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- Does 6-minutes walk test predict functional capacity in elderly people?Publication . Garcia, Andreia; Santos, Ana Marta; Tomás, Maria TeresaPortugal has an accentuated aging tendency, presenting an elderly population (individuals with more than 65 years old) of 19.2%. The average life expectancy is 79.2 years. Thus, it’s important to maintain autonomy and independency as long as possible. Functional ability concept rises from the need to evaluate the capacity to conduct daily activities in an independent way. It can be estimated with the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and other validated test. This test is simple, reliable, valid and consists in a daily activity (walk). The goals of this study was to verify associations between functional capacity measured with two different instruments (6MWT and Composite Physical Function (CPF) scale) and between those results and characterization variables.
- Does the 6-minute walk test predicts functional capacity in a sample of elderly women? A pilot studyPublication . Garcia, Andreia; Santos, Ana Marta; Carolino, Elisabete; Fernandes, Beatriz; Tomás, Maria TeresaIntroduction: Functional capacity is the capacity to conduct daily activities in an independent way. It can be estimated with the 6-minutes’ walk test (6MWT) and other validated functional tests. Objectives: Verify associations between functional capacity measured with two different instruments (6MWT and Composite Physical Function (CPF) scale) and levels of physical activity and between those and characterization variables. Methods: This sample consisted of 30 apparently healthy elderly women from Loures municipality. Essentially they should be independent and community-dwelling. Characterization data were collected, containing characterization of physical activity levels and anthropometric data. Functional capacity was assessed with CPF scale and distance walked by the 6MWT. Results were analysed using a SPSS v21.0 through correlation tests. Results: The walked distance in 6MWT was positively associated with height (r = 0.406; p = 0.026), physical activity level (r = 0.594; p = 0.001) and functional capacity (r = 0.682; p = 0.000). For each point more obtained in CPF, the distance walked increases on average by 7.5 meters. Relatively to sedentary participants, being insufficiently active increases, on average, the distance walked in 85.8 meters; and being active increases, on average, the distance walked in 108.8 meters. No other associations were observed in our sample. Conclusion: Based on the collected sample, walked distance in 6MWT has a high correlation with results in CPF scale, so this test can be used to predict functional capacity. More attention should be taken to promote strategies to increase walking in older adults.
- A influência do amor na violência no namoro em estudantes de uma instituição de ensino superiorPublication . Santos, Ana Marta; Ferreira, Ana Veríssimo; Tomás, CatarinaA violência entre parceiros íntimos, legalmente denominada “violência doméstica”, é atualmente considerada como uma problemática difícil de abordar e de resolver (cf. Leitão et al., 2013; Santos, 2015; Teixeira, 2015), sendo uma das tipologias criminais mais participadas em Portugal (cf. Quaresma, 2012). Como tal, este fenómeno tem vindo a assumir uma posição central nas políticas sociais a nível nacional e internacional (Santos, 2015), verificando-se, a partir de 2013, a inclusão explícita da violência nas relações de namoro na referida tipologia (cf. Fernandes, 2016; Filipe, 2013; Gama, Veríssimo & Tomás, 2017).