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- Reference equation of a new incremental step test to assess exercise capacity in the portuguese adult populationPublication . Vilarinho, Rui; Toledo, Ana; Silva, Carla; Melo, Fábio; Tomaz, Leila; Martins, Luana; Gonçalves, Tânia; Melo, Cristina; Caneiras, Cátia; Montes, António MesquitaStep tests are important in community- and home-based rehabilitation programs to assess patients’ exercise capacity. A new incremental step test was developed for this purpose, but its clinical interpretability is currently limited. This study aimed to establish a reference equation for this new incremental step test (IST) for the Portuguese adult population. A cross-sectional study was conducted on people without disabilities. Sociodemographic (age and sex), anthropometric (weight, height, and body mass index), smoking status, and physical activity (using the brief physical activity assessment tool) data were collected. Participants performed two repetitions of the IST and the best test was used to establish the reference equation with a forward stepwise multiple regression. An analysis comparing the results from the reference equation with the actual values was conducted with the Wilcoxon test. A total of 155 adult volunteers were recruited (60.6% female, 47.8 ± 19.7 years), and the reference equation was as follows: steps in IST = 475.52 − (4.68 × age years) + (30.5 × sex), where male = 1 and female = 0, and r2 = 60%. No significant differences were observed between the values performed and those obtained by the equation (p = 0.984). The established equation demonstrated that age and sex were the determinant variables for the variability of the results.
- The MOVE.TE Falls Prevention and Management Program: lessons learnt in the Portuguese contextPublication . Barbosa, Pedro Maciel; Martins, Anabela C; Santos, Paula C; Dias, Ricardo; Pereira, Paulo; Pinto, Bernardo; Moniz, Rubina; Casaca, Ana C; Silva, Rita; Melo, Cristina; Silva, Ana L; Bigode, Maria J; Mendes, Hugo; da Silva, Madalena GomesMOVE.TE is a non-profit participatory physiotherapy platform that aims at translating knowledge in the field of physiotherapy and developing freely available evidence-based physiotherapy programmes targeting the primary care services of the Portuguese National Health service. A group of volunteer academics and clinicians collaborated at different stages and time points to create the first ever falls prevention and management programme and guidance for Physiotherapy in primary care, in Portugal. This report describes this seven-step process. In spite of many challenges, this project constitutes an example of advocacy in physiotherapy for the promotion of better healthcare for older adults.