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- Embracing digital technology in chronic respiratory care: Surveying patients access and confidencePublication . Jácome, C.; Marques, F.; Paixão, C.; Rebelo, P.; Oliveira, A.; Cruz, J.; Freitas, C.; Rua, M.; Loureiro, H.; Peguinho, C.; Simões, A.; Santos, M.; Valente, C.; Simão, P.; Marques, A.
- Enhancing the assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness using field testsPublication . Marques, A.; Rebelo, P.; Paixão, C.; Almeida, S.; Jácome, C.; Cruz, J.; Oliveira, A.Objective To establish normative values and reference equations of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) and unsupported upper limb exercise test (UULEX) for Portuguese adults. Design Cross-sectional study. Descriptive statistics and differences between age decades and genders were explored using univariate general linear models to compute reference values. Reference equations were established with a forward stepwise multiple regression. Setting General community. Participants In total, 645 adult volunteers without disabilities [43% male, mean age 55.1 (standard deviation 23.6) years] were recruited from the university campus and surrounding community. Intervention Not applicable. Main outcome measures Data on age, gender, height, weight, body mass index and smoking status were collected using a structured questionnaire. Physical activity was evaluated using the Brief Physical Activity Assessment Tool. Participants performed two repetitions of the 6MWT, ISWT and UULEX, and the best repetition was used for analysis. Results Overall, performance was better in males than in females, and decreased with age. Participants’ performance was significantly reduced after the sixth decade of life compared with the other decades (P < 0.001). Reference equations were: 6MWT = 226.93-(5.00 × age) + (360.41 × height), R2 = 71%; ISWT = 393.81-(17.98 × age)+(185.64 × gender) + (775.88 × height), R2 = 83%; and UULEX = 16.71-(0.14 × age) + (2.66 × gender), R2 = 57%. Conclusion Leg or arm exercise field tests are affected significantly by age and gender. These results will aid health professionals to interpret the results of field tests obtained from healthy or diseased adult populations.
- Mysterious Bones Unearthed:Development of an Online Therapeuticserious Game for Children with Attention Deficit-hyperactivity DisorderPublication . Rijo, R.; Costa, P.; Bastos, D.; Bastos, D.; Matos, P.; Silva, A.; Ferrinho, J.; Almeida, N.; Oliveira, A.; Xavier, S.; Santos, S.; Oliveira, C.; Brites, S.; Martins, V.; Pereira, A.; Fernandes, S.Attention deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder is a disease that affects 3 to 5 percent of children globally. The treatment roots on medication and behavioral exercises. There are unwanted, documented, side effects of the medication, and the behavioral exercises are very demanding for children. In this context the goal of the present research was the development of a serious game for children with 6-8 years old with behavioral exercises as the basis for the action of the game, using a ludic approach. This ludic approach intends to increase the motivation for the game. The present work is part of the research project Therapy4All. The objective of the project is not to replace the traditional form of treatment, but to complement it by allowing a physician to maintain her/his patients under supervision between their regular consultations. The goalis the development of research on serious games to provide patients a better control of their symptoms more than with just traditional therapy. Our first results, with a very small sample, show encouraging improvements in the children's competencies.