Researchers in the field of excellence sport performance are becoming increasingly focused on study sport-specific characteristics and requirements. In accordance with this, purposes this were (a) to examine morphologic-, fitness-, handball-specific skills psychological "biosocial" differences between top elite nontop team-handball players (b) investigate extent which they may be used identify players. One hundred sixty-seven adult male studied divided 2 groups: (n = 41) 126). Twenty-eight 9...

The sample dimension, types of variables, format used for measurement, and construction instruments to collect valid reliable data must be considered during the research process. In social health sciences, more specifically in nursing, data-collection are usually composed latent variables or that cannot directly observed. Such facts emphasize importance deciding how measure study (using an ordinal scale a Likert Likert-type scale). Psychometric scales examples affected by type comprise them,...

Physical activity (PA) is beneficial, enhancing healthy development. However, one-third of school-age children practicing sports regularly suffer from an injury. These injuries are associated with sex, chronological age, and PA level.To identify the importance level, maturity as predictors injury in Portuguese youth.Descriptive epidemiological study.Level 3.Information about level was assessed via 2 questionnaires (LESADO RAPIL II) 647 subjects aged 10 to 17 years. Maturity offset according...

Growth can make young athletes more vulnerable to sports injuries. Increased knowledge about injury profile and its predictors is an important part of overall risk management strategy but few studies have produced information.

O Brasil registrou um aumento preocupante nos casos de sífilis adquirida, especialmente entre jovens e gestantes os anos 2019 2023. A análise epidemiológica evidencia a necessidade reforçar ações preventivas o acesso ao diagnóstico tratamento. educação sexual é fundamental para conscientizar sobre transmissão controle, tornando essencial reforço campanhas do Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar papel da na prevenção comunitária bem epidemiologia no Brasil. estudo foi realizado através uma...

Background: This cross-sectional study aims to clarify the relationship between coaches’ decisions and players’ relative age, biological maturation, experience when identifying Under-14 (U14) players for District National Teams. Methods: A total of 360 male soccer participating in U14 national inter-association tournament, Lopes da Silva, were assessed. Birth dates recorded, categorized by birth quarter. Anthropometric measurements, fitness level (handgrip strength), success indicators...

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of a 12-week self-management and exercise intervention (the PLE 2 NO program) in elderly individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Four different community settings. Subjects: Eighty aged 60 years or older clinical radiographic osteoarthritis enrolled study. Intervention: A combined (treatment group) an educational (control group). Main measures: The primary outcomes were pain other symptoms (swelling,...

The COVID-19 pandemic suddenly impacted professors’ work demands and their adaptation to new technologies organization, namely, working from home. These changes urged us know its impact on quality of life (QWL). This study aimed at characterizing the main determinants in Brazilian university professors during pandemic. It integrated two cross-sectional analyses, through a questionnaire applied 2020–2021 2021–2022, universities central-western Brazil. sample included 220 first moment 180...

Abstract This study aims to explore how people behave when they have find a location within complex building and are confronted with situations where directional signage (i.e., explicit information) is in opposition environmental affordances that naturally direct users towards specific path, creating situation conflicting information (e.g., brighter corridor vs. darker but sign indicating follow the one). A virtual reality–based methodology was used between‐subject design considered. Thus,...

Understanding and predicting people's displacement movement is particularly important for professionals involved in planning complex buildings (e.g., hospitals, convention centers, subway stations university campus). Some decisions taken by the visitors while choosing what route to follow can be influenced some environmental cues which act as a factor of attraction, influencing wayfinding process. Therefore, main objective this study was evaluate hypotheses that, context simulated emergency...

Although the acute effects of cold-water immersion (CWI) have been widely investigated, research analyzing CWI over a chronic period in highly trained athletes is scarce. The aim this study was to investigate during an intense 3-wk preseason phase elite rugby athletes.A total 23 male union were randomized either (10 min at 10°C, n = 10) or passive recovery control (CON, 13) 3 wk high-volume training. Athletes exposed CON after each training day (12 d total). Running loads, conditioning, and...

Beyond workload and specific environmental factors, flight attendants can be exposed to irregular working hours, conflicting with their circadian rhythms having a negative impact in sleep, fatigue, health, social family life, performance which is critical both safety security operations.This study focuses on the schedules of cabin crew as trigger fatigue symptoms wet lease Portuguese airline. The aim was analyze: what are requirements work; whether being observed effective resting timeouts...

Segundo a literatura, um inventário preciso da distribuição das idades de melhor desempenho nas diferentes disciplinas do atletismo pode proporcionar uma informação ímpar na altura se produzirem planos e programas treino longo prazo para eventos ao mais alto nível. O presente estudo tem como objetivo identificar idade dos atletas participantes nos campeonatos Portugal atletismo, com referência às setores que caracterizam competição. Foram consideradas todas as participações medalhadas (pista...

In this paper, two measures of agreement among several sets ranks, Kendall's concordance coefficient and top-down coefficient, are reviewed. order to illustrate the utility these measures, examples, in fields health sports, presented. A Monte Carlo simulation study was carried out compare performance coefficients detecting types magnitudes agreements. The data generation scheme developed induce an with different intensities m (m>2) ranks non-directional directional rank scenarios. each...

The work of cemetery workers presents high physical demands and significant psychosocial stressors, but there are no studies about the influence these risk factors on their ability.The present study aims to analyse how socio-demographic related ability among workers.A cross-sectional survey was applied at seven cemeteries Lisbon, between November December 2015. response rate 88.9% (n = 168). involved data, Work Ability Index, COPSOQII. Multiple linear regression analysis, using backward...

In Portugal, little is known about the work ability profiles of municipal workers and their changes during working life. order to characterize understand in among workers, a prospective study was designed begin 2015 municipality Sintra, surroundings Lisbon, collect data every two years. The present paper aims at characterizing those between 2017 identify main predictors. Data collection based on questionnaire that encompassed socio-demographic data, Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II...