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- Adaptação cultural e validação da escala “falls efficacy scale” de TinettiPublication . Melo, Cristina Argel deIntroduction: Fear of falling is a health problem as serious as falls, a construct that needs to be assessed, understood and treated in a specific way. Objective: To culturally adapt and validate the "Falls Efficacy Scale" from Tinetti. Methods: The instrument used for the adaptation and validation was the 'Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) from Tinetti. Linguistics and Semantic Equivalence was performed using a panel of translators, Content Equivalence was achieved through ordinary people judgments (n = 12) aged> 65 years, through a "Comprehension Test" followed by a judges panel. For Construct Validity it was included the following five questions: (1) "Do you exercise regularly," (2) "Do you feel any decrease in your balance", (3) "Are you afraid of falling, (4)" Fear of falling prevents you from carrying out any activity "and (5)" Did you suffer any fall in the last twelve months". Criterion validity was assessed through Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ), using physical function scale, adapted and validated for Portuguese population. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the scale were also analyzed. Results: Test-retest reliability showed an ICC = 0.95. For internal consistency it was found α of Cronbach= 0.88. The scale had construct, content and criterion validity with a relationship of r = 0.66 (p <0.05) with the FSQ. Conclusion: Falls Efficacy Scale was adapted and validated to Portuguese by the name of the Portuguese version Falls Efficacy Scale.
- Comunicação e Fisioterapia: que futuro?Publication . Gomes da Silva, Madalena; Melo, Cristina Argel de
- Influência da vacuoterapia nos graus de classificação da celulite e dorPublication . Barbosa, Maciel; Melo, Cristina Argel deBackground: Most post-puberty women exhibit cellulite, particularly in the thigh and buttock regions. The purposes of this semi-controlled trial were to evaluate the effectiveness of vacuotherapy on cellulite and its associated pain, and analysis of the possible statistic relationship between the use of birth control pill and the cellulite grades. Methods: Sixteen young women with a mean age of 21 and a body mass index of 22 were randomly split-half into two groups of 8 participants each, one experimental-group (EG) which received 10 sessions of vacuotherapy, and one control-group (CG) that didn’t received any treatment. The grade of cellulite was assessed in the two groups, by three experienced experts using standardized digital photography based on one observational graduation scale. The pain caused by vacuotherapy in EG was measured with the numeric pain scale (NPS) and the consumption of birth control pill by a questionnaire. Results: On the experimental group was observed a statistically significant reduction of grades of cellulite comparing to control group (U = 12,0; p = 0,03). The consumption of birth control pill has a statistically significant influence on the grade of cellulite (r = 0,7 p ˂ 0,0001). The pain caused by vacuotherapy statistically decreased between first and last treatment session (Z=2,530; p=0,011). Conclusion: Vacuotherapy seems to be effective on the reduction of cellulite and its associated pain in this study sample. The consumption of birth control pill is related to cellulite grades.
- Novas EmpregabilidadesPublication . Gomes da Silva, Madalena; Melo, Cristina Argel de
- Novo ano e nova década: os desafios.Publication . Gomes da Silva, Madalena; Melo, Cristina Argel de
- Situação socio-económica: desafios do fisioterapeutaPublication . Gomes da Silva, Madalena; Melo, Cristina Argel de