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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Associated Professor at Gerontology Department and Post Grad Supervisor at Gerontology UFSCar and Bioengineering USP. Pt degree (2003), master's degree (2007) and PhD (2011) in Physiotherapy from the Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar. Doctorate intership at the University of Aveiro, Portugal and postdoctoral degree at the University of Surrey (2016-2017). Funding member and president of Gerontechnology Brazilian Chapter Society. Researchs in Gerontology in the topics of Gerontechnology, Assistive Technology, Quality of Life and Universities of theThird Age. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Social isolation impacts the health of older persons, especially the frail ones and those residing in Long-Term Care Facilities settings (LTCFs), who were already isolated before the COVID-19 pandemic and even more so during. Therefore, there is a need to apply strategies to cope and minimize the feelings of isolation of these residents. Objective: to investigate and map the strategies us…
One of the greatest achievements of humankind was the increase in life expectance. However, demographic transition also represents a great challenge for the present century. In Brazil, the 60+ segment is the one that increases most in the population, with growth rates of more than 4% per year in the period from 2012 to 2022 and is expected to reach 73.5 million persons in 2060. Encouragin…
Cognitive decline and functional capacity changes that occur with the advancement of dementia have a major impact on the life of the person and their caregivers. As the condition progresses, the need for meaningful social interaction and support for care coordination becomes greater for all caregivers. Communication barriers arise, which increase the stress of the person with dementia and…
Despite physical activity being one of the determinants of healthy aging, older people tend to become less active over the years. In this way, maintaining physical activity levels during the life course is a motivational challenge. Digital tools have been used to change this pattern, such as applications to support physical activity, but there are lack of in-depth research on users' exper…
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One of the greatest achievements of mankind was the extension of life. This transformation occurs due to the demographic transition, which begins with declining birth and death rates, advances in medicine, the development of new technologies and better living conditions. Although physical activity is one of the determinants of healthy aging, adults and older adults tend to be hypoactive. …
Cognitive decline and functional disabilities that occur with the onset of dementia have a major impact on the life of the person and their caregivers. As the condition progresses, the need for meaningful social interaction and support for care coordination becomes greater for all caregivers. Communication barriers arise, which increase the stress of the person with dementia and the careg…
This project tries to fill a gap in the literature and industry for interaction design in applications on mobile, for older users, in order to support the development of tools for e-health care application in digital media. Objectives: 1) Identify guidelines, requirements and interests for custom tablets and apps with users older than 60 years. 2) Investigate a concept of tool that can se…
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