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- Desenvolvimento de uma base de dados em MS Access de normas e legislação aplicável a instalações elétricas especiais na área da saúdePublication . Costa, Diogo Rui FerreiraA área da instalação elétrica abrange muitos aspetos, desde a obtenção de licenças até à aplicação de diferentes regulamentos e requisitos técnicos das respetivas instalações. A legislação nesta área é de suma importância, não só porque define um conjunto de normas quanto à instalação, conforto e qualidade do serviço, mas sobretudo porque visa garantir a segurança de pessoas e equipamentos contra os perigos e danos que possam advir da utilização das instalações elétricas. No caso de instalações hospitalares, esta temática adquire particular relevância por serem consideradas instalações especiais e com uma legislação e um conjunto de normas muito mais exigentes do que as restantes instalações, devido aos cuidados necessários com as pessoas que nela se encontram, cujo estado de saúde é, muitas vezes, bastante sensível e crítico. Com este enquadramento, foi realizada uma base de dados em MS Access de normas e legislação aplicáveis a instalações elétricas especiais na área da saúde, de forma a tornar mais eficaz, prática e objetiva a realização deste tipo de instalações, pois encontrar-se-á, com maior facilidade, o conjunto de normas e regulamentos estabelecidos para cada espaço. Também foi desenvolvido um manual, de forma a tornar mais fácil a compreensão e a utilização da mesma. No final da presente dissertação, encontra-se apresentado o Manual de Utilização da Base de Dados utilizado como caso de estudo, a validação da base dados das instalações elétricas da Unidade de Saúde da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Vila do Conde.
- Surface electromyography signal analysis in upper limb functional motor tasks in healthy adults: A scoping review of non-linear measuresPublication . Marques, João André Santos; Carvalho, Paulo José Medeiros de; Pinho, Francisco José da Silva; Figueira, Vânia Eliana Barros RodriguesThis study aimed to summarise the non-linear measures used in analysing electromyographic signals during upper limb functional motor tasks in healthy adults. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, the eligibility criteria encompassed population, concept, and context.Studies in English, Portuguese, and French were included without temporal or geographical restrictions from the following databases: PubMed®, Web of Science™, IEEE Xplore®and Google Scholar. Qualitative studies, validation studies, editorials, letters, commentaries, conference abstracts, poster presentations, and theseswere excluded. Six studies involving 103 healthy participants were included. Most studies (n=5) combined different non-linear measures, such as Recurrence Quantification Analysis (n=2), Fuzzy Entropy (n=2), Sample Entropy (n=2), Spectral and Permutation Entropy (n=1), Fractal Dimension (n=1) and Maximum Fractal Length (n=1). All studies analysed electromyographic signals from upper limb muscles, predominantly the anterior deltoid(n=4). Grasping tasks were most common (n=6), with five studies employing different electromyographic variables, primarily median frequency(n=4). Entropy and fractal measures were prominently used to analyse shoulder, elbow, and wrist muscle signals during tasks like grasping, lifting, holding, reaching, and clip-fitting. This suggests their robustness in characterising signal irregularity and complexity.
- Remote delivered cognitive rehabilitation programs in Acquired Brain Injury: a systematic review of methods and outcomesPublication . Câmara, Joana ; Geraldo, Andreia; Vilar, Manuela ; Fermé, EduardoRemote delivered cognitive rehabilitation programs (r-CRP) are increasingly recognized as alternative and complementary intervention approaches to traditional cognitive rehabilitation (CR) in the context of several neurological conditions, including acquired brain injuries (ABI). This systematic review examines the methodological characteristics of currently available r-CRP for ABI patients and investigates their impact on cognitive and noncognitive outcomes. A systematic search was performed on EBSCOhost, PubMed, and Web of Science, complemented by a manual search. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and the Cochrane Collaboration Guidelines were followed. Out of 1624 studies, a total of 19 studies were included. The results demonstrate that most r-CRP were administered to middle-aged community-dwelling chronic stroke survivors and that there was no consensus regarding assessment and intervention protocols. Moreover, most r-CRP were delivered through information and communication technologies (ICTs), primarily relying on cognitive training (CT) interventions addressing multiple cognitive domains (e.g., attention, memory). These ICT-based CT programs included tasks with low ecological validity, i.e., tasks with limited real-world application (e.g., cancelation tasks with artificial stimuli), and were asynchronous, meaning that participants performed the sessions at their own pace, without real-time monitoring from a therapist. In terms of the impact of r-CRP, class I studies reported mixed and inconsistent results regarding the effect of this mode of delivery on cognitive and noncognitive outcomes of ABI patients while supporting its high feasibility and acceptability among patients. Specific recommendations for future research are provided to improve the methodological quality of clinical studies and establish the evidence base for r-CRP.