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Role of physical activity in the prevention of falls and their consequences in ...
Pereira, C.L.N.; Vogelaere, P.; Baptista, F.This work aims to provide an inventory of the risk factors and consequences of falling in the elderly, namely fractures, and to identify strategies to prevent falls and minimise their effects. Falls in elderly people are a major cause of injuries, leading to a general fear of falling, poorer quality of life and even death. The increase in life expectancy brought by developments in the medical and health science...
Thermoregulation and aging | Termoregulação e envelhecimento
Vogelaere, P.; Pereira, C.L.N.As mudanças climáticas mundiais, caracterizadas por grandes variações de temperatura que atingem picos, superiores e inferiores, anormalmente altos e baixos, induzem um aumento da taxa de mortalidade nos idosos devido a disfunções cardiovasculares. A capacidade de ajustamento fisiológico que ocorre nos adultos jovens quando são expostos a temperaturas elevadas ou baixas diminui à medida que ocorre o processo de...
The potential role of physical activity on driving performance and safety among...
Marmeleira, J.; Vogelaere, P.; Godinho, M.The elderly represent the fastest growing driving population. Older drivers have a high crash rate per distance traveled, a high risk of injury or death in traffic accidents, and are commonly found to be ‘at fault’ in crashes. This reality has focused more interest on issues associated with the fitness to drive and the safety of older drivers. Many older adults depend greatly on their personal vehicle for trans...