Cristina Melo

Armed Forces Hospital — Saudi Arabia

Medicine · Health Sciences

15h-index647citations58works4.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology(13), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention(8), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research(7), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation(6), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research(6)

Publications58 total

Use of probiotics in vaginal infections
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences·2025Open Access
Home-based rehabilitation maintenance with or without an exercise-based pilates program in COPD patients
Revista de Patología Respiratoria·2024Open Access
The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of traditional community-based pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with COPD: A prospective cohort study
Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Age‐related influence on reliability and learning effect in the assessment of lower limb strength using sit‐to‐stand tests: A cross‐sectional study
Health Science Reports·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
O-6 EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL- ASSOCIATED HEPATITIS IN LATIN AMERICA
Annals of Hepatology·2024Open Access
Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand and 5 times sit-to-stand tests to assess functional capacity: a cross-sectional study
Physiotherapy·2024· 23 cited
Home-based Virtual Reality Exercise Program During the Maintenance Stage of Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Reference Equation of a New Incremental Step Test to Assess Exercise Capacity in the Portuguese Adult Population
Journal of Clinical Medicine·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Effects of Abdominal Microcurrent in the Consumption and Proportion of Energy Substrates during Aerobic Exercise: A Pilot Study
Healthcare·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Community-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs in Individuals With COPD
Respiratory Care·2022· 11 cited
Subjective and objective parameters in paediatric respiratory conditions: cultural adaptation to Portuguese population
Figshare·2021Open Access
Effect of one session of aerobic exercise associated with abdominal laser therapy in lipolytic activity, lipid profile, and inflammatory markers
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology·2020· 7 cited
The MOVE.TE Falls Prevention and Management Program: lessons learnt in the Portuguese context
Journal of Frailty Sarcopenia and Falls·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Immediate effects of a rhino-pharyngeal clearance protocol in nasal obstruction and middle ear condition of children under 3 years of age with upper respiratory infections: A randomized controlled trial
Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition)·2019· 1 cited
Forward trunk lean with arm support affects the activity of accessory respiratory muscles and thoracoabdominal movement in healthy individuals
Human Movement Science·2018· 15 citedOpen Access
Immediate effects of a rhino-pharyngeal clearance protocol in nasal obstruction and middle ear condition of children under 3 years of age with upper respiratory infections: A randomized controlled trial
Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española·2018· 7 cited
Inter- and intra-rater reliability of nasal auscultation in daycare children
Minerva Pediatrics·2018· 3 cited
Caregivers’ education vs rhinopharyngeal clearance in children with upper respiratory infections: impact on children’s health outcomes
European Journal of Pediatrics·2017· 22 cited
The effect of inspiratory and expiratory loads on abdominal muscle activity during breathing in subjects “at risk” for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology·2017· 3 citedOpen Access
Virtual reality exercise on a home-based phase III cardiac rehabilitation program, effect on executive function, quality of life and depression, anxiety and stress: a randomized controlled trial
Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology·2017· 109 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Rita Santos(14), José Mesquita Bastos(14), Andreia Noites(14), Ana Silva Alexandrino(11), António Mesquita Montes(9), Rui Vilarinho(7), Ágata Vieira(5), Jorge Machado(5), Carlos Crasto(5), João Paulo Vilas‐Boas(5), Paulo Carvalho(5), Carla Patrícia Freitas(5), Guy Postiaux(5), Joaquim Mendes(4), Aníbal Albuquerque(4), Madalena Teixeira(4), David Tomé(4), Madalena Gomes da Silva(4), Fernando Ribeiro(3), Nuno Adubeiro(3)