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- Impact of post-COVID-19 condition on health status and functional capacity: a cross-sectional studyPublication . Pereira, Andreia; Amaral, Luísa; Dias, Inês; Magalhães, André; Abreu, Verónica; Esteves, Mário; Vilarinho, Rui; Cervaens, Mariana; Vilarinho, RuiTo assess health status and functional capacity in adults with post-COVID-19 condition. Observational, retrospective cross-sectional study. Outpatients from the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of the Hospital Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal, were included. A convenient sample included 54 participants aged over 18 years old (52.4 6 15.5 years, 61% female), with diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection at least 12 weeks before the study, persistent or new-onset symptomatology consistent with post-COVID-19 condition. Clinical assessment included the collection of symptoms (COVID-19 Questionnaire and Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea scale), lung function (spirometry), functional capacity (1-minute-sit-to-stand test and the 6-minute walk test), and emotional status (Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Scale). A total of 46.3% of participants reported fatigue, 29.6% dry cough, 24.1% dyspnea, 24.1% myalgia, 22.2% weakness, and 20.4% memory loss. On functional capacity, 1-minute-sit-to-stand (20.1 6 5.7) and 6-minute walk test (483.0 6 110.3) performances were lower than the predicted values (P , .001). Adults with post-COVID condition in this study demonstrated evidence of reduced health status and functional capacity. These findings highlight the potential long-term effects of COVID-19.
- Les effets de la kinésithérapie respiratoire chez les adultes obèses avant et après chirurgie bariatrique – Une revue narrativePublication . Silva, Cristina de Oliveira e; Abreu, Verónica; Festas, Clarinda; Vilarinho, Rui; Viana, Sara; Viana, RuiLa chirurgie bariatrique a été largement utilisée comme stratégie pour la perte de poids rapide chez les individus obèses et en surpoids. Mais, comme toute intervention chirurgicale, elle comporte un risque de complications. Cette revue visait à examiner les effets de la kinésithérapie respiratoire sur la fonction pulmonaire et la qualité de vie des patients obèses avant et après la chirurgie bariatrique. Cette revue narrative a été menée sur quatre bases de données en mai 2023 afin d’identifier des essais contrôlés randomisées qui portaient sur les effets de différentes interventions de kinésithérapie respiratoire entre un groupe expérimental et un groupe témoin, conformément aux directives PRISMA. La qualité méthodologique des articles a été évaluée à l’aide de l’échelle Physiotherapy Evidence Database. Dix articles ont répondu aux critères d’éligibilité et ont été inclus dans la revue. Les essais sélectionnés avaient une qualité méthodologique moyenne de 6,9/10. Ils portaient sur 487 participants. Malgré l’hétérogénéité des interventions, tous les essais montraient des bienfaits de la kinésithérapie respiratoire avant et/ou après la chirurgie bariatrique. Le groupe expérimental montrait une meilleure fonction pulmonaire, une meilleure force respiratoire, une meilleure qualité de vie et une prévalence plus faible de complications pulmonaires par rapport au groupe témoin. La kinésithérapie respiratoire montre sa nécessité, dans plusieurs types d’interventions, avant et après chirurgie bariatrique. Elle apporte des améliorations, notamment en termes de fonction pulmonaire, de force musculaire respiratoire, d’endurance, de qualité de vie et de prévention des complications pulmonaires.
- Portuguese translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the temporomandibular joint scale: a cross-sectional studyPublication . Cervaens, Mariana; Vilarinho, Rui; Pereira, Jéssica; Magalhães, André; Esteves, Mário; Vilarinho, Rui; Abreu, Verónica; Amaral, LuísaThe temporomandibular joint (TMJ) scale assesses the severity of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD), yet a European Portuguese translation is lacking. To translate, cross-culturally adapt and to examine the psychometric properties (construct validity and reliability) of the TMJ scale. Translation and cultural adaptation were carried out according to international recommendations, including initial translation, evaluation of this translation and cultural adaptation by a panel of experts, and back translation. The final Portuguese version was used to examine the reliability and validity, and participants with TMD were recruited from a Portuguese outpatient clinic. Reliability measures included internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest reliability with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC2,1). The Spearman correlation comparing the TMJ scale with the Fonseca and Helkimo indexes was used to assess the construct validity. A total of 63 participants (23 ± 2 years; 61,9% female) were included. Similar internal consistency was observed between the two moments of application (0.921 and 0.918), and test-retest reliability was excellent, with an ICC2,1 = 0.998 (95%CI: 0.988–0.999). Robust positive correlations (rho 0.554–0.611, p < 0.001) were found between the TMJ scale and Fonseca and Helkimo indexes. The European Portuguese version of TMJ scale is now available to improve the assessment of severity of TMD in routine clinical practice. This version is also reliable and valid.