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Um projeto de educação clínica para pessoas com Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Cró...
Caldeira, Carolina; Lourenço, Joana; Pinheira, Vítor; Rodrigues, Abel; Salvado, GonçaloIntroduction: The WHO estimates that COPD reaches 210 million people worldwide. Patients with COPD must have access to adequate information about their health condition, making the active participation in the management and treatment of their illness as possible. One project was developed in clinical education of the physiotherapy undergraduate course, to assess the impact of a home program. Objective: To evalu...
Intervenção em adultos num centro de cuidados de saúde mental: projeto de educ...
Bartolomeu, Tânia; Francisco, Joana; Pinheira, VítorIntroduction: The peculiarities of each individual with mental disorders concerns a challenge to their intervention in group, however this might be the answer to a development of adaptive and social behavior. Objectives: Assess cognitive development, improvement of physical performance and group interaction, and progress of behavioral development and communication, in individuals with mental disorders who under...
Evaluation of a protocol exercises for musicians with musculoskeletal problems
Rodrigues, Abel; Santana, Madalena; Pinheira, VítorIntroduction: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), associated with execution of musical performance, are usually referred to the upper limb, neck and lumbar spine. Objective: The general objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercises protocol of muscle relaxation in the decrease of pain, discomfort and activity levels of the neck and shoulder muscles in different types of mus...
Results from a home based exercise protocol to elderly people with Osteoarthritis
Pinheira, Vítor; Gonçalves, Bárbara; Pereira, Sara; Rodrigues, Abel; Gonçalves, RuiIntroduction: Osteoarthritis is one of the most commom problems in elderly populations and the most commom cause of disability. Knee is one of the most affected joint and the loss of range of motion and function will limit daily activities and the mobility. Self-management programs with exercises performed at home may be a useful therapy. These programs are based on the quadriceps strengthening exercises, low a...
Developing a home-based exercise program for elderly people: aplication and ove...
Pinheira, Vítor; Aparício, Mariana; Cordeiro, NunoIntroduction: Physical activity and exercise in the elderly has main importance for improving health and quality of life. The exercise prevent incapacity and reduce chronic diseases impact. However most of this population remains sedentary according their lifestyle and increases the chances to becoming dependent of others. The implementation of one home-based program could be more effective for improving physi...
Relationships between cognition, depression, health status, mobility, physical ...
Pinheira, Vítor; Alves, Daniela; Pires, MaríliaINTRODUCTION: The effects associated with aging may lead to changes in the functional status and cognitive ability, resulting in a set offunctional weaknesses and limitations, with consequent loss of mobility, autonomy and quality of life and a higher probability of anincrease of health problems. A better understanding of the factors that contribute to quality of life related to health can help physicaltherapis...
How older people see themselves: perspectives about ageing
Pinheira, VítorINTRODUCTION: Ageing is an individual development process characterized by large variability between individuals. However, the aging stereotypes has usually an negative signal and may influence the way how older people see themselves. The proverbs, as a result of popular sense, usually reflect this ageism vision. The way as individuals do the interpretation of proverbs may reflect the environment and the capaci...
Quality of life and levels of training of professional caregivers
Beringuilho, Fátima; Saraiva, Horácio; Pinheira, VítorINTRODUCTION: The increasing elderly population associated with increased human longevity and therefore a higher prevalence of chronic disease and higher levels of disability, brings out the importance of a new professional group considered crucial to the care process in a dignified and qualified in geriatric institutions: formal caregivers. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and compare the profile, levels of training ...
Sexuality in the elderly: knowledge and attitudes of professional caregivers
Senra, Margarida; Saraiva, Horácio; Pinheira, VítorINTRODUCTION: Sexuality in the elderly still remains a taboo, especially in the institutional context. Demographic changes have been occurring these past few years which led to an increase in the number of institutionalized elders, as an attempt to respond their needs. OBJECTIVES: This study aims to know the levels of knowledge and attitudes of the professional caregivers, how these are related and how these r...
Cuidadores formais de pessoas idosas: perfil de formação e qualidade de vida
Beringuilho, Fátima; Saraiva, Horácio; Pinheira, VítorIntrodução: O aumento da população idosa associada ao aumento da longevidade humana, a prevalência de doenças crónicas e de incapacidade, faz emergir a importância de um grupo profissional crucial para a prestação de cuidados em instituições para pessoas idosas: os cuidadores formais não diferenciados. A formação multidisciplinar destes profissionais pode ser a chave para uma política de cuidada digna e de qual...
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