A5054245008- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Physical Activity and Health
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Physical Education and Training Studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Sports Performance and Training
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Physical Education and Gymnastics
- Physical Education and Sports Studies
- Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Cancer survivorship and care
Universidade Lusófona
2016-2025
Universidade do Porto
2024-2025
Direção Geral do Território
2022-2024
Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
2024
University of Lisbon
2014-2023
Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo
2023
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2017-2019
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
2017
German Sport University Cologne
2017
Universidade Federal da Bahia
2000-2013
While evidence suggests that interventions based on self-determination theory have efficacy in motivating adoption and maintenance of health-related behaviors, promoting adaptive psychological outcomes, the motivational techniques comprise content these not been comprehensively identified or described.The aim present study was to develop a classification system interventions, with satisfaction needs as an organizing principle.Candidate were through comprehensive review nomination by...
Long-term behavioral self-regulation is the hallmark of successful weight control. We tested mediators loss and maintenance in middle-aged women who participated a randomized controlled 12-month management intervention. Overweight obese (N = 225, BMI 31.3 +/- 4.1 kg/m(2)) were randomly assigned to control or 1-year group intervention designed promote autonomous body weight. Key exercise, eating behavior, image variables assessed before after program, as (12 months, 86% retention) (24 81%...
Successful weight management relies on at least two health behaviors, eating and exercise. However, little is known about their interaction a motivational behavioral level. Based the Hierarchical Model of Motivation authors examined whether exercise-specific motivation can transfer to regulation during lifestyle control program. The further investigated general, treatment-related, exercise underlie relation between increased improved regulation.Overweight/obese women participated in 1-year...
This study evaluated exercise-related predictors of successful long-term weight control in women by analyzing the extent to which sustained exercise participation and self-determination theory (SDT)-based motivation variables mediated impact a behavioral intervention on 3-yr change.Longitudinal randomized controlled trial consisting 1-yr SDT-based 2-yr follow-up with 221 female participants (means ± SD: age = 37.6 7 yr, body mass index 31.6 4.1 kg·m(-2)). The tested model incorporated...
Research on the motivational model proposed by Self-Determination Theory (SDT) provides theoretically sound insights into reasons why people adopt and maintain exercise other health behaviors, allows for a meaningful analysis of processes involved in behavioral self-regulation. Although obesity is notoriously difficult to reverse its recidivism high, adopting maintaining physically active lifestyle arguably most effective strategy counteract it long-term. The purposes this study are twofold:...
Reducing sitting time as well increasing physical activity in inactive people is beneficial for their health. This paper investigates the effectiveness of European Fans Training (EuroFIT) programme to improve and sedentary male football fans, delivered through professional setting.A total 1,113 men aged 30-65 with self-reported body mass index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m2 took part a randomised controlled trial 15 clubs England, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal. Recruitment was between September 19, 2015,...
Changes in body image and subjective well-being variables (e.g. self-esteem) are often reported as outcomes of obesity treatment. However, they may, turn, also influence behavioral adherence success weight loss. The present study examined associations among treatment-related variables, i.e., change weight, quality life, image, well-being, exploring their role both mediators outcomes, during a treatment.Participants (BMI = 31.1 +/- 4.1 kg/m2; age 38.4 6.7 y) were 144 women who attended...
This study has as prime objective to analyze the psychometric properties of Behavioral Regulation Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3) in a sample Portuguese exercisers and invariance across gender. Two independent samples (448 calibration; 374 validation), aged between 16 78 years (M = 40.29; SD 16.24), both gender, (495 female; 327 male) were enrolled this study. The results show that original model (six factors; 24 items) did not fit data satisfactory way (χ2 977.49; df 237; B-S p < 0.001;...
INTRODUÇÃO: A dor lombar crônica atinge níveis epidêmicos na população geral e informações sobre o perfil das pessoas atingidas podem ajudar a direcionar investimentos para seu controle. OBJETIVO: Estimar prevalência de identificar fatores associados. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com base em inquérito populacional, desenvolvido setores censitários da cidade Salvador classificados por nível socioeconômico. Foram entrevistados 2.297 indivíduos que se avaliou presença através do mapa corporal....
Successful weight management involves the regulation of eating behavior. However, specific mechanisms underlying its successful remain unclear. This study examined one potential mechanism by testing a model in which improved body image mediated effects obesity treatment on self-regulation. Further, this explored role different components.Participants were 239 overweight women (age: 37.6 ± 7.1 yr; BMI: 31.5 4.1 kg/m²) engaged 12-month behavioral program, included module. Self-reported...
O presente trabalho que tem por quadro de referência o Paradigma Ecológico-Ambiental da velhice, sustentado no Modelo ambiental Lawton, procura averiguar «Quais os níveis Bem Estar um grupo idosos residentes em meio rural», tentando ainda identificar «Que variáveis se constituem como mais importantes para destes idosos». Constituiu-se tal uma amostra 40 pessoas rural (concelho Mação), às quais foi solicitada resposta a questionário adaptado efeito e à Escala Ânimo Lawton. Os resultados...
Objective: Successful weight management relies on at least two health behaviors, eating and exercise. However, little is known about their interaction a motivational behavioral level. Based the Hierarchical Model of Motivation authors examined whether exercise-specific motivation can transfer to regulation during lifestyle control program. The further investigated general, treatment-related, exercise underlie relation between increased improved regulation. Design: Overweight/obese women...