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Background: We investigated the effects of a 12-week home-based exercise program delivered with virtual or minimal supervision on the physical and cognitive function of community-dwelling older adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Methods: The study was registered on the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials platform (code: RBR-8qby2wt). Thirty-eight older adults (81% female and 68±7 years old), non-disabled, and without cognitive impairment or dementia, were randomly assigned to a 12-week home-based exercise program: 1) virtual supervision (classes remotely delivered through video conference by trained staff), or 2) minimal supervision (once-weekly contact to touch base through standardized text messages). The participants initially performed two sets of 10 repetitions three times a week, with a 60-second interval. The volume and complexity of the exercises were progressively increased. (e.g., the number of sets increased to 3 and later to 4). At baseline and follow-up, we collected remote measurements of physical function (muscle strength and power, functional muscular fitness) and cognition (processing speed, inhibitory control, verbal fluency). Results: Participants in the minimal supervision home-based exercise group significantly improved the Stroop test (-1.6 sec, 95% CI = -3.20; -0.09). No significant between-group differences were observed for physical and cognitive outcomes. Conclusion: A home-based exercise program delivered with virtual or minimal supervision can produce similar effects, and may help to maintain physical and cognitive capabilities among healthy, high-functioning older adults who experienced mobility restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.
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O artigo objetivou relatar as experiências de uma monitora extensionista no Programa Segundo Tempo Paradesposto (PSTP) com a identificação e análise de situações de conflitos e as estratégias de mediação dos mesmos. Trata-se de um artigo de relato de experiência referente às atividades realizadas em fevereiro de 2019 a março de 2020. Foi feita uma discussão dos relatos de experiência do monitor extensionista, referente ao olhar crítico às vivências compartilhadas com crianças e adolescentes com deficiência intelectual. Foi identificado que os conflitos foram de natureza intrapessoal, interpessoal e grupo, e que a mediação dos conflitos foi feita principalmente pela mediação preventiva. As estratégias adotadas se mostraram efetivas na melhora substancial do comportamento dos beneficiados.
The article aimed to report the experiences of an extensionist monitor in the Second Half Parasport Program (SHPP) with the identification and analysis of conflict situations and their mediation strategies. This is an experience report article referring to the activities carried out from February 2019 to March 2020. A discussion was made of the experience reports of the extensionist monitor, referring to the critical look at the experiences shared with children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. It was identified that the conflicts were of an intrapersonal, interpersonal and group nature, and that the mediation of conflicts was done mainly through preventive mediation. The strategies adopted proved to be effective in substantially improving the behavior of the beneficiaries.
El artículo tuvo como objetivo relatar las experiencias de un monitor extensionista en el Programa Segundo Tempo Paradesposto (PSTP) con la identificación y análisis de situaciones de conflicto y sus estrategias de mediación. Este es un artículo de relato de experiencia referente a las actividades realizadas de febrero de 2019 a marzo de 2020. Se discutieron los relatos de experiencia del monitor extensionista, referente a la mirada crítica a las experiencias compartidas con niños y adolescentes con discapacidad intelectual. Se identificó que los conflictos eran de carácter intrapersonal, interpersonal y grupal, y que la mediación de conflictos se hacía principalmente a través de la mediación preventiva. Las estrategias adoptadas demostraron ser efectivas para mejorar sustancialmente el comportamiento de los beneficiarios.
