- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Universidade Federal do Maranhão
2022-2025
Our objective was to verify the reliability, internal consistency and construct validity of Barthel Index in Brazilian cancer patients palliative care.We included with cancer, both sexes, age greater than or equal 18 years. We used evaluate Index, Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS), European Organization for Research Treatment Cancer Questionnaire-core 15 (EORTC-QLQ-C15-PAL). The measurement properties evaluated this study were test-retest inter-rater reliability (tested by means correlations...
To assess the test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity of 9-item Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in patients with chronic low back pain. Questionnaire validation study. Study was conducted an online environment. We included people aged 18 to 50 years self-reported pain lasting > three months assessed Pain-Related Catastrophizing Thoughts Kinesiophobia. used intraclass correlation coefficient, standard error measurement, minimum detectable change, Cronbach's alpha...
Abstract Background Psychological factors play an important role in the adequate return of athlete to sport. Our aim was perform translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation Athlete Fear Avoidance Questionnaire (AFAQ) into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods We performed translation adaptation evaluated structural validity, construct test–retest reliability. In addition AFAQ, we used Numerical Pain Scale (NPS), Pain-Related Catastrophizing Thoughts (PCTS), Self-Estimated Functional...