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- Differential Patterns in Motivations for Practicing Sport and Their Effects on Physical Activity Engagement across the LifespanPublication . Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Campos, Pedro; Martins, Francisco; Garcia-Mayor, Jesús; Ihle, AndreasThis study aims to report what motivates individuals to be physically active, to determine whether motivating factors influence physical activity (PA) levels, and whether this differs across the lifespan. This is a cross-sectional study with 498 individuals: 117 adolescents, 306 adults, and 75 older adults. PA was assessed using Baecke’s questionnaire, and motivating factors for practicing sports were investigated using a scale with twelve questions. The factor analysis identified three motivating factors for sports practice: psychosocial, bodily, and well-being. The scale’s overall reliability and internal consistency indicated a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.885. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) adjusted for sex indicated the three factors as having a significant effect on PA (p < 0.050); however, only the well-being factor showed a significant interaction with age groups (p = 0.023, ηp2 = 0.030). Subsequently, the effect of the well-being factor on PA scores in each age group was explored through regression analyses. Only older adults showed a significant association in the unadjusted [OR = 0.378, p = 0.001, R2 = 0.243] and the sex-adjusted analysis [OR = 0.377, p = 0.001, R2 = 0.288]. These results help us to better understand the underlying motivational reasons in different age groups for engaging in sports.
- Emerging Technologies to Promote Fans Interaction in Football Events: A Systematic ReviewPublication . Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Paixão, Pedro; Martinho, Diogo V.; Campos, Pedro; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Lopes, Hélder; Ihle, Andreas; Marques, Eduardo; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, BrunaAs the digital revolution continues to take hold in contemporary society, new technology and communications networks have provided football with new possibilities and prospects for expansion. This study provides an assessment of the published research regarding innovative digital tools designed to increase the interactivity of fans when watching a football match, regardless of whether they do it at home or at the stadium. A systematic review of the literature was performed, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline. The search was conducted in the PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The final sample included eleven studies for analysis. Overall, the investigations that structure this review seem to be in the early stages of their development, with eight of them making tests with the target audience and the other three still in protocol development processes. Six studies concluded that fans had positive and exciting experiences using mobile applications or interactive systems. Two studies showed promising results in the area of football fans’ health, and only one study showed some difficulties for fans using an ad hoc network in the stadium. Adding personal information, fan interaction systems, specific information about the players and the teams’ tactical strategies, and interactive fan voting seem to be important elements for designing a successful interactive tool that contributes to increasing fans’ enthusiasm during football matches.
- Forecasting the abundance of disease vectors with deep learningPublication . Ceia-Hasse, Ana; Sousa, Carla A.; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Capinha, CésarArboviral diseases such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya or yellow fever are a worldwide concern. The abundance of vector species plays a key role in the emergence of outbreaks of these diseases, so forecasting these numbers is fundamental in preventive risk assessment. Here we describe and demonstrate a novel approach that uses state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms to forecast disease vector abundances. Unlike classical statistical and machine learning methods, deep learning models use time series data directly as predictors and identify the features that are most relevant from a predictive perspective. We demonstrate for the first time the application of this approach to predict short-term temporal trends in the number of Aedes aegypti mosquito eggs across Madeira Island for the period 2013 to 2019. Specifically, we apply the deep learning models to predict whether, in the following week, the number of Ae. aegypti eggs will remain unchanged, or whether it will increase or decrease, considering different percentages of change. We obtained high predictive performance for all years considered (mean AUC = 0.92 ± 0.05 SD). Our approach performed better than classical machine learning methods. We also found that the preceding numbers of eggs is a highly informative predictor of future trends. Linking our approach to disease transmission or importation models will contribute to operational, early warning systems of arboviral disease risk.
- A Qualidade dos Cuidados: Perceção dos Enfermeiros de Reabilitação em Serviços de InternamentoPublication . Melim, Carla Filipa Freitas; Gouveia, Bruna R.Resumo Enquadramento: A perceção dos enfermeiros de reabilitação sobre a qualidade dos cuidados comple-menta compreensão da qualidade na saúde.Objetivos: Descrever a perceção dos enfermeiros de reabilitação sobre o seu contributo para a qualidade dos cuidados e analisar a relação com as suas características socioprofissionais. Metodologia: Estudo quantitativo, transversal e correlacional. Foi utilizado um questionário de caracterização sociodemográfica e profissional e a Escala de Perceção das Atividades de Enfermagem que Contribuem para a Qualidade de Cuidados. A recolha de dados ocorreu dia 5 de junho de 2019, abrangendo todos os enfermeiros de reabilitação em funções, à data, em serviços de internamento, do sector público. A análise estatística foi de natureza descritiva e inferencial.Resultados: A Satisfação do cliente e a Responsabilidade e rigor obtiveram os scores mais altos. Veri-ficou-se correlação significativa, entre a Satisfação do cliente, Bem-estar e autocuidado e Readaptação funcional com o tempo de prestação dos cuidados.Conclusão: O desempenho dos participantes revela alinhamento com os padrões de qualidade, des-tacando-se nos domínios Satisfação do cliente e Responsabilidade e rigor.
- A relação entre a atividade física e a qualidade de vida: revisão de estado da artePublication . Freitas, Válter; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Gouveia, Bruna; Gouveia, Élvio RúbioO incumprimento das recomendações gerais para atividade física acarreta um grande impacto na qualidade de vida. Os Enfermeiros Especialistas em Enfermagem de Reabilitação, estão sujeitos às vulnerabilidades dos clientes, carga emocional e física, e podem ser, mais facilmente, influenciados pelas frustrações e desejos face à sua condição de saúde.Este artigo teve como objetivos descrever as relações entre o nível de atividade física e qualidade de vida entre os grupos etários e profissionais, tido que do nosso conhecimento não existem estudos que explorem a relação entre estas variáveis neste grupode profissionais.Foi realizada uma revisão de literatura através de uma pesquisa bibliográfica nas bases de dados eletrónicas EBSCO HOST, PubMed, e SciELO, que contemplavam a relação entre as varáveis em estudo, no período de pesquisa, compreendido entre1 de abril e 26 de julho de 2019. Foram identificados e incluídos 16 artigos na análise qualitativa.Nos estudos analisados, os fisicamente ativos estavam associados a níveis superiores de qualidade de vida.
- Sex Differences in Falls: The Mediating Role of Gait Stability Ratio and Body Balance in Vulnerable Older AdultsPublication . Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Marconcin, Priscila; Freitas, Duarte L.; Ihle, AndreasThis study, conducted on a large sample of older adults at elevated fall risk (1), aimed to verify statistical differences in gait stability ratio (GSR) and body balance (BB) according to sex, (2) to examine and compare GSR and BB performance between older adult fallers and non-fallers, (3) to determine an association between GSR and BB according to the history of falls, and (4) to explore whether GSR and BB mediate the association between sex and falls. We included 619 individuals (69.8 ± 5.6 years) living in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal. The frequency of falls was obtained by self-report. BB was determined by the Fullerton Advanced Balance scale, while GSR was established by dividing cadence by gait speed and data collected during the 50-foot walk test. Males indicated a lower prevalence of falls in the last 12 months (23.6%), while females had a higher score (48.7%), as well as a lower balance performance (p < 0.001) and higher GSR scores (p < 0.001). Lower BB control (p < 0.001), as well as higher GSR, were more expressive for fallers (p < 0.001). We found a large, negative and significant correlation between GSR and BB for historical falls (r = −0.560; p < 0.001), and between male and female cohorts (r = −0.507; p < 0.001). The total effect of sex on falls mediated by GSR and BB was 16.4%. Consequently, GSR and BB mediated this association by approximately 74.0% and 22.5%, respectively.
- The effect of the ProBalance Programme on health-related quality of life of community-dwelling older adults: A randomised controlled trialPublication . Gouveia, Bruna R.; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Ihle, Andreas; Jardim, Helena G.; Martins, MM; Freitas, Duarte L.; Kliegel, MatthiasHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important health outcome in older adults. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the ProBalance rehabilitation programme on HRQoL of community-dwelling older adults with balance impairments and to investigate whether effects differ between age groups and/or HRQoL components.
- Virtual Reality Gaming in Rehabilitation after Musculoskeletal Injury—User Experience Pilot StudyPublication . Gouveia, Bruna R.; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Campos, Pedro; França, Cristiano S.; Rodrigues, Louis M.; Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Gonçalves, Frederica; Teixeira, Fernando; Ihle, AndreasThe purposes of this study were twofold: (1) to describe a new technological solution for the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries based on virtual reality (VR) gaming, and (2) to analyze the variation in rated perceived exertion (RPE) and heart rate (HR) of the participants when undergoing a rehabilitation session based on different VR games. Thirty-seven participants aged 23.7 ± 7.0 years tested during five customized VR games to provide a complete rehabilitation session after a musculoskeletal injury. The results of the Friedman test indicated a statistically significant difference in RPE scale and HR across the five VR games throughout a complete rehabilitation session (χ2 (4, n = 35) = 75.59; p < 0.001 and χ2 (4, n = 35) = 27.75, p < 0.001, respectively). RPE and HR increased significantly from Game 1 to Game 2 (z = −5.16, p < 0.001), from Game 1 to Game 3 (z = −5.05, p < 0.001), from Game 1 to Game 4 (z = −4.87, p < 0.001), and from Game 1 to Game 5 (z = −3.61, p < 0.001). Moreover, the results showed a high perceived usability of the system, greater intrinsic motivation to perform the rehabilitation exercises, a high level of immersion, and a good experience in the VR gaming environment. Our study stimulates extended intervention programs following-up on this immersive virtual reality rehabilitation system to support soccer players recovering from musculoskeletal injuries.