Research Group: NursID: Innovation & Development in Nursing
Thematic Line: TL1 – Preventive Medicine & Societal Challenges
Hub: Nursing School of Porto
Research Areas: Nursing, Rehabilitation, Chronic Kidney Failure, Exercise and Health
André Filipe Morais Pinto Novo is an integrated researcher of the NursID group, of the Thematic Line 1 – Preventive Medicine and Societal Challenges of CINTESIS.
He graduated in Nursing with a specialization in Rehabilitation Nursing, earned his Master Degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança and his Doctorate Degree from the University of Leon, in Spain. He is a founder member and President of the Portuguese Association of Reabilitation of Patients with Chronic Kidney Failure – Reab.IRC by its acronym in Portuguese, besides integrating several professional and scientific associations. André Novo is the author of the book “Fisioterapia em Cuidados Paliativos” (Physiotherapy in Palliative Care) and of several book chapters on this and other topics. He plays a role in politics as President of the PS Council of Bragança (Socialist Party).
Currently, he works as an Assistant Professor of the Health School of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança and researcher mostly in the fields of Health and Exercise, Functional, aerobic and strength evaluation in special groups of the population and Exercise prescription in special groups of the population.
TITLE: Rescuer’s performance during six minutes of chest compressions in a simulated scenario
AUTHORS: Leonel Preto; André Novo; Maria Mendes; Ana Azevedo;
SOURCE: Revista de Enfermagem Referência, VOLUME: IV Série, ISSUE: Nº 9, PUBLISHED: 2016
TITLE: Fully-Automated “Timed Up and Go” and “30-Second Chair Stand” Tests Assessment: A Low Cost Approach Based on Arduino and LabVIEW
AUTHORS: Jose Goncalves; Jose Batista; Andre Novo;
SOURCE: 11th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control in CONTROLO’2014 – PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH PORTUGUESE CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL, VOLUME: 321, PUBLISHED: 2015
TITLE: Quality of life and health of people undergoing median nerve decompression surgery
AUTHORS: Leonel Preto; Fernanda Cruz; Maria Mendes; André Novo;
SOURCE: Revista de Enfermagem Referência, VOLUME: Nº5, ISSUE: IV Série, PUBLISHED: 2015
TITLE: Functional impairment, fear of falling and body composition in institutionalized elderly [Deterioro funcional, miedo a caerse y composición corporal en ancianos institucionalizados]
AUTHORS: Sao Romao Preto, L; Nogueiro Santos, AL; Mendes, ME; Pinto Novo, A; Pimentel, MH;
SOURCE: Enfermeria Clinica, VOLUME: 25, ISSUE: 2, PUBLISHED: 2015