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- Using peer-mentoring to increase clinical skills in physiotherapy education: a comparison of 3 approachesPublication . Alves Lopes, António; Santos, HugoPurpose / hypothesis: The aim of this study was to compare 3 different approaches to Peer-Mentoring in relation to the perception of the students how Peer-Mentoring could promote the development of Physiotherapy clinical skills in undergraduate Physiotherapy students. Subjects: This Peer-Mentoring was developed among students of the 2nd and 3rd years of undergraduate Physiotherapy course Material / Methods: During one semester, the students of the second year were organized in small groups and distributed to them a group of mentors of the third year. Each mentor had a specific area and a specific mentoring style. Orientation support was given at least 3 times during this process. All the groups registered all the activities carried out in the meetings. An online questionnaire was developed and used to perceive perceptions about the outcomes and satisfaction of all participants in the mentoring process Results: The main results of the questionnaire showed great satisfaction with the mentoring process in both groups. The students refer to the importance that the tutor had in consolidating theoretical knowledge, clinical reasoning and practical skills. Both groups expressed that the process was very rewarding and are eager to repeat this experience. Regarding the comparison between mentoring styles, students preferred mentoring with more directed than free styles. Conclusions: Mentoring promotion facilitates learning opportunities for 2nd graders in the topics covered and can also increase the leadership and teaching skills of 3rd graders, both outcomes have the potential to benefit elements outside this process, including future work or patients. In relation to the process of Peer-Mentoring a good organization and objectives/tasks well established by the responsible teacher seems to be fundamental to the overall success. The promotion of peer-mentoring could facilitate peer-to-peer learning opportunities for students, and promote leadership and teaching skills.
- Physical activity levels in physiotherapy bachelor studentsPublication . Alves Lopes, António; Pires, J; Silva, CBackground: Physical activity is one of the best ways to promote health. University students are exposed to a series of obstacles to the practice of physical activity. Health professionals, more than prescribing physical exercise, and in particular physiotherapists, should be examples of healthy lifestyles and exercise practice, it is therefore important to have an estimate of the level of activity physical activity in students, in order to identify means of promoting it in Physiotherapy students. Objective: Describe the level of physical activity of students enrolled in the Physiotherapy Bachelor degree at the Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (ESSA) in the 4 years of the course. Methods: During 2018 the level of physical activity of 99 students was evaluated, using the short version of the International Questionnaire of Physical Activity (IPAQ), distributed to the students of the 4 years of the Physiotherapy Bachelor degree using an online survey. Results: In relation to the number of days of physical activity (59.8%) of the students answered that they practice physical activity every day of the week and only (4.1%) of the individuals answered that they do not practice any day, being that in men the level of moderate activity predominates, whereas in women there is a dispersion through the three levels of activity. The first year is what reveals a higher percentage in the activity level low (46.2%) and lower in the high activity level (38.5%) compared with other school years. Discussion: Based on the results obtained in this study, health professionals should note that the transition to higher education is a critical time to promote physical activity and implement new programs of physical activity mainly among women and in the first year of the course where to be observed a lower level of physical activity. Conclusion: In addition to having skills, for the prescription and monitoring of physical exercise, physiotherapists should be an example of a healthy lifestyle and regular practice of physical activity.
- Cultivares autóctones de oliveira – aspetos da caraterização morfológica do endocarpoPublication . Branca, Ana Patrícia da SilvaNo Alentejo, Portugal, a oliveira (Olea europaea L.) tem uma grande importância socioeconómica. O património olivícola português contém uma enorme diversidade genética, mas o seu potencial permanece ainda pouco divulgado. No presente estudo foi realizada a caracterização morfológica (UPOV Test Guidelines) dos endocarpos de seis cultivares autóctones de oliveira. As árvores encontram-se na Coleção Portuguesa de Referência de Cultivares de Oliveira. Todas as cultivares apresentaram o mesmo tipo de expressão em duas características, simetria (posição B) e número de sulcos na extremidade basal. As características que apresentaram maior diversidade foram o comprimento, o formato do ápice e o formato da base (ambos na posição A). Algumas cultivares apresentaram características únicas entre o grupo avaliado: 'Cordovil de Serpa' com endocarpo fortemente assimétrico (posição A), enquanto nas restantes observou se ligeiramente assimétrico, e 'Blanqueta de Elvas' a única sem mucrão. Para todos os tipos de registos há que confirmar a ausência de erros. Quando os dados resultaram da apreciação do observador (observação visual), a verificação ou inspeção preliminar pode ser feita visualmente. Para observações objetivas (medição), recorreu-se a representações gráficas para identificar pequenos grupos de observações discrepantes. A determinação do peso do endocarpo de uma cultivar por medição do peso total da amostra em comparação com o peso obtido pela medição individual dos endocarpos foi idêntica para 'Cordovil de Serpa' e 'Verdeal de Serpa'. No entanto, esse procedimento pode levar a um peso médio do endocarpo diferente do que seria se a dispersão dos dados fosse considerada. É crucial completar e reorganizar o conhecimento sobre a diversidade de recursos genéticos de oliveira. A conservação, identificação e caracterização das cultivares de oliveira desempenham um papel fundamental para o sector olivícola nacional atender às novas exigências económicas e sustentáveis.