- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Healthcare Regulation
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Physical Education and Gymnastics
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Disaster Response and Management
- Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Medical research and treatments
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Academic Research in Diverse Fields
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2015-2025
Google (United States)
2021
Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria
2021
Centro de Medicina de Reabilitacao do Alcoitão
2021
Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
2013-2020
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2011-2013
Universidade Franciscana
2012
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
2009
Purpose Dysphagia is a serious extra pulmonary manifestation of chronic obstructive disease (COPD). However, the nature abnormalities in swallowing physiology COPD has yet to be clearly established. We explored frequency measures outside healthy reference range adults with COPD. Method Participants were 28 aged 41–79 years (18 men, 20 women) stable Disease severity was classified as GOLD (Global Initiative For Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) Stages 1 (4%), 2 (25%), 3 (53%), and 4 (18%)....
O objetivo primário do estudo foi descrever o perfil de deglutição por meio avaliação clínica e instrumental nutricional pacientes com síndrome pós-COVID-19, sexo. Estudo ambispectivo. A coleta dados primários realizada no Ambulatório Reabilitação pós-COVID-19 um hospital universitário, sendo selecionados 50 indivíduos adultos que estiveram internados COVID-19 grave. Todos foram submetidos às avaliações (Eating Assessment Tool – 10 EAT-10; Volume–Viscosity Swallowing Test - V-VST...
Comparar entre os sexos a força muscular periférica, capacidade funcional, o estado nutricional e impacto no de saúde homens mulheres com Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica (DPOC) ingressantes na Reabilitação (RP). Participaram do estudo 19 indivíduos DPOC grau leve muito grave, um programa reabilitação pulmonar, sendo 8 (42,1%) sexo feminino 11 (57,9%) masculino. A média idade foi 63,8 ± 9,3 anos. Submetidos à avaliação antropométrica índice Massa Corporal (IMC), circunferência da...
Introduction: COVID-19 sequelae may persist for years, particularly in individuals who experienced critical illness. This longitudinal study aimed to assess lung function, voice, and their correlation post-COVID-19 syndrome patients after intensive care discharge evaluate the impact on general voice-related quality of life. Methods: Among 284 survived hospitalization at university hospital, 48 met inclusion exclusion criteria participated study. Evaluations were conducted an average four...
Objetivo: Investigar aspectos da deglutição e qualidade de vida indivíduos que sobreviveram à COVID-19, estratificados por gravidade doença sexo. Métodos: Estudo transversal, observacional descritivo, realizado no ambulatório Pós-COVID-19 um hospital universitário. Foram avaliados 39 pacientes previamente internados na UTI divididos em grupos crítico (n=14; 35,9%) grave (n=25; 64,1%). Os participantes foram submetidos triagem para risco disfagia (EAT-10), avaliação clínica (V-VST PARD)...
A Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica (DPOC) compromete a função pulmonar, força muscular respiratória e qualidade de vida. O treinamento da musculatura expiratória (TME) tem sido proposto como estratégia para fortalecer os músculos expiratórios potencialmente beneficiar produção vocal. Este estudo realizou uma revisão sistemática investigar efeitos do TME sobre voz em indivíduos com DPOC. Foram incluídos ensaios clínicos randomizados publicados até março 2024 nas bases PubMed, Cochrane...
Introduction The oral cavity and pharynx have a rich sensory system composed of specialized receptors. integrity oropharyngeal sensation is thought to be fundamental for safe efficient swallowing. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are at risk impairment due frequent use inhaled medications comorbidities including gastroesophageal reflux disease. Objective This study aimed describe compare function measured using noninstrumental clinical methods in adults with COPD healthy...
Describe efficacy and safety of deglutition, nutritional risk, quality life in associate risk with individuals chronic pulmonary disease.The participants were 17 disease evaluated using the following instruments: Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test (V-VST), Quality Life Swallowing Disorders (SWAL-QOL) questionnaire, Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), body mass index (BMI).Changes observed nine (52.94%) impairments found two (11.77%) individuals. All considered eutrophic by assessment. Correlation...
To verify the relationship between risk of dysphagia and health status in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).Cross-sectional study convenience sample. Twenty-three individuals a diagnosis COPD according to GOLD 2019 criteria. The participated pulmonary rehabilitation program, clinically stable (without exacerbations at least 30 days) optimized drug treatment were included. analyzed anthropometric measures (BMI), peak expiratory flow (PEF), mental (MEEM), eating...
OBJECTIVE: To compare TLC and RV values obtained by the single-breath helium dilution (SBHD) method with those whole-body plethysmography (WBP) in patients normal lung function, obstructive disease (OLD), restrictive (RLD), varying severity, to devise equations estimate SBHD results.METHODS: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study involving 169 individuals, of whom 93 49 presented OLD RLD, respectively, remaining 27 having function. All underwent spirometry volume measurement both...
Resumo Objetivo Avaliar a eficácia da intervenção telefônica realizada por enfermeira na diminuição dos escores de ansiedade pacientes em tratamento radioterápico. Métodos Ensaio clínico randomizado realizado ambulatório radioterapia com seguimento 15 dias. A amostra foi composta 39 radioterápico (20 no Grupo Intervenção e 19 Controle). As intervenções foram realizadas meio dois contatos telefônicos. Para coleta dados, utilizaram-se questionário questões sociodemográficas clínicas,...
Abstract Introduction : As a result of fire in the Kiss nightclub that occurred city Santa Maria - RS, 242 people were killed, whom 235 died on day episode, asphyxiated by inhalation toxic smoke. Approximately 1,000 more injured. Objective To report experience group physical therapists, professors at Federal University (UFSM), rehabilitation survivors fire, victims burns and injury. Materials methods Quantitative qualitative study, which an evaluation protocol functional ability was designed...
Evidence has shown that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease present significant deficits in the control of postural balance when compared to healthy subjects. In view this, it is pertinent investigate effects different therapeutic strategies used alone or association rehabilitation potential improve and other outcomes clinical significance disease. This study will an 8-week (short-term) multimodal exercise program [inspiratory muscle training (IMT) plus neuromuscular...
ABSTRACT Objective The study aimed to investigate whether peripheral and inspiratory muscle strength architecture, functional capacity, mobility, fatigue health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are predictors the PCFS scale score in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome who were hospitalized. Design A cross-sectional included 69 (53.3 ± 13.2 years, 36 men) syndrome. following outcomes assessed: (dynamometry) (manovacuometry) strength, architecture (ultrasound), capacity (six-minute walk test),...
Introdução: O incêndio ocorrido na Boate Kiss, cidade de Santa Maria-RS, em 27 janeiro 2013, vitimou fatalmente 242 sujeitos asfixiados pela inalação fumaça tóxica, deixando, aproximadamente, outros mil feridos. Objetivo: Analisar os sinais e sintomas respiratórios, médio prazo, apresentados pelas pessoas que inalaram tóxica no incêndio. Métodos: Realizou-se este estudo transversal ambulatório do Centro Integrado Atenção às Vítimas Acidentes, localizado Hospital Universitário Maria,...
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of change in food consistency on nutritional status and quality life patients at risk dysphagia. Twenty-five post-stroke receiving outpatient care a physical rehabilitation clinic participated study. Subjects were grouped into those with without for The Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) was applied as tool assess participants’ evaluated through Mini assessment (MNA) anthropometric measures. Quality it relates swallowing disorders determined by using...
To describe and compare the findings of endoscopic sensory assessment in COPD patients healthy controls.A prospective cross-sectional study.Otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic at a university hospital.27 adults with 11 age-matched controls.Group differences light touch tests pharyngeal laryngeal sensation, controlling for pooled salivary secretions pharynx laryngo-pharyngeal reflux as measured by Reflux Finding Score (RFS).A significant difference sensation was found between study groups...
Purpose Dysphagia is an underrecognized concern in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may contribute to exacerbations. In this review article, we share information regarding dysphagia COPD, synthesizing knowledge both from the literature studies performed context of a multidisciplinary clinical rehabilitation program at Federal University Santa Maria Brazil. Results This narrative presents evidence showing that awareness patient-reported symptoms are rare...
RESUMO Objetivo Diversos comprometimentos da deglutição têm sido relatados em indivíduos com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC), tendo como causa a desvantagem mecânica musculatura respiratória devido à hiperinsuflação. Dentre as estratégias terapêuticas, até o momento, não foram encontrados relatos na literatura sobre uso terapia manual (TM) no manejo dos transtornos nesta população. O objetivo do estudo foi verificar os desfechos de um programa TM biomecânica DPOC. Método Foram...