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- Accessibility of sports facilities for persons with reduced mobility and assessment of their motivation for practicePublication . Sá, Maria Manuel; Azevedo, Rui; Martins, Maria Cristina; Machado, Osvaldo; Tavares, JoãoThis study aims to create awareness, both within the scientific community and among providers of sports facilities, for individuals with impaired or reduced mobility, promoting the development of technical solutions that allow greater autonomy and social integration of people with disabilities. The purpose of this work is, on the one hand, to evaluate the accessibility of sports facilities for people with reduced mobility and, on the other hand, to investigate why this user group has such low rates of participation in sporting activities. Firstly, using the Portuguese norms and legislation transcribed from European Community directives, a check list was created comprising all the items that sports facilities should abide by in order to provide accessibility and safety to people with reduced mobility. Another questionnaire was designed aimed at this user group, with questions pertaining to their desire and ability to use sports facilities. This questionnaire was distributed in Portugal, in the greater metropolitan area of Porto, to users of Rehabilitation Centres and Physiotherapy Clinics. The results obtained from the check-list showed the compliances and non-compliances of the respective sports facilities, proving that many barriers preventing the participation of people with reduced mobility still exist. Twenty-four people with permanent impairment of the lower extremities (paraplegia) answered the questionnaire pertaining to the desire and ability to perform physical activity. Two individuals (8%) had sporting activities available to them in their area of residence and only five (21%) performed any physical activity. The main reason given for not taking part in any activity was the lack of adapted sports facilities. All the participants felt that taking part in sports is beneficial. The benefits stated were: general well-being and development of the psychomotor component (e.g. coordination, balance, body posture), of physical condition (e.g. strength, resistance, flexibility) and social integration and quality of life. Besides wellbeing, they also mentioned social interaction, a way of occupying their time and an escape from the routine as the main motives for which they would like to take up physical exercise.
- Avaliação da exposição ao ruído do profissional de educação física: atividade de indoor cyclePublication . Sá, Maria Manuel; Azevedo, Rui; Macedo, Ângela; Machado, Osvaldo
- Avaliação da segurança e da acessibilidade dos espaços gimnodesportivos a pessoas com mobilidade condicionadaPublication . Sá, Maria Manuel; Azevedo, Rui; Machado, Osvaldo; Martins, Maria Cristina; Aguiã, Rita
- Chemical risk in the footwear industryPublication . Sá, Maria Manuel; Azevedo, Rui; Machado, Osvaldo; Tavares, J.
- Exposição ao ruído do profissional de educação física e perceção do risco associadoPublication . Sá, Maria Manuel; Azevedo, Rui; Machado, Osvaldo
- Noise in an Intensive Care Nursery/Newborn UnitPublication . Manuel Sa, Maria; Azevedo, Rui; Neves, Joana; Machado, Osvaldo; Tavares, Joao
- Portuguese Physical Education Instructors’ Exposure to Noise and Perception of Associated RiskPublication . Sá, Maria Manuel; Azevedo, Rui; Martins, Cristina; Machado, OsvaldoThe purpose of this study was to quantify noise exposure of professional physical education instructors in Portugal, understand how they perceive risk and the effects associated with this exposure as well as examine the existence of health complaints potentially related to the exposure to noise. Quantification of sound level exposure comprised 200 measurements of different sport activities in state schools and private health clubs. Characterization of risk perception as well as symptomatology was performed by a three-part survey that provided to a sample of 48 physical education professionals and a comparison group of 52 non-professionals. Results showed the existence of high noise levels that may endanger physical education teachers’ health. These levels are significantly higher in health clubs. Health complaints were significantly higher in the group of professionals, especially concerning hearing difficulties, muffled hearing, intolerance to loud sounds, constant headaches, and irritability. The majority of the physical education instructors are exposed to high levels of sound pressure on a daily basis, which depending on their working hours may compromise their health. This study also reveals the importance of training as well as organizational and structural measures to reduce exposure to harmful noise levels during the performance of sports activities.