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- 2D:4D digit ratio is associated with cognitive decline but not frailty in community-dwelling older adultsPublication . Gonçalves, Celina; Coelho, Tiago; Machado, Sérgio; Rocha, Nuno BarbosaTo understand the relation between 2D:4D ratio, frailty, and cognitive decline in community-dwelling elderly people.
- A abordagem de redes na perturbação depressiva major:estudo exploratório em psicoterapia naturalistaPublication . Andrade Santos, Cláudia RaquelA perturbação depressiva major é uma doença com uma elevada prevalência e que causa um impacto substancial na sociedade. Continuam a existir processos associados à manutenção dos sintomas depressivos que se encontram ainda desconhecidos. Assim, o presente estudo utiliza a abordagem de redes para uma melhor compreensão da dinâmica e da evolução entre os sintomas no decorrer de um processo terapêutico em psicoterapia naturalista. Foi hipotetizado que ao longo do processo terapêutico as interações entre sintomas nas redes diminuíssem. Neste estudo participaram 20 indivíduos e o BDI-II foi utilizado para medir a sintomatologia depressiva. Os resultados obtidos sugerem que a perspetiva de redes é fundamental na compreensão da evolução dos sintomas para a perturbação depressiva major, e dos efeitos da psicoterapia, ao longo do processo terapêutico.
- Accelerated decline in quadriceps area and Timed Up and Go test performance are associated with hip fracture risk in older adults with impaired kidney functionPublication . Marques, Elisa A.; Elbejjani, Martine; Viana, João L.; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Sigurdsson, Gunnar; Lang, Thomas; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur; Aspelund, Thor; Siggeirsdottir, Kristin; Launer, Lenore; Eiriksdottir, Gudny; Harris, Tamara B.This study aimed to examine whether an accelerated decline in quadriceps cross-sectional area (CSA), attenuation (a surrogate of quality), and strength, as well as lower limb muscular function, are associated with hip fractures in older adults with impaired kidney function.
- 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.
- Acolhimento familiar em Portugal e Espanha: uma investigação comparada sobre a satisfação dos acolhedoresPublication . Delgado, Paulo; López, M.; Carvalho, João M. S.; Vallerebelo, J. F.Este estudo apresenta uma comparação entre as experiências de famílias de acolhimento de Portugal e Espanha, avaliando-se a sua satisfação com a informação recebida antes do acolhimento; a preparação da criança para o acolhimento; os apoios técnico e financeiro; e a evolução do processo de acolhimento. Pretende-se contribuir para melhorar e promover a medida de acolhimento familiar nos dois países. Os processos de acolhimento familiar dependem de fatores históricos e culturais que produzem diferenças importantes nos diversos contextos internacionais. Assim, foram realizadas entrevistas em duas amostras aleatórias constituídas por 52 famílias de acolhimento em Portugal e 46 na Espanha, cujos resultados foram comparados através de testes estatísticos paramétricos e não paramétricos. Os acolhedores, em ambos os países, mostraram um elevado grau de satisfação com o processo de acolhimento. No entanto, em Portugal, existe maior preocupação com o fraco apoio financeiro, as informações não fornecidas pelos serviços de acolhimento ou a má preparação da criança para o acolhimento. Por fim, são apresentadas sugestões para a melhoria da gestão e implementação desta resposta social.
- Acórdão para fixação de Jurisprudência – Abuso de Confiança FiscalPublication . Maria do Rosário Anjos
- Adaptação e validação da escala Perceived movement skill competence for young children: aspetos metodológicosPublication . Costa, André D.; Lameiras, Joana M.; Gonçalves, Celina; Saraiva, Linda; Lopes, Vítor P.
- Adequabilidade á legislação dos suplementos proteicos e de creatina para atletasPublication . Ferreira, Alan de Carvalho Dias
- Alterações induzidas pelo treino de pré-época no futebolPublication . Santos, JAR; Sousa, SMC; Fernandes, TPA
- Ambiguity and the dialogical self: In search for a dialogical psychologyPublication . Ferreira, Tiago; Salgado, João; Cunha, CarlaIt is intuitively felt that ambiguity plays a crucial role in human beings’ everyday life and in psychologists’ theoretical and applied work. However, ambiguity remains essentially non-problematised in psychological science since its foundation. This article analyses positivist and social constructionist perspectives on ambiguity in the context of their epistemological and ontological fundamental assumptions. The relational thesis of social constructionism is further analysed and it is argued that it constitutes a “weak thesis” concerning the relational constitution of human beings. In the second part, a dialogical alternative is elaborated. In this perspective, ambiguity is placed in the context of relationship and both are brought to an ontological ground. Therefore, it is argued, ambiguity is a fundamental property of human experience and plays a fundamental role in the constitution of (inter)subjective processes. The impact of this thesis on dialogical perspective on self is elaborated.