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Managing noncommunicable diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: findings from the PAMPA cohort

Abstract The objective was to identify the impact of social distance in the management of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) in the adult population from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. This is an ambispective, population-based cohort study. Descriptive analysis and Poisson regression models...

Exercício físico: compreendendo as razões para prática e seus desfechos psicológicos positivos

Aval. psicol; 20 (1), 2021
Pesquisas têm evidenciado contribuições do exercício físico na promoção de saúde mental e favorecimento de emoções positivas. Esta pesquisa propõe a avaliação das propriedades psicométricas do Inventário de Razão para o Exercício (REI). Uma amostra de 206 praticantes (idade = 27,31 ±8,0...

Funcionalidade e força muscular estão associadas ao risco e medo de quedas em idosos?

Objetivo: Investigar se o nível de funcionalidade e a força muscular estão associados ao risco de queda e ao medo de cair em idosos. Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado com 80 idosos, de março a agosto de 2019, no município de Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Para avaliação, aplicaram-se: um questi...

Fear of Falling among Community-dwelling Sedentary and Active Older People

Invest. educ. enferm; 39 (1), 2021
Objective. The study sought to compare community-dwelling older people with respect to their level of physical activity and to the fear of falls between a group of sedentary elderly and a group of active elderly. Methods. Cross-sectional descriptive study carried out with 113 community-dwelling older pe...

Effects of water pilates on urinary loss, genital self-image and sexual function of elderly women

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
Descriptive, quasi experimental study with pre and post-test, which aimed to investigate the effects of Water Pilates (PA) on urinary incontinence, genital self-image and sexual function of elderly women. The sample consisted of seventeen elderly women aged 60 years or over, from a city in t...

Effect of lifestyle intervention holistic approach on blood glucose levels, health-related quality of life and medical treatment cost in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a costly, lifestyle-related disorder, its management is very critical and challenging hence lifestyle intervention may a cornerstone in the reversal and management of T2DM. This study designed to assess the impact of life...

Football society players over the age of 55: how stressful can a match be?

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
This study aimed atassessingthe physical activitylevel, heart rate and the salivary cortisol level of football society players.The sample consisted of 19 male mastersfootballplayerswith an average age of 56.7±3.9 years. The long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)andPolar®h...

Tracking of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in young shooters, Ituiutaba, MG

Acta sci., Health sci; 43 (), 2021
The aim of this study was to detect early hypertension, diabetes and obesity, as well as their risk factors, in 105 young shooters from Tiro de Guerra 11-002 in the city of Ituiutaba-MG. This is a cross-sectional mixed study. A semi-structured questionnaire that contained questions rela...