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Prevalence and correlates of fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults
Publication . Pires, Patrícia; Carvalho, Joana; Pereira, Anabela; Pires, Telma; Ribeiro, Oscar
Fear of Falling (FoF) is common in later life and may reduce mobility, lower physical activity (PA), and increase fall risk and the frequency of falls.
Understanding correlates in community-dwelling older adults can guide screening and tailored interventions.
To estimate fall risk and the prevalence of FoF, and to examine their associations with demographics, mobility and balance, physical activity, and fall history in community-dwelling older adults.
Cross-sectional study.
Participants: community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years without cognitive impairment.
Measures: FoF (FES-I), fall risk (Morse Fall Scale), mobility/balance (Timed Up and Go, TUG), physical activity (Brief Physical Activity Assessment, BPAA), demographics, and fall history.
Statistics: Pearson’s correlation coefficient, chi-square, t-test, and ANOVA (α = 0.05).
Tradução, adaptação cultural e validação da escala de medo da dependência para o português europeu
Publication . Pires, Patrícia; Carvalho, Joana; Pires, Telma; Ribeiro, Oscar
O medo da dependencia refere-se ao receio
das pessoas parecerem fracas e/ou
dependentes dos outros. A Escala de Medo
de Depende.ncia (EMD) foi desenvolvida por
Adams-Price e Ralston em 2016, nos Estados
Unidos, e mede as atitudes de um individuo
em relacao a ser ajudado. A EMD original e.
constituida por 5 itens avaliados numa escala
de Likert com 5 opc.o.es de resposta, variando
de gdiscordo totalmente h a gconcordo
totalmente h, com pontuac.o.es mais elevadas a
indicar mais medo da depende.ncia. A EMD e.
um instrumento relevante pois permite
identificar atitudes negativas em relac.a.o ao
envelhecimento e pode constituir uma mais
valia para a pra.tica cli.nica e investigac.a.o em
gerontologia e geriatria
Miedo a caer: una problemática urgente entre las personas mayores en la comunidad
Publication . Pires, Patrícia; Carvalho, Joana; Pires, Telma; Ribeiro, Oscar
Elmiedo a las caídas es algo común en la
población mayor que tiene graves
implicaciones para la salud y constituye una
importante amenaza para la independencia. Analizar
la relación entre el miedo a caer y el
sexo, la edad, la movilidad y equilibrio, y la
actividad física en personas mayores que
viven en la comunidad, para identificar
factores de riesgo
Spirituality and aromatherapy in palliative care: a systematic review on enhancing well-being
Publication . Matos, Rita S; Pires, Telma; Martins, Maria; Almeida, Carlos Manuel Torres; Sara, Gonçalves
Azure A as a promising candidate for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy of acne-related bacteria
Publication . Herculano, Leandro S.; Marcon, Caroline T.; Pires, Tânia C.S.P.; Canan, Cristiane; Fiorese, Mônica L.; Malacarne, Luis C.; Tessaro, André L.; Amaral, Joana S.; Barros, Lillian
Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDT) is an effective technique for treating acne vulgaris, due to its efficiency in inactivating multiresistant bacteria and the absence of systemic side effects. This study investigated the potential of the dye Azure A (AZA), belonging to the phenothiazine class, as a photosensitizer (PS) in aPDT to combat the gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus epidermidis and Cutibacterium acnes, both associated with inflammatory acne vulgaris. The efficiency of AZA was compared to Orthotoluidine Blue (OTB), evaluating the absorbance spectra, singlet oxygen generation rate, and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) at different optical fluence values and concentrations. The results demonstrated that AZA and OTB have similar spectroscopic characteristics and single oxygen generation rates, and they could inactivate both bacteria at an MBC of 0.78 for the smallest tested optical fluence. These findings indicate that AZA is an excellent candidate for topical aPDT applications in treating acne vulgaris and other associated infections by such bacteria.