Maria Joana Carvalho

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University of Porto

Portugal

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Dr. Maria Joana Carvalho is an Associate Professor at the University of Porto, Portugal. Her research areas include the impact of physical exercise and nutrition on health outcomes in older adults, with recent articles focusing on interventions such as the Mediterranean diet and the effectiveness of exercise training programs. She is also engaged in exploring the relationship between physical fitness, cognitive function, and quality of life in elderly populations, particularly those with neurocognitive disorders.

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Body and Brain: efeitos de uma intervenção de exercício multicomponente na função física e cognitiva em idosos com Alzheimer

Open Date: 2018-07-01

Close Date: 2021-07-01

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Body perceptions and physical activity patterns of older adults. Analysis of the effects of a multicomponent exercise program on functionality, cardiovascular health and physicality.

Open Date: 2010-05-01

Close Date: 2012-04-30

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Body perceptions and physical activity patterns of older adults. Analysis of the effects of a multicomponent exercise program on functionality, cardiovascular health and physicality.

Open Date: 2010-05-01

Close Date: 2012-04-01

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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS, FUNCTIONAL FITNESS AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS: RELATIONSHIP AND TRAINING EFFECTS

Open Date: 2010-05-01

Close Date: 2012-10-31

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CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS, FUNCTIONAL FITNESS AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS: RELATIONSHIP AND TRAINING EFFECTS

Open Date: 2010-05-01

Close Date: 2012-10-01

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Pilates in digital age: improving balance, core stability, and functional fitness in older adults

Nutrition and Physical Activity Education in Medical School: A Narrative Review

Combined Mediterranean Diet-based Sustainable Healthy Diet and Multicomponent Training intervention impact on plasma biomarkers and metabolome in older adults

Do physical fitness and cognitive function mediate the relationship between basic activities of daily living and quality of life in older adults with dementia?

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

Mediterranean Diet-Based Sustainable Healthy Diet and Multicomponent Training Combined Intervention Effect on Body Composition, Anthropometry, and Physical Fitness in Healthy Aging

Feasibility and Effectiveness of a 12-Week Concurrent Exercise Training on Physical Performance, Muscular Strength, and Myokines in Frail Individuals Living in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial

Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Fear of Dependency Scale Into European Portuguese

Multidimensional Health Impact of Multicomponent Exercise and Sustainable Healthy Diet Interventions in the Elderly (MED-E): Study Protocol

Should Caregivers Also Be Included in Multicomponent Physical-Exercise-Based Interventions for People with a Neurocognitive Disorder? The Caregivers’ Perspective

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms are Related to Blood-biomarkers in MajorNeurocognitive Disorders

Contributing Factors for (Non)Adherence to a Physical Exercise Program for People With Neurocognitive Disorder From the Caregivers' Perspective

Efeitos do Programa Nine Matrices Exercise no equilíbrio, força muscular, flexibilidade e resistência aeróbia em idosos

The effectiveness of community-based upper body exercise programs in persons with chronic paraplegia and manual wheelchair users: A systematic review

Does Real-time Online Physical Exercise Improve Physical Fitness in Seniors?

Benefits of Two 24-Week Interactive Cognitive–Motor Programs on Body Composition, Lower-Body Strength, and Processing Speed in Community Dwellings at Risk of Falling: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Does Multicomponent Physical Exercise Training Work for Dementia? Exploring the Effects on Cognition, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Quality of Life

Energy metabolism and frailty: The potential role of exercise-induced myokines – A narrative review

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight.

Health-related physical indicators and self-rated quality of life in older adults with neurocognitive disorder

Physical exercise for individuals with dementia: potential benefits perceived by formal caregivers

Relationship between fear of falling and balance factors in healthy elderly women: A confirmatory analysis

Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

Body & Brain Project: Effectiveness of a 6-month multicomponent training on cognitive function, quality of life and functional capacity of older adults with dementia

Effectiveness of Multicomponent Exercise Interventions in Older Adults With Dementia: A Meta-Analysis

Collaborators (31)

Renata Matheus Willig

Grzegorz Sobek

Paula Silva

Anabela Mota-Pinto

Jakub Stokwiszewski

Elisabete Ramos

Rui Corredeira

Luís Lopes

Jorge Bravo

Patrícia Padrão

Zbigniew Kulaga

Laetitia Teixeira

Maria Paula Santos

Hanna Nalecz

Konstantinos Tambalis

Susana Vale

Pedro Moreira

Julia Truthmann

André Moreira

Vera Afreixo

Inês Marques-Aleixo

Luis Sardinha

Magdalena Muc

Alison Price

Elisa Marques

Renata Barros

Line Lund Kårhus

Andreia Pizarro

Cristina Padez

Paula Silva

Oscar Ribeiro

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