Background This study aimed (I) to assess the inter-rater agreement for measuring the mean velocity (MV) of the barbell with the iLOAD® app, and (II) to compare the magnitude of the MV and total work of a training session between the iLOAD® app and a linear encoder (reference method). Method Sixteen young healthy individuals (four women and 12 men) were tested in two sessions separated by 48 h. The 10 repetition maximum (RM) load was determined in the first testing session in the half squat exercise. The second testing session consisted of 3 sets of 10 repetitions during the half squat exercise performed against the 10RM load. Both the iLOAD® app and a linear encoder were used to calculate the MV and total work of each training set. MV was recorded with the iLOAD® app by two independent researchers to evaluate the inter-rater agreement. Results Trivial differences and nearly perfect correlations were observed between raters for the MV values collected under individual sets (effect size [ES] ≤ 0.02, r ≥ 0.987), as well as for the whole training session (ES = 0.01, r = 0.997). Trivial-small differences and nearly perfect correlations were observed between the iLOAD® app and the linear encoder (Chronojump, Barcelona, Spain) for MV (EV ≤ 0.25, r ≥ 0.903) and total work (ES ≤ 0.05, r ≥ 0.973). Bland-Altman plots did not reveal heteroscedasticity of the errors between the iLOAD® app and the linear encoder for MV (r2 = 0.010) and total work (r2 < 0.001). Conclusions iLOAD® is a valid smartphone app which can provide real-time feedback of the MV and total work completed in a set of multiple repetitions in the half squat exercise.
Introdução: A população mundial vem sofrendo com diversas doenças ameaçadoras à vida, incluindo o câncer avançado, que provoca uma gama de sintomas incapacitantes. Esse cenário dá sustentação à grande necessidade da oferta de cuidados paliativos desde o diagnóstico, para melhor manejo dos sintomas. Objetivo: Identificar os motivos mais prevalentes que levaram os pacientes a admitirem em uma unidade de cuidados paliativos exclusivos oncológicos. Metodologia: Estudo observacional, analítico, descritivo, retrospectivo, que inclui 261 prontuários de pacientes com diagnóstico de tumor sólido ou não, internados em um serviço público especializado em cuidados paliativos exclusivos entre janeiro de 2019 a janeiro de 2020. Resultados: Houve predomínio de pacientes do sexo masculino (54,02%), casados (33,70%), idade entre 50 e 59 anos (24,14%), com ensino fundamental incompleto (37,93%), com câncer do sistema digestório (32,18%), em especial o colorretal (30,95%), e presença de metástases (56,70%), com PPS de escore 30% (25,29%), com dor (15,64%) e permanecendo de 0 a 9 dias internados (56,32%). Conclusões: Foi evidenciado uma relação das características clínicas com a dor. Esse sintoma foi o mais mencionado no momento da internação.
Objectives: To evaluate the positively and negatively factors associated with the subjective well-being of adults with hemophilia from two associations of Brazilian patients, through the application of the specific instrument Hemophilia Well-Being Index (HWBI). Methods:This study is a cross-sectional survey, carried out with convenience sampling in two patient associations. Data collection took place in November and December of 2015. The evaluation protocol consisted of the application of two instruments: Hemophilia Well-Being Index and a collection form of sociodemographic and clinical data.Results: Fifty-three adults with hemophilia, and male, participated in the study. Their age ranged from 21 to 54 years old. It was observed a higher prevalence of participants with single marital status and third education level. The age and marital status of the participants did not influence their well-being.
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