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- Emotional inteligence and quality of life in special education teachersPublication . Campos, Sofia; Martins, Rosa; Martins, Conceição; Margarida Correia Balula Chaves, Cláudia; Duarte, JoãoAbstract: The main aim of this study is to evaluate the emotional intelligence of special education teachers, who work with handicapped children and teenagers in public elementary and secondary schools, so as to understand which variables can influence emotional intelligence of view of special education teachers. In our empirical research, we apply the "EQ-map" scale, which allowed us to evaluate the Emotional Quotient of a group of special education teachers specializing in mental and motor areas as well as visual and auditory disabilities. In this sense, our main results show that in our sample emotional intelligence is located mostly in vulnerability levels and need for attention, which varies inversely with Life occurrences and general health and positively with the Quality of Life and Satisfaction, Relationship Quotient and Optimal Performance. This is a descriptive epidemiological, cross-sectional and correlational study.
- Musculoskeletal disorders in adolescents: a study on prevalence and determining factors.Publication . Martins, Rosa; Carvalho, N.; Albuquerque, Carlos; Andrade, Ana; Campos, Sofia; Batista, S.; Dinis, A.Objective: To identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in adolescents, and to analyze this prevalence relationship with sociodemographic, anthropometric and contextual variables. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive/relational study with quantitative approach was conceptualized, involving 632 adolescents with mean age of 13.36 from six school groups from Central and North Portugal. Data collection protocol included questions of sociodemographic, anthropometric and contextual nature, and also the “Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire” to assess musculoskeletal disorders. Results: Data showed that 47.4% of adolescents mentioned musculoskeletal disorders within the last 3 months, located in the shoulders (27.8%), dorsal region (25.3%), thigh/hips (26.1%), neck (23.4%), lumbar region (22.8%), and knees (19.6%). We found that musculoskeletal disorders are more prevalent in female adolescents, and among those who spend longer time watching television per day, and also those who go to school by foot or bicycle. Conclusion: The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in adolescents is high and has multicausal origin, turning imperative the implementation of preventive and readapted actions to promote a better musculoskeletal function.
- Phisical activity in the elderly : importance in balance and risk of fallsPublication . Martins, Rosa; Andrade, Ana; Martins, Conceição; Campos, SofiaMaintaining physical exercise in the elderly is fundamental, as it strengthens physical fitness, increases autonomy, reduces imbalance and reduces risk of falls. Thus, it is important to identify the risk of falls in the elderly and to determine correlations between this risk, sedentarism/ physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI). It is a cross-sectional, descriptive-correlational and quantitative study. A non-probabilistic sample consisted of 124 elderly individuals, 68 females and 56 males, aged 65-88 years (M = 71.9; Dp = 5.05). The data collection instrument included questions of sociodemographic characterization, health profile and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). The results show that only 12.9% of the elderly present levels of recommended physical activity. The risk of falls is high to 13.8%, of the elderly, medium to 55.6% and low risk to 30.6%. The risk of falls is higher in older people (p = 0.000), those with higher BMI (p = 0.023), and less physical activity (p = 0.000). There were no statistically significant differences between men and women (p = 0.668). Evidence shows that an increase in PA and maintenance of BMI within normal values translates into lower levels of imbalance and risk of falling in the elderly. Thus raising the awareness of the elderly and caregivers about these factors should be a strategy to develop, in order to provide an active and healthy aging.