- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Southwest Bahia State University
2015-2024
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
2007-2015
The University of Sydney
2010
To determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms in institutionalized elderly.This is an epidemiological cross-sectional study 42 elderly a Long-Term Care Institution for Elderly (LTCIE). Data was collected from April to December 2014 through questionnaire information on demographic socioeconomic aspects, Geriatric Depression Scale short version (GDS-15) Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).Of studied, 54.8% had were predominantly females (64.7%). There significant...
The present article seeks to describe the quality of sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness university students verify levels trait anxiety (A-Trait) state (A-State) presented by them. A sample, composed undergraduate from courses, responded an online form, containing following questionnaires: Sociodemographic; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. descriptive analysis data was then performed. mean age 305 participants 22 ± 2.99 years,...
Smartphone addiction and its excessive use could cause musculoskeletal symptoms such neck upper limb pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between smartphone pain in limbs neck, as well observe relationship function university students. It is a cross-sectional, analytical study. A total 165 students participated research. Each student had their own smartphone. answered structured questionnaire about neck; Addiction Inventory (SPAI) Disabilities Arm, Shoulder,...
Abstract Objective: to develop a mobile app quickly and safely identify frailty syndrome features among the elderly. Method: cross-sectional study was conducted. The application developed for Android platform in Java programming language XML markup. instrument based on five phenotype criteria. tests were conducted with 20 elderly persons living long-term care facility. Results: twenty had mean age of 76.55 (±9.5) years. Thirteen identified as frail, pre-frail two non-frail. comparison...
The Bodymedia SenseWear armband has been previously shown to be a valid and practical tool assess energy expenditure (EE) in upright, ambulatory adults. However, wheelchair propulsion is dissimilar movement pattern walking, employing both bi-lateral symmetry greater vigour of arm motion. PURPOSE: purpose this study was identify relationships between derived from the versus indirect calorimetry users. METHODS: Ten individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) performed two different treadmill...
Introdução: A Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA) é uma doença neurodegenerativa que provoca grandes prejuízos na funcionalidade dos indivíduos acometidos. Objetivo: descrever características sociodemográficas, clínicas e funcionais de série casos diagnosticados com em região saúde do Estado da Bahia. Métodos: trata-se relato ELA, identificados microrregião Saúde Jequié, circunscrita à 13ª Diretoria Regional (DIRES) Foram incluídos diagnóstico médico comprovado por exame...
Este estudo objetivou relatar a experiência de realização rodas terapia comunitária integrativa junto pessoas expostas ao amianto. Metodologia: Trata-se um relato sobre ações comunitárias desenvolvidas partir do projeto extensão cadastrado pela Universidade Estadual Sudoeste da Bahia à comunidade Bonfim Amianto, em Bom Jesus Serra - Bahia, desenvolvido nos meses junho e julho 2022. Foram realizadas três comunitária, com duração média uma hora meia cada, alcançando público estimado cinquenta...
Objetivo: Compreender a relação entre alimentação durante pandemia da COVID-19 e procrastinação do sono docentes discentes. Metodologia: Estudo transversal, envolvendo discentes de uma Universidade Estadual Bahia (n=495). A população foi convidada participar pesquisa por meio virtual (e-mail redes sociais), foram questionados se houveram mudanças no peso consumo dos grupos alimentares o distanciamento social. O hábito procrastinar horário dormir avaliado Escala Procrastinação na Hora Dormir....
Objective Adapt the 6 minutes walking test (6MWT) to artificial gait in complete spinal cord injured (SCI) patients aided by neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Method Nine male individuals with paraplegia (AIS A) participated this study. Lesion levels varied between T4 and T12 time post from 4 13 years. Patients performed 6MWT 1 2. They used stimulation, were a walker. The differences two assessed using paired t test. Multiple r-squared was also calculated. Results 2 not statistically...