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Competencia y confianza profesional en atención temprana en el uso de prácticas recomendadas y su relación con la involucración parental
(Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 39(3), 415–424, 2023-10)La involucración parental es un componente importante de las prácticas recomendadas en atención temprana (AT). Sin embargo, la forma en que los padres son involucrados en la intervención temprana de sus ... -
Àmbits de l’educació física i rols de l’especialista sensibles a les demandes socials contemporànies
(Apunts Educación Física y Deportes, 157, 1-8, 2024-07)La transformació social contemporània exigeix una escola innovadora per afrontar les noves demandes formatives. L’objectiu principal de la recerca fou recollir l’opinió dels especialistes en educació ... -
Estudio de la transversalidad de los contenidos en Educación Física a través de los currículos competenciales
(Retos, Núm. 40, p. 419-429, 2021-04)El artículo tiene por objetivo analizar la evolución de los currículos competenciales a través del estudio de latransversalidad de los conocimientos mediante el análisis documental de las principales ... -
Strengths and weaknesses of PhD training to develop alternative careers. Insights from PhD holders working beyond academia
(Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 18 novembre 2024, 2024-11)Purpose – This study aims to critically assesses how Spanish PhD holders working outside academia perceive and value their past PhD training experiences within academic PhD programs, addressing ... -
Higher Running Speed and Cardiovascular Endurance Are Associated with Greater Level of Academic Achievement in Urban Catalan Primary School Children
(Sustainability, 14(14), 8454, 2022-07)The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement in a sample of primary-school children. Data of 116 sixth-grade primary-school ... -
Aprendizaje-Servicio en Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte: buenas prácticas de Educación Física en colectivos vulnerables
(Didacticae. Revista de Investigación en Didácticas Específicas, núm. 12 (2022), 2022-10)La metodología Aprendizaje-Servicio ofrece una vivencia práctica plenamente competencial y genuina para una universidad que no puede existir ajena a la realidad social. El artículo revisa la relación ... -
Exploring the barriers and facilitators for following a sustainable diet: A holistic and contextual scoping review
(Sustainable Production and Consumption, Volum 46, Maig 2024, Pp. 476-490, 2024-03)Changing current dietary patterns to more sustainable ones is paramount to decrease the pressure food systems are putting onto the planet and people’s health and wellbeing. However, modifying consumers’ ... -
Dance/Movement Therapy and emotional well-being for adults with Intellectual Disabilities
(The Arts in Psychotherapy, 51 (2016),10–16, 2016)The connection between mind and body is activated through Dance/Movement Therapy (D/MT). This connection promotes the integration of emotional, cognitive and physical dimensions of a person. This study ... -
Navigating process evaluation in co-creation: a Health CASCADE scoping review of used frameworks and assessed components
(BMJ Global Health 2024;9:e014483, 2024-07)Background Co-creation is seen as a way to ensure all relevant needs and perspectives are included and to increase its potential for beneficial effects and uptake process evaluation is crucial. ... -
Conducting co-creation for public health in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and key informant perspectives on implementation barriers and facilitators
(Globalization and Health (2024) 20:9, 2024-01)Background There has been an increase in the use of co-creation for public health because of its claimed potential to increase an intervention’s impact, spark change and co-create knowledge. Still, ... -
A review of implementation and evaluation frameworks for public health interventions to inform co-creation: a Health CASCADE study
(Health Research Policy and Systems (2024) 22:39, 2024)Background By including the needs and perspectives of relevant stakeholders, co-creation is seen as a promising approach for tackling complex public health problems. However, recommendations and guidance ... -
Effects of jaw clenching wearing customized mouthguards on agility, power and vertical jump in male high-standard basketball players
(Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, Volume 16, Issue 1 , April 2018, Pages 5-11, 2017-12)Background/Objective: Basketball players commonly use mouthguards for protecting their mouths from collisions with other players. Besides, literature reports that specific types of mouthguards may ... -
Situational variables in elite rink hockey: effect of match location, team level, scoring first and match status at halftime on the competitive outcome
(International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Volume 21, 2021 - Issue 6, 2021-09)The main purpose of the present study was to build a parsimonious model to predict the probability of winning in rink hockey from different situational variables and evaluate each predictor’s contribution ... -
The influence of contextual variables on individual set-pieces in elite rink hockey
(International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Volume 21, 2021 - Issue 3, 2021-02)The main objective of this research was to analyse the match context variables’ influence on individual set-piece’s success in rink-hockey. A sample of 196 matches, including 621 free direct hits (FDH) ... -
Muscle activation in suspension training: a systematic review
(Sports Biomechanics, 19(1), 55–75, 2018-06)Suspension training is an adjunct to traditional strength and conditioning. The effect of added instability on muscle activation during traditional exercises is unclear and depends on the exercise and ... -
A comparison between predetermined and self-selected approaches in resistance training: effects on power performance and psychological outcomes among elite youth athletes
(PeerJ, 2020, 8:e10361, 2020-11)Background. The aim of this study was to investigate if choice over resistance training exercise order affects motor performance and psychological outcomes among elite youth hockey players. Methods. ... -
Predicting the Unknown and the Unknowable. Are Anthropometric Measures and Fitness Profile Associated with the Outcome of a Simulated CrossFit® Competition?
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, 3692, 2021-04)The main objective of this research was to find associations between the outcome of a simulated CrossFit® competition, anthropometric measures, and standardized fitness tests. Ten experienced male ... -
Analysis of the Individual Set-Pieces Influence on the Teams’ Ranking in Rink Hockey
(Journal of Human Kinetics, Vol. 79 (2021), p. 229-236, 2021-07)The main objective of this research was to analyze the individual set-pieces influence on the final season ranking in rink hockey. For this purpose, 6,920 individual set-pieces from 1,680 matches ... -
Assessing the Magnitude and Direction of Asymmetry in Unilateral Jump and Change of Direction Speed Tasks in Youth Female Team-Sport Athletes
(Journal of Human Kinetics, Vol. 79 (2021), p. 15-27, 2021-07)The direction of inter-limb asymmetries and the change of direction (COD) deficit are two aspects that have increased in recent years. The main objective of the present study was to assess the magnitude ... -
sEMG Activity in Superimposed Vibration on Suspended Supine Bridge and Hamstring Curl
(Frontiers in Physiology, 2021, 12:712471, 2021-08)Traditionally in strength and conditioning environments, vibration has been transmitted using platforms, barbells, dumbbells, or cables but not suspension devices. This study aimed to examine the ...