Priscila MarconcinInstituto Piaget | ipiaget
Priscila Marconcin
PhD Health and Physical Activity
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Introduction
Coordinator of the Master in Exercise and Health at Instituto Piaget, ISEIT - Almada. Post-doctoral at Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon University, supervised by Professor Dr. Adilson Marques. Working at PLENO´s program, teaching exercise and education program for people with osteoarthritis. Research field of interest: elderlies, exercise, health and education programs.
Additional affiliations
January 2017 - July 2018
January 2014 - December 2016
Position
- PhD Student
Description
- Working in PLENO´s project, a control trial about education and exercise in knee osteoarthritis patients.
March 2012 - August 2012
Education
November 2014 - November 2014
Stanford University of School of Medicine
Field of study
- Community programs
January 2014 - December 2016
August 2007 - June 2009
Publications
Publications (78)
This study, conducted on a large sample of older adults at elevated fall risk (1), aimed to verify statistical differences in gait stability ratio (GSR) and body balance (BB) according to sex, (2) to examine and compare GSR and BB performance between older adult fallers and non-fallers, (3) to determine an association between GSR and BB according t...
Physical activity and exercise contribute to the accumulation of cognitive reserve, which is instrumental for preserving cognitive health in old age. In a large sample of 701 older adults (mean age = 70.36 years), we investigated whether the relationship between having experienced a fall in the past and lower performance in cognitive functioning wa...
To live a long and healthy life is now considered the main challenge of geriatric medicine worldwide. Exercise, aging, and health are key research topics to maintain functional ability that has been considered one of the strongest predictors of independence in old age. Functional ability comprises the interaction between physical and mental capacit...
Background:
This study aimed to examine the association between frailty and depressive symptoms.
Methods:
Cross-sectional and five-year longitudinal study. Data were from the population-based Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) waves six (2015) and eight (2020). Frailty was assessed using the SHARE-Frailty Instrument. Fatig...
Previous work has found that later life urban–rural differences in cognitive health can be largely explained by indicators of cognitive reserve such as education or occupation. However, previous research concentrated on residence in limited, specific, periods. This study offers a detailed investigation on the association between urban (vs. rural) r...
Adequate levels of physical function (PF) are essential for vulnerable older adults to perform their daily tasks safely and remain autonomous. Our objective was to explore the mediating role of PF in the relationship between physical activity (PA) and gait speed (GS) in a large sample of older adults from the north of Brazil. This is a cross-sectio...
Objectives
Previous studies have shown the importance of individual markers of cognitive reserve, such as education and occupation, for cognitive health in old age. However, there has been only little investigation so far on how this relationship varies across contexts.
Methods
We analyzed data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in E...
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Introduction:
With vulnerable aging, gait speed (GS) undergoes progressive changes, becoming slower. In this process, cognitive performance (CP) and physical function (PF) both play an important role. This study aims (1) to investigate the association between CP and PF with GS and (2) to examine whether CP and PF mediate the association between ag...
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This study aimed to compare compliance with 24-h movement guidelines across countries and examine the associations with markers of adiposity in adults from eight Latin American countries. The sample consisted of 2338 adults aged 18-65 years. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary behavior (SB) data were objectively measured usi...
We aimed to examine associations between cognitive vulnerability and gait speed (GS) in a large older sample. A cross-sectional study analyzed data from the “Health, Lifestyle and Fitness in Adults and Seniors in Amazonas” (SEVAAI) project. In total, 697 participants were included (mean age 70.35 ± 6.86 years). Usual and fast GS were evaluated, and...
Introduction:
We investigated the mediating role of leisure activity engagement as marker of cognitive reserve in the relation between neighborhood socio-economic position (SEP) and cognitive decline over 6 years.
Methods:
The study analyzed longitudinal data from 897 older adults who participated in the two waves (2011 and 2017) of the Vivre-Le...
Purpose. Physical activity is associated with lower odds of depression symptoms among older adults. However, little is known about the effect of changing physical activity behaviour on depressive symptoms. The present study aimed to analyse the effects of changing physical activity trajectory on depressive symptoms in older people. Methods. Data fr...
Background:
Cancer patients must deal with several health challenges, including emotional distress and depressive symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate evidence from published systematic reviews and meta-analyses about the efficacy of exercise on depressive symptoms in cancer patients.
Methods:
We searched for previous meta-analyses of randomis...
Background
Socio-demographic correlates and human development index (HDI) are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have focused on device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in Latin America. We examined the relationship between socio-demographic correlates and HDI with physical activity and sedentary ti...
Background
24-hour movement behaviors, including moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time (ST), and sleep duration, have important implications for health across the lifespan. However, no studies exist that have examined the integration of these 24-hour movement behaviors in Latin America. The purpose of this study was to exami...
Introduction
The Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic affected countries worldwide and has changed peoples’ lives. A reduction in physical activity and increased mental health problems were observed, mainly in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this systematic review aims to examine the association between physical activity and me...
We investigated whether the relations of the cognitive reserve markers education and cognitive level of work to the physical and the mental component of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were mediated via cognitive functioning in a large sample of 701 older adults (mean age = 70.36 years, SD = 6.87). HRQoL was measured with the 12-item Short-F...
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a public health issue. Exercise is a nonpharmacologic alternative to deal with PPD. This study conducted a systematic review of previous meta-analyses and an exploratory pooled analysis regarding the effects of exercise on depressive symptoms among women during the postpartum period. We searched for previous meta-anal...
The present cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between different dimensions of physical activity (PA) (i.e., work, sport, leisure) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (i.e., overall, physical component, mental component) in an adult lifespan sample of 381 active indi-viduals (age range: 18–88 years; 38.8% men), while...
The present study aimed to investigate the grip strength (GS) discrimination capacity and cutoffs points for depressive symptoms among vulnerable elderly individuals with musculoskeletal conditions. The Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe wave 6 was analyzed. GS was measured by a handgrip dynamometer, and EURO-D scale was used to asse...
Introduction: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic affected countries worldwide and has changed peoples’ lives. A reduction in physical activity and an increase in mental health problems were observed. Thus, this systematic review aims to examine the association between physical activity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods...
This chapter aims to present an overview of the scientific background and current recommendations for sedentary behaviour. We have presented the current sedentary behaviour definition and defined other terms related to sedentary behaviour. The determinants of sedentary behaviour were discussed, and the ecological model was presented. Based on the r...
Increasing amounts of time spent in sedentary behaviour (SB), during occupation or recreation activities, is considered a global health problem. SB has been associated with several non-communicable diseases and all-cause mortality. Thus, it is essential to assess SB through the most accurate and suitable measurement tools. This chapter presents an...
Grip strength (GS) is an indicator of health and vulnerability and inversely associated with depressive symptoms. The aim of this study was to explore GS discrimination capacity for depression; and possible GS cut-off values for depression by sex and age group. Data from 2011 and 2015 on 20,598 (10,416 women) middle-aged and older adults from 14 Eu...
This study aimed to systematically review the association between telomere length (TL) and muscular fitness. In October 2020, an articles search was applied to PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Eligibility criteria included: cross-sectional, prospective, and experimental study design; outcomes included TL; results expressed the relationship betwe...
Physical activity (PA) may influence the secretion of neurotransmitters and thereby have positive consequences for an individual’s vulnerability (i.e., reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms). This systematic review aims to analyse the potential bidirectional effects of exercise on dopamine from young adulthood to old age. The article search was...
Objective
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a 12-weeks self-management and exercise intervention to improve self-efficacy in older individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA)
Design
Randomised Controlled Trial.
Setting
Four different community settings.
Subjects
Eighty individuals aged 60 years or over with clinical and radiographic...
The purpose of this study was to provide data regarding the prevalence and trends of adolescents' healthy lifestyles from 32 countries between 2006 and 2014 by sex and age interval. The data used in the present study were derived from the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) 2006, 2010, and 2014 international database. Healthy lifestyle w...
Objectives:
Self-efficacy is an important factor in the acquisition of self-management skills in patients with chronic diseases. The present study provides a translation and cultural adaptation for the Portuguese population, as well as psychometric properties, of the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-Item Scale.
Materials and methods:...
RESUMO: A autogestão na saúde é compreendida como a habilidade para gerir recursos internos, externos, conhecimentos e motivações relacionados com uma condição clínica crónica. O presente estudo propõe a tradução e adaptação cultural para a população portuguesa, bem como as propriedades psicométricas, das escalas Communication with Physicians (CwP)...
Low grip strength has been associated with an increase in depressive symptoms, independent of age group or gender, although the literature has not investigated this association among different chronic diseases. The present study aims to investigate the association of grip strength and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults with diff...
O objectivo do presente estudo foi investigar quais as estratégias de coping mais
utilizadas por idosos com osteoartrose do joelho (OAJ) e se existem diferenças na utilização
das estratégias isoladas, ou agrupadas em categorias, conforme as características sócio
demográficas, o grau de severidade da osteoartrose, a dor e outros sintomas da OAJ. A
a...
Objective:
To assess the effectiveness of a 12-week self-management and exercise intervention (the PLE(2)NO program) in elderly individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
Design:
Randomized controlled trial.
Setting:
Four different community settings.
Subjects:
Eighty individuals aged 60 years or older with clinical and radiographic knee osteoart...
Background
International recommendations suggest exercise and self-management programs, including non-pharmacological treatments, for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) because they can benefit pain relief and improve function and exercise adherence. The implementation of a combined self-management and exercise program termed PLE2NO may be a good method for...
Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) and aging are conditions that can compromise physical function and quality of life of human being. Thus, performance-based tests and specific self-reported measures related with KOA and general health-related quality of life (QoL) should be used in clinical intervention with elderlies. The study aim was to investigate whic...
Este guia procura fornecer conhecimentos atualizados para o ajudar a gerir melhor a osteoartrose do joelho. Está organizado em duas partes. Na primeira, encontrará informações acerca da osteoartrose, dos principais sintomas e formas de tratamento, incluindo recomendações e exemplos de exercícios físicos. Contém ainda um conjunto de recomendações qu...
Projects
Projects (2)
Cancer is the first or second cause of death in most countries. Projections show an increase in its incidence with a disproportionate impact in low resource settings such as low- and middle-income countries. Population aging is the main influence, but exposure to modifiable risk factors (the causes of cancer) plays an important role and should be the focus of primary prevention strategies. Lower socioeconomic conditions, geographic and racial disparities (the causes of the causes) are associated with greater exposure to modifiable risk factors for different types of cancer. However, the role of inequalities and their tendency in this context is not established. Predictive models estimating when cancer will be the leading cause of death in Brazil and how much of the cancer burden is attributable to modifiable risk factors are needed for better public policy planning. The objectives of this proposal are: 1) To predict when cancer will become the first cause of death in Brazil; 2) Identify the trend of socioeconomic, gender and race/color inequalities in the main modifiable risk factors for cancer from 2013 to 2019; 3) Estimate the cancer burden attributable to inequality in modifiable risk factors in Brazil. For objective 1 we will use data from the Brazilian National Mortality Information System (2000-2020); and for objectives 2 and 3, we will use data from the National Health Survey (2013 and 2019) (n=151,048) and Globocan/IARC (2020). Smoking, overweight and obesity, alcohol consumption, food consumption and physical activity will be assessed as modifiable risk factors. Generalized linear models will be used to predict proportional mortality from cancer in Brazil. Absolute and relative complex measures of inequality and population attributable risk will be calculated. All analyzes will consider the sample structure of the surveys, ensuring representativeness for the Brazilian population, using the Stata/SE 17 software.
The PLE2NO program is 12-week self-management and exercise intervention in the community for elderly individuals with knee osteoarthritis. The aim was to investigate whether this program resulted in greater improvement of knee symptoms, health behaviors, physical fitness, and quality of life than an education program.