Franco Noce

Bio: Franco Noce is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. The author has contributed to research in topics: Athletes & Overtraining. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 67 publications receiving 494 citations. Previous affiliations of Franco Noce include Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto & University Center of Belo Horizonte.

Athlete mental health in the Olympic/Paralympic quadrennium: a multi-societal consensus statement

Abstract: This consensus statement is the product of the Second International Think Tank on Athlete Mental Health, held on the initiative of the International Society of Sport Psychology. The purposes of the...

a Percepção de Qualidade de Vida de Pessoas Portadoras de deficiência Física Pode ser influenciada Pela Prática de atividade Física? Can the Self-Perceived Quality of life of People with Special needs be influenced by Practice of Physical activity?

Abstract: The positive effects of regular physical activity practice are not restricted to physical well being. Quality of life regards the overall sense of well-being of an individual in relation to the multiple aspects of his/her life. People with special needs may present high levels of sedentarism, which has a remarkable influence on their self-perceived quality of life. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to assess the effect of 12 weeks of physical activity practice on the perception of the quality of life of individuals with special needs. 20 male individuals with physical disabilities participated in the study. They were divided into two groups, Sedentary and Active. The instruments used were a questionnaire on demographic data and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Brief ). Mean age of the volunteers was 38.1 years, they were single, had not finished elementary school and lived in their own house. Most of them had poliomyelitis. The Active group presented higher scores in all domains of the instrument (physical, psychological, social and environmental). The results obtained in the present study showed that the quality of life of Active people with special needs was better than that of the Sedentary ones. Consequently, we strongly recommend that people with physical disabilities be encouraged to participate in physical and/or sports activity programs regularly.

A percepção de qualidade de vida de pessoas portadoras de deficiência física pode ser influenciada pela prática de atividade física

Abstract: A pratica regular de atividade fisica promove uma serie de beneficios que vao alem da esfera fisica. A qualidade de vida, segundo diversas fontes, diz respeito ao grau de satisfacao de um individuo com os multiplos aspectos da sua vida. As pessoas portadoras de deficiencia fisica podem apresentar niveis de sedentarismo elevados, influenciando de forma decisiva na percepcao de sua qualidade de vida. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o efeito de 12 semanas de pratica de atividade fisica na percepcao do nivel de qualidade de vida de deficientes fisicos. Participaram do estudo 20 deficientes fisicos, do genero masculino, divididos em dois grupos, Sedentarios e Ativos. Como instrumento de estudo foi utilizado um questionario de dados demograficos e o World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-Bref). Em geral, a media de idade dos voluntarios era de 38,1 anos, possuiam o 1o grau incompleto, moradia propria, eram solteiros e predominantemente portadores de poliomielite. O grupo Ativo apresentou escores mais elevados na qualidade de vida em todas as dimensoes (fisica, psicologica, social e ambiental) do instrumento. Os resultados obtidos com o presente estudo comprovaram que o nivel de qualidade de vida dos deficientes fisicos Ativos foi melhor do que a dos Sedentarios.

Perfil psicologico de atletas paraolimpicos brasileiros

Abstract: O objetivo deste estudo e apresentar e discutir os resultados da preparacao psicologica realizada com 64 atletas de oito diferentes esportes. A avaliacao foi realizada nos Centros de Treinamento Paraolimpicos no Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo e Recife. Foram aplicados testes de personalidade, testes de motivacao, questionario de estresse e testes psicometricos (percepcao, concentracao e tempo de reacao). Foi detectada diferenca significativa em alguns parâmetros psicologicos ao comparar os atletas de acordo com o sexo e os tipos de deficiencia (fisica, visual ou mental). De forma geral, o motivo mais importante para iniciar uma atividade esportiva foi o prazer da pratica e a necessidade de reabilitacao. Os principais motivos para praticar esportes foram a competicao e o desejo de superar limites. A maioria dos atletas mencionou os seguintes fatores estressantes: problemas de sono, pressao de vencer e conflitos interpessoais. A maioria dos atletas apresentou bons resultados na percepcao e no tempo de reacao. Baseados nesses resultados foi desenvolvida uma orientacao individual no periodo de preparacao para os Jogos Paraolimpicos.

A importância da atividade física para a saúde e qualidade de vida: um estudo entre professores, alunos e funcionários da ufmg

Abstract: Sendo o ser humano biopsicossocial, nao e possivel desprezar a importância da obtencao de conhecimentos na area da saude mental e da qualidade de vida, para que se possa compreender os efeitos da atividade fisica sobre o homem. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram: analisar o conceito de saude de alunos, professores e funcionarios da comunidade da UFMG e verificar o nivel de importância dos motivos para a pratica regular de atividade fisica. Participaram do estudo 574 individuos da comunidade da UFMG. O questionario utilizado para a coleta de dados foi desenvolvido e validado no Laboratorio de Psicologia do Esporte (LAPES-UFMG). Os procedimentos realizados para o tratamento estatistico foram: uma analise descritiva exploratoria composta por procedimentos de compara­cao de medias entre os grupos genero, ocupacao e unidade/departamento. No geral, o termo mais relacionado com a palavra saude foi "alimentacao". Varios termos apresentaram uma diferenca estatisticamente significativa entre alunos, professores e funcionarios, entre eles"status social" (p

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Stress and coping among international adolescent golfers

Abstract: Participation in competitive sport during adolescence has the potential to be extremely stressful (Goyen & Anshel, 1998). However, little is known about how young athletes cope with the stressors associated with their competitive sport involvement (Crocker & Isaak, 1997). There is a limitation of research findings to date because the inability to cope with stress is a significant factor in athletes’ performance failures (Lazarus, 2000). Adolescent athletes must learn how to cope with stress and respond positively to setbacks if they wish to pursue careers in elite adult sport (Holt & Dunn, 2004).

Theories and Research in Clinical Decision Making and Skill Acquisition in Nursing Practice : Skill Acquisition ; Expert and exceptional performance: evidence of maximal adaptation to task constraints

Abstract: Expert and exceptional performance are shown to be mediated by cognitive and perceptual-motor skills and by domain-specific physiological and anatomical adaptations. The highest levels of human performance in different domains can only be attained after around ten years of extended, daily amounts of deliberate practice activities. Laboratory analyses of expert performance in many domains such as chess, medicine, auditing, computer programming, bridge, physics, sports, typing, juggling, dance, and music reveal maximal adaptations of experts to domain-specific constraints. For example, acquired anticipatory skills circumvent general limits on reaction time, and distinctive memory skills allow a domain-specific expansion of working memory capacity to support planning, reasoning, and evaluation. Many of the mechanisms of superior expert performance serve the dual purpose of mediating experts' current performance and of allowing continued improvement of this performance in response to informative feedback during practice activities.

Sensitivity of physiological and psychological markers to training load intensification in volleyball players.

Abstract: The aim of this study was to test the sensitivity of; performance in the countermovement vertical Jump (CMJ); the Recovery and Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport); the Total Quality Recovery Scale (TQR) and the creatine kinase (CK) to the deliberate intensification of volleyball training loads. For this purpose 8 athletes underwent a training period (FP) of 11 days of deliberate training load (TL) intensification followed by a second period (SP) of 14 days of reduction of loads (IT group). A further 8 athletes continued training with normal TL (NT group). Both groups were tested before the FP (baseline), after the FP and after the SP. The TL evaluated using the session rating of perceived exertion method (session-RPE) was higher after the FP compared to the SP, and higher in the IT group, compared to the NT group. The CMJ did not change in either group (p > 0.05). In the IT group, the RESTQ-Sport was altered after the FP compared to both the baseline and the SP (p < 0.05), while no change was observed in the NT group. In the IT group, the CK increased and the TQR decreased after the FP compared to both the baseline and after the SP and were higher and lower, respectively, than the NT group (p < 0.05). The results suggest that performance in the CMJ is not a sensitive variable to the fatigue caused by intensification of training loads during a pre-competitive period in volleyball, whereas CK, TQR and RESTQ-Sport were shown to be sensitive measures. Key PointsThe RESTQ-Sport and the TQR scales were sensitive to deliberate intensification of training loads during the pre-competitive period in volleyball athletes;The CK can be used to complement this monitoring;The CMJ performance was not sensitive to deliberate intensification of training loads in volleyball athletes.