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Grip strength, fall efficacy, and balance confidence as associated factors with...
Marconcin, Priscila; Martinho, Estela; Serpa, Joana; Nascimento, Marcelo; Flôres, Fábio; Santos, Vanessa; Loureiro, Vânia; HONÓRIO, SAMUELBackground: Falls are a major public health concern among older adults, often resulting in injury, functional decline, and reduced quality of life. While handgrip strength (HGS), fall efficacy, and balance confidence have individually been associated with fall risk, their com bined predictive value is still underexplored, particularly in physically active older adults. This study aimed to investigate the relati...
Nurse interventions in clinical management that promote quality of care: scopin...
Silva, Carla; Magalhães, Vera; Santos, Vanessa; Miguel, Susana; Pontífice-Sousa, Patrícia; Marques, RitaIntroduction: Nurse interventions in clinical management can take different forms, and there is a connection between management and care provision. Despite the recognised importance of clinical management for the quality of care, there are still gaps in knowledge about the most effective and efficient interventions in this field. Objective: Map the available scientific evidence about nurse interventions in clin...
Association Between Motor Competence and Response Time in Portuguese Youth
Flôres, Fábio; Drews, Ricardo; Santos, Vanessa; Reyes, Ana; Casanova, Nuno; Cardozo, PriscilaThis study explores the association between motor competence (MC) and response time (RT) in schoolchil- dren. 251 participants (mean age 14.58 ± 3.07 years) completed assessments over two sessions using standardized procedures. MC was evaluated through the Motor Competence Assessment, which includes stability, locomotor, and manipulative skills, while RT was measured using a structured reaction task. Pearson co...
Physical fitness as a predictor of reaction time in soccer-playing children
Santos, Vanessa; Casanova, Nuno; Marconcin, Priscila; Willig, Renata; Soares, Denise; Vidal-Conti, Josep; Flôres, FábioThis study investigated the relationship between reaction time (RT) and physical fitness (PF) in soccer-playing children, focusing on core strength, agility, flexibility and power. A sample of 89 boys (8.7 ± 2.2 years) participated in this investigation were conveniently chosen in a Portuguese soccer team. All participants were players in a non-competitive level. Data on PF components were collected and analyse...
Cross-cultural Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability of the Borg Rating of Perc...
Flôres, Fábio; Casanova, Nuno; Marconcin, Priscila; Silva, Ana Filipa; Serpa, Joana; Santos, Vanessa; Soares, Denise; Willig, RenataIntroduction: The present investigation carried out a cross-cultural adaptation of the category-ratio Borg Scale (Borg CR - 10 scale) into Portuguese. It assessed its content validity and reliability during adolescents' progressive aerobic capacity test in school. Methods: In the first phase, a cross-cultural adaptation and content validity analysis of the Borg CR-10 scale were performed, followed by a pilot st...
Falls Prevention in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review
Mofirra, Rita; São Martinho, Estela; Casanova, Nuno; Peralta, Miguel; Serpa, Joana; Santos, Vanessa; Flôres, Fábio; Marconcin, PriscilaAdults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) face a heightened risk of falls. Exercise approaches have been identified as a potential strategy to improve physical function and mitigate fall risk. Evaluate the effectiveness of exercise in preventing and mana- ging falls among adults and older adults with CVDs. A comprehensive search of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to June 2024 was conducted acros...
Grip Strength, Fall Efficacy, and Balance Confidence as Associated Factors with...
Marconcin, Priscila; São Martinho, Estela; Serpa, Joana; Honório, Samuel; Loureiro, Vânia; Nascimento, Marcelo; Flôres, Fábio; Santos, VanessaBackground: Falls are a major public health concern among older adults, often resulting in injury, functional decline, and reduced quality of life. While handgrip strength (HGS), fall efficacy, and balance confidence have individually been associated with fall risk, their combined predictive value is still underexplored, particularly in physically active older adults. This study aimed to investigate the relatio...
Post-exercise differential response of central and brachial blood pressure in p...
Marôco, João Luís; Angarten, Vitor; Pinto, Rita; Santos, Vanessa; Fernhall, Bo; Santa-Clara, Helena; Melo, XavierThe post-exercise hypotension response is controversial among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Factors behind this disparity may include post-exercise differential effects on central and brachial blood pressure (BP), exercise intensity and inter-individual variability. Thus, we investigate group and individual central and brachial BP responses 5, 15 and 30-min after combined exercise of different in...
Contributo da Inteligência Artificial para classificação de imagem em estudos d...
cardoso, Mariana; Cardoso, Mariana; Santos, Vanessa; Figueiredo, SérgioIntrodução – Os métodos de Inteligência Artificial (IA) como o deep learning (DL) e, em particular, as convolutional neural networks (CNN) caracterizam-se por executar tarefas que normalmente requerem cognição humana. Nos estudos de perfusão do miocárdio, os sistemas de IA têm assumido importância como ferramenta auxiliar aos especialistas de medicina nuclear, particularmente para classificação de imagem no âmb...
Contributo da Inteligência Artificial para classificação de imagem em estudos d...
Cardoso, Mariana; Santos, Vanessa; Figueiredo, SérgioIntrodução – Os métodos de Inteligência Artificial (IA) como o deep learning (DL) e, em particular, as convolutional neural networks (CNN) caracterizam-se por executar tarefas que normalmente requerem cognição humana. Nos estudos de perfusão do miocárdio, os sistemas de IA têm assumido importância como ferramenta auxiliar aos especialistas de medicina nuclear, particularmente para classificação de imagem no âmb...