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BMC Public Health Volume 21: Supplement 2

Subject Areas: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Publisher: BioMed Central - Springer Journals
SJR: 159

Open Access

Journal Article

Can two multimodal psychomotor exercise programs improve attention, affordance perception, and balance in community dwellings at risk of falling? A randomized controlled trial

Rosado, Hugo; Bravo, Jorge; Raimundo, Armando; Carvalho, Joana; Almeida, Gabriela; Pereira, Catarina

2022 BMC Public Health

doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13725-5 pmid:35818044

BackgroundFalls are associated with cognitive and physical function deterioration. Attention decline, inaccurate affordance perception, and balance impairment are considered to be risk factors for falls. Furthermore, few studies have reported psychomotor intervention as a fall prevention program....
Open Access

Journal Article

The relationship between depression and risk of violence in portuguese community-dwelling older people

Mendes, Felismina; Pereira, Joana; Zangão, Otília; Pereira, Catarina; Bravo, Jorge

2022 BMC Public Health

doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13474-5 pmid:35668412

BackgroundMental disorders are highly prevalent in older people, being depression a predominant disorder. Evidence points to a possible relationship between depression and violence against older people. Nonetheless, the role of the depressive symptomology severity in the risk of violence against...
Open Access

Journal Article

Creative dance associated with traditional Portuguese singing as a strategy for active aging: a comparative cross-sectional study

Coelho, Paulo; Marmeleira, José; Cruz-Ferreira, Ana; Laranjo, Luís; Pereira, Catarina; Bravo, Jorge

2022 BMC Public Health

doi:10.1186/s12889-022-12978-4 pmid:35351064

BackgroundMultimodal forms of exercise can influence several physical and mental factors important for successful aging. In the present study, we introduce a new type of multimodal intervention, combining movement (creative dance) with traditional singing. This study aims to compare physical...

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