Trinidad Sentandreu Mañó

University of Valencia | UV · Physiotheraphy

Myocardial infarction is one of the main causes of death, and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) are always considered when studying it. However, although it is known that other social and psychological variables, and especially frailty, can increase the risk of infarction, their simultaneous effect has not been extensively studied. This study is...

Aim: Patients with heart failure (HF) can exhibit kinesiophobia, an excessive, debilitating, and irrational fear of movement. The study aimed to enhance the understanding of kinesiophobia in patients with HF by analyzing associations with the following variables: musculoskeletal pain, quality of life, quality of sleep, functional capacity, disabil...

Myocardial infarction is one of the main causes of death, and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) are always considered when studying it. However, although it is known that other social and psychological variables, and especially frailty, can increase the risk of infarction, their simultaneous effect has not been extensively studied. This study is b...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Patients with heart disease sometimes have a fear of moderate and vigorous physical activity, in addition to the possibility of kinesiophobia or fear of movement. There are scarce studies assessing kinesiophobia in men and women with heart transplantation. The aim of the study wa...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Scientific literature about musculoskeletal condition in heart transplantation patients is scarce, although musculoskeletal disorders seem to be common in more than a quarter of patients receiving cardiac rehabilitation. The aim of our study was to compare the musculoskeletal condi...

The study aimed to study the influence of musculoskeletal pain on kinesiophobia in patients with heart failure. This cross-sectional study recruited 107 heart failure patients aged 73.18±12.68 years (57% men) from an outpatient setting. Participants self-reported pain using the Musculoskeletal System Assessment Inventory and the Cornell Musculoskel...

Aims: After heart transplantation (HTx), increments in physical activity are strongly recommended. However, participation rates in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation and engagement in physical activity (PA) are insufficient in many patients. Hence, this study aimed to explore the central factors and the interconnections among distinct types of...

Background Blended learning (BL) combines both face-to-face learning (FL) and online learning. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a BL intervention vs. a FL intervention in relation to the knowledge, competencies, satisfaction, perceptions, usability, and BL acceptance of physiotherapy students.Methods An assessor-blinded randomized tr...

Frailty is highly prevalent among older adults. This study aims to add evidence to the mediational role of depression in the pain-frailty relationship. Data came from a sample of 2578 Spanish older adults recruited from the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). A set of competing structural equation models were performed: (a) i...

Background Psychometric properties of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) have shown low internal consistency for psychological and social domains, and evidence for its structure validity is controversial. Moreover, research on TFI is frequently limited to community dwellings. Aims To evaluate structural validity, reliability, and convergent and d...

Introducción: El bienestar es un constructo importante cuyos determinantes asociados deben ser identificados para comprender con mayor profundidad los procesos para envejecer de forma saludable. El estudio del impacto de la fragilidad en el bienestar de las personas mayores requiere incorporar los dominios físico, psicológico y social. Así, el adul...

The Feldenkrais Method (FM) is based on the learning of alternative movement patterns, carried out in an active and conscious way, which may have therapeutic effects. The objective of this systematic review is to identify the populations and conditions for which the FM can be used in physiotherapy and to determine the intervention modalities. Resea...

(1) Background: Assessing preferences in technology-based cardiac physical therapy programs in older adults with coronary artery disease (CAD) is fundamental to promoting adherence to healthy lifestyles and healthy aging. This study aimed at analyzing preferences in technology-based cardiac physical therapy programs in older adults with CAD. Additi...

Introduction. Service-learning (SL) seems to be useful for healthcare students. This study aimed at comparing an SL program versus a traditional approach (TA) on moral sensitivity, ethical competences, knowledge, teaching quality, SL participation and performance, and satisfaction in physiotherapy students. Methods. Randomized clinical trial. A tot...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) may contribute to the development and adverse outcome of coronary artery disease (CAD), thus the screening for CVRF in CAD patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation is relevant. Purpose This study aimed assessing the cardiovascular risk factor...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of telemedicine programmes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the development of these programmes is driven from a technical point of view and does not usually take into account the needs and expectations o...

Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Recent studies show that cardiac telerehabilitation, including exercise and lifestyle modification, is effective in reducing cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Thus, physical activity and technology usage of patients with CAD are important k...

Aging of the population emphasizes the need for research on aging-related problems, among which frailty is a key element because of its clinical as well as social implications. After a review of empirical research of frailty in old adults, the objective of this research is fourfold: (1) assess the adequacy of a comprehensive index of frailty; (2) t...

CASP-12 (Control, Autonomy, Self-realization, and Pleasure scale) is one of the most common internationally used measures for quality of life in older adults, although its structure is not clearly established. Current research aims to test the factor structure of the CASP-12, so as to provide evidence on reliability and external validity, and to te...

Sarcopenia is a skeletal muscle disorder that is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, fractures, physical disability, and mortality. Its research has grown enormously in the last few years, being of the outmost interest in geriatrics and gerontology. There are still many gaps in the knowledge about this muscle disease....

Sarcopenia is a skeletal muscle disorder that is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes such as falls, fractures, physical disability, and mortality. Its research has grown enormously in the last few years, being of the outmost interest in geriatrics and gerontology. There are still many gaps in the knowledge about this muscle disease....

More solid data are needed regarding the application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in the paretic hand following a stroke. A randomised clinical trial was conducted to compare the effects of two NMES protocols with different stimulation frequencies on upper limb motor impairment and function in older adults with spastic hemiparesis...

Recently the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) has updated diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia, which consist of one or more measures of muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical performance, plus an initial screening test called SARC-F. The main objective was to compare the number of cases of sarcopenia, using the diff...

Aim The aim of this study was to assess the internal consistency, hypothesis testing and criterion‐related validity of the Spanish versions of the Kihon Checklist (KCL) – the original 25‐item and reduced 15‐item versions – for screening frailty in community‐dwelling older adults. Methods A cross‐sectional study was carried out between March and Se...

Background: Defining frailty typologies would contribute to guiding specific care interventions. These typologies could additionally be related to different health outcomes. This study aims at identifying subgroups of frail older adults based on the physical frailty phenotype and examining the relationships of these frailty profiles with quality o...

Background: Recently, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) has updated the sarcopenia definition based on objective evaluation of muscle strength, mass and physical performance. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between sarcopenia and clinical aspects such as functionality, comorbidity, polypharmac...

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the predictive power of a latent measure of frailty based on the physical indicators proposed for the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) on the quality of life and perceived health status in a representative sample of Spanish older adults. Design: Descriptive cross-sectional s...

Aim: Frailty has become a current topic of debate in recent years among researchers as a key concept of clinical care in old age. One of the scales developed for its measurement is the Kihon Checklist (KCL). However, the dimensionality of the KCL has not been tested yet, and therefore the aim of the present study was to validate its dimensional st...

The various treatments are rightly based on the premise that the problems arising following a stroke can be considered recoverable neurological conditions. Spontaneous recovery has its limits and for this reason certain strategies are employed with the aim of stimulating, modulating or controlling this process. Within the rehabilitation process, a...

Surface electrical stimulation is one of the tools suggested for the rehabilitation treatment of patients following a stroke. Although its use is not very widespread in current clinical practice, it is regarded as a noninvasive, low-cost, reliable and easy-to-use treatment which could stimulate recovery in stroke patients. In recent years, the unde...

La estimulación eléctrica neuromuscular (EENM) es una herramienta propuesta en la recuperación del miembro superior tras ictus, pero se necesitan datos más sólidos sobre su aplicación. Por tanto, nos planteamos valorar su efectividad, conocer los protocolos y las características muestrales.

Background and objective: It has been claimed that neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) may enhance hand motor recovery after a stroke. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of an electrostimulation protocol on range of motion and strength of the hand in a group of elderly patients with spastic hemiplegia after a stroke. Patients...

IntroductionThe proprioceptive, vestibular and visual systems are necessary for head in space orientation and posture. Both cervical spine and ocular exercises are important for the maintenance of this cervical spine kinematics, which is usually reduced with age, incorrect postures and movements.

It has been claimed that neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) may enhance hand motor recovery after a stroke. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of an electrostimulation protocol on range of motion and strength of the hand in a group of elderly patients with spastic hemiplegia after a stroke. 20 elderly patients 60 years old and...

The therapeutic exercise program is considered to be one of the most effective of the physiotherapy procedures indicated for Arterial Peripheral Disease (APD) with Intermittent Claudication (IC). This is because it has a lower risk than invasive treatments while it also controls the cardiovascular risk factors.This review has aimed to determine the...