an important risk factor for early age‐related decline in physical function, morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality.1 This evidence should be a stimulus for healthcare professionals to include the assessment of muscular strength as a priority in the community due to its substantial value in predicting future health status.2 For this purp...
Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand and 5 times sit-to-stand tests t...
Vilarinho, Rui; Mesquita Montes, António; Noites, Andreia; Silva, Fátima; Melo, CristinaTo establish age-specific and sex-specific reference values and equations for the 1-minute sit-to-stand (1MSTS) and 5 times sit-to-stand (5TSTS) tests for Portuguese adults. Cross-sectional study. Descriptive statistics were explored to compute reference values and reference equations were established with a forward stepwise multiple regression. Community. In total, 546 adult volunteers without disabilities [ag...
Home-based rehabilitation maintenance with or without an exercise-based pilates...
Barbosa, Marisela; Melo, Cristina Argel de; Torres, Rui; Melo, Cristina; Torres, RuiPilates exercise may complement pulmonary rehabilitation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to improve Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). To investigate the effects on PROMs after incorporating a six-month Pilates exercise maintenance program compared to a home-only exercise program. A total of 32 participants with COPD (GOLD B) were assigned to either the intervention group (n = 14) or the...
Reference equation of a new incremental step test to assess exercise capacity i...
Vilarinho, Rui; Toledo, Ana; Silva, Carla; Melo, Fábio; Tomaz, Leila; Martins, Luana; Gonçalves, Tânia; Melo, Cristina; Caneiras, CátiaStep tests are important in community- and home-based rehabilitation programs to assess patients’ exercise capacity. A new incremental step test was developed for this purpose, but its clinical interpretability is currently limited. This study aimed to establish a reference equation for this new incremental step test (IST) for the Portuguese adult population. A cross-sectional study was conducted on people with...
Home-based virtual reality exercise program during the maintenance stage of car...
Vieira, Ágata; Melo, Cristina; Noites, Andreia; Machado, Jorge; Mendes, JoaquimHome-based virtual reality technology may become an alternative to cardiac rehabilitation. To evaluate the effects of a specific, home-based exercise program, performed either through a virtual reality (Kinect) or a conventional format (booklet) in the maintenance stage of cardiac rehabilitation for six months on functional muscle strength of the lower limbs, physical activity and exercise tolerance. This is a ...
Community-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs in individuals with COPD
Barbosa, Marisela; Andrade, Renato; Melo, Cristina; Torres, RuiCommunity-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs can be offered to patients with COPD, but the literature on its effects is still not well summarized. Our purpose was to investigate the health-, physical-, and respiratory-related effects of community-based PR in individuals with COPD as compared to control groups. The PubMed and Embase databases were searched up to May 17, 2021. We included randomized con...
Projeto SMART PATIENTS - holistic empowerment of citizens to become experts in ...
Fernandes, Sílvia; Jesus, Ângelo; Patrício, Brígida; Melo, Cristina; Tavares, Diana; Silva, ReginaAlinhado com o Quadro Estratégico da UE para a Saúde, o projeto Smart Patients tem como principal objetivo capacitar os cidadãos, colocando-os no centro do sistema e envolvendo-os na gestão da sua própria saúde. Assim, o projeto visa aumentar o grau de literacia em saúde dos cidadãos, desenvolvendo as suas competências e autoconfiança na gestão das suas necessidades de saúde. O projeto foi coordenado localmente...
Effects of abdominal microcurrent in the consumption and proportion of energy s...
Vilarinho, Rui; Faria, Susana Miriam; Monteiro, Pedro; Melo, Cristina; Santos, Rubim; Noites, AndreiaMicrocurrent therapy can increase lipolytic activity. However, it is unknown if the increased availability of lipids can influence the selection of energy substrates during a single session of aerobic exercise. We aimed to analyze the effect of microcurrent application to the abdominal region in the consumption of lipids and carbohydrates, and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during a single session of moderate...
Reference equation of a new incremental step test to assess exercise capacity i...
Vilarinho, Rui; Toledo, Ana; Silva, Carla; Melo, Fábio; Tomaz, Leila; Martins, Luana; Gonçalves, Tânia; Melo, Cristina; Caneiras, CatiaStep tests are important in community- and home-based rehabilitation programs to assess patients' exercise capacity. A new incremental step test was developed for this purpose, but its clinical interpretability is currently limited. This study aimed to establish a reference equation for this new incremental step test (IST) for the Portuguese adult population. A cross-sectional study was conducted on people with...