BackgroundGiven the relative importance of cognitive impairment, there was considerable interest in identifying the cognitive profile of PD patients, in order to ensure specific and appropriate therapeutic interventions.PurposeTo determine the effects of physical exercise programs on cognitive function in PD patients, compared with the control group.Data sourcesMedline, Cochrane, Scopus, PEDro and Web of Science (last searched in September 2016).Study selectionRandomized clinical trials examining the effects of physical exercise programs and cognitive function in PD patients. Nine studies fulfilled the selection criteria and were included in this review.Data extractionCharacteristics of the publication, characteristics of the participants, test used for cognitive screening, cognitive domain assessed, tools used to assess cognitive function, characteristics of the experimental intervention, characteristics of the control group, mean results and standard deviation of function cognitive. The PEDro score was used to evaluate methodological quality.Data synthesisMost eligible studies showed good methodological quality based on the PEDro scale. Studies have shown that adapted tango for PD patients, cognitive training combined with motor training, and treadmill training promote the preservation or improvement of cognitive function in PD patients.LimitationsThe diversity of cognitive tests used to assess cognitive function and the high heterogeneity identified between the physical exercise programs.ConclusionsPhysical exercise programs promote positive and significant effects on global cognitive function, processing speed, sustained attention and mental flexibility in PD patients, at a mild to moderate stage for patients with a 6-year clinical diagnosis of PD. However, treadmill training performed 3 times a week for about 60 minutes and for a period of 24 weeks produced larger improvements in cognition.

To identify and characterize the scientific literature on the effects of exercise on Alzheimer's disease, research was conducted in the following databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Scopus. These MeSH terms--"exercise", "motor activity", "physical fitness", "Alzheimer disease", and its synonyms in English--were used in the initial search to locate studies published between 2003 and 2013. After reading the 12 final articles in their entirety, two additional articles, found by a manual search, were included. Of these, 13 had beneficial results of exercise in Alzheimer's disease. Given the results discussed here, the exercise may be important for the improvement of functionality and performance of daily life activities, neuropsychiatric disturbances, cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory fitness, functional capacity components (flexibility, agility, balance, strength), and improvements in some cognitive components such as sustained attention, visual memory, and frontal cognitive function in patients with AD.

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O exagero e a exacerbação de tarefas acadêmicas, aliados à conciliação de estudo e trabalho, podem levar estudantes a apresentarem alguns sintomas da Síndrome de Burnout. Neste contexto, esta revisão de literatura visa analisar publicações que abordem a Síndrome de Burnout em estudantes universitários. Foram consultados periódicos, dissertações, teses, livros e capítulos de livro, ligados às áreas da Educação e da Educação Física, que trouxessem maiores subsídios para o estudo desta temática. As informações obtidas na literatura revelam a demanda de estudos centrados em estudantes da área da Saúde e de reflexões sobre os fatores de risco, possíveis de desencadear a Síndrome de Burnout, durante a formação inicial. O período de estágios curriculares simboliza a etapa decisiva do curso para desencadear os sintomas da síndrome, por deparar-se o futuro profissional com situações reais em que problemas, dificuldades e limitações da prática laboral ficam evidentes.

PurposeThe present study aimed to determine the effect of demographic characteristics, occupation, anthropometric indices, and leisure-time physical activity levels on coronary risk and health-related quality of life among military police officers from the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.MethodsThe sample included 165 military police officers who fulfilled the study’s inclusion criteria. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Short Form Health Survey were used, in addition to a spreadsheet of socio-demographic, occupational and anthropometric data. Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive analysis followed by Spearman Correlation and multiple linear regression analysis using the backward method.ResultsThe waist-to-height ratio was identified as a risk factor low health-related quality of life. In addition, the conicity index, fat percentage, years of service in the military police, minutes of work per day and leisure-time physical activity levels were identified as risk factors for coronary disease among police officers.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that the Military Police Department should adopt an institutional policy that allows police officers to practice regular physical activity in order to maintain and improve their physical fitness, health, job performance, and quality of life.