Elizandra Gonçalves Ferreira

Efeitos da caminhada nórdica na doença de Parkinson: uma revisão sistemática de ensaios clínicos randomizados

Several exercise modalities improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Among the variety of physical exercises, Nordic walking has been used. The aim of this study was to summarize scientific literature on effects of Nordic walking on patients with PD by a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. The following electronic databases were selected: MEDLINE by Pubmed, Cochrane, PEDro, SCOPUS and Web of Science and articles identified by manual search, without restriction of date and language. The reviewers evaluated the articles and selected studies according to the eligibility criteria. The following data were extracted from the selected studies: publication identification, participants’ characteristics (sex, age, disease stage, duration of disease), experimental intervention characteristics, control group characteristics, duration, follow-up time, outcome measures and main results. Nordic walking programs with moderate and high intensities, with a minimum of 12 sessions of 60 minutes in a period from 6 to 24 weeks promoted positive effects on the severity, gait, balance, quality of life, functional capacity and motor function in patients with PD.

Efeitos da natação e caminhada nos aspectos relacionados à saúde de policiais

The present study aimed to compare the effects of swimming and walking after 24 weeks of training on anthropometric indicators of obesity, physical activity, coronary risk and health-related quality of life among military police officers of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The sample included 51 military police officers (male) whose ages ranged from 22 to 49 years, with a mean age of 35.53 ± 7.63 years, and who fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study, which was conducted between the months of June and December 2012. The subjects were interviewed to collect demographic and occupational data as well as anthropometry, physical activity level and health. The volunteers were divided into the following three groups according to their preference: swimming experimental group (n = 24), walking experimental group (n = 24), and control group (n = 24). Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive analysis, oneway and two-way ANOVAs followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test, Student’s t-test, the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Mann-Whitney U test followed by Bonferroni’s correction, the Wilcoxon test and Cohen’s d test. After 24 weeks of training, the waist circumference, conicity index, waist-to-height ratio, physical activity at work, vigorous activities and coronary risk were significantly different in the swimming group, and the percentages of fat, lean mass and fat mass were significantly different in the walking group. The swimming exercise program contributed to significant reductions in waist circumference, conicity index, the waist-to-height ratio and coronary risk and to increased levels of physical activity at work and vigorous activities. In addition, the walking exercise program contributed to significant reductions in relative body fat and fat mass and increased lean mass among military police officers.

Instrumentos que avaliam a independência funcional em crianças com paralisia cerebral: uma revisão sistemática de estudos observacionais

This article aimed to do a systematic review of instruments that assess functional independence of children with cerebral palsy. We used MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science for the search. Observational studies of the past five years, with full text available and without language restriction, were included in this review. We found 222 articles, of which 63 were analyzed and 24 were included in the study. The main instruments found were: PEDI, WeeFIM, ASK, PODCI, VABS-II, LIFE-H, and CAPE/PAC.| This article aimed to do a systematic review of instruments that assess functional independence of children with cerebral palsy. We used MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science for the search. Observational studies of the past five years, with full text available and without language restriction, were included in this review. 318 We found 222 articles, of which 63 were analyzed and 24 were included in the study. The main instruments found were: PEDI, WeeFIM, ASK, PODCI, VABS-II, LIFE-H, and

Instrumentos que evalúan la independencia funcional en niños con parálisis cerebral: revisión sistemática de estudios observacionales

This article aimed to do a systematic review of instruments that assess functional independence of children with cerebral palsy. We used MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science for the search. Observational studies of the past five years, with full text available and without language restriction, were included in this review. We found 222 articles, of which 63 were analyzed and 24 were included in the study. The main instruments found were: PEDI, WeeFIM, ASK, PODCI, VABS-II, LIFE-H, and CAPE/PAC.| This article aimed to do a systematic review of instruments that assess functional independence of children with cerebral palsy. We used MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science for the search. Observational studies of the past five years, with full text available and without language restriction, were included in this review. 318 We found 222 articles, of which 63 were analyzed and 24 were included in the study. The main instruments found were: PEDI, WeeFIM, ASK, PODCI, VABS-II, LIFE-H, and

Instruments that evaluate functional independence in children with Cerebral Palsy: a systematic review of observational studies

This article aimed to do a systematic review of instruments that assess functional independence of children with cerebral palsy. We used MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science for the search. Observational studies of the past five years, with full text available and without language restriction, were included in this review. We found 222 articles, of which 63 were analyzed and 24 were included in the study. The main instruments found were: PEDI, WeeFIM, ASK, PODCI, VABS-II, LIFE-H, and CAPE/PAC.| This article aimed to do a systematic review of instruments that assess functional independence of children with cerebral palsy. We used MEDLINE/Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science for the search. Observational studies of the past five years, with full text available and without language restriction, were included in this review. 318 We found 222 articles, of which 63 were analyzed and 24 were included in the study. The main instruments found were: PEDI, WeeFIM, ASK, PODCI, VABS-II, LIFE-H, and