Cíntia França

Biography

Cíntia França holds a PhD in Sport Sciences from the University of Coimbra and a Master’s in Physical Education Teaching from the University of Madeira. She is a collaborative member of the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) and at Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Development (CIDESD). Her research interests are mainly related to children and adolescents’ physical activity and sports participation levels. She has also developed some research based on technology to assess and monitor elite players during the season, particularly in football. Currently, she is an invited auxiliary professor at the University of Madeira in different courses related to sports and physical education.

Publications

2023

Krzeszowski, Tomasz; Dziadek, Bartosz; França, Cíntia; Martins, Francisco; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Przednowek, Krzysztof

System for Estimation of Human Anthropometric Parameters Based on Data from Kinect v2 Depth Camera Journal Article

In: Sensors, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 3459, 2023.

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França, Cíntia; Martinho, Diogo V.; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Martins, Francisco; Marques, Adilson; Ribeiro, Tiago; Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Lopes, Helder; Rodrigues, Ana; Ihle, Andreas

Changes in Estimated Body Composition and Physical Fitness of Adolescent Boys after One Year of Soccer Training Journal Article

In: Children, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 391, 2023.

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Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Santos, Francisco; Martinho, Diogo; Saldanha, Carolina; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Emerging technologies to promote fans interaction in football events: a systematic review Technical Report

2023.

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Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Campos, Pedro; França, Cristiano S.; Rodrigues, Louis M.; Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Gonçalves, Frederica; Teixeira, Fernando; Ihle, Andreas; Gouveia, Bruna R.

Virtual Reality Gaming in Rehabilitation after Musculoskeletal Injury—User Experience Pilot Study Journal Article

In: Applied Sciences, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 2523, 2023.

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Gouveia, João Nuno; França, Cíntia; Martins, Francisco; Henriques, Ricardo; Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Ihle, Andreas; Sarmento, Hugo; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Martinho, Diogo; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Characterization of Static Strength, Vertical Jumping, and Isokinetic Strength in Soccer Players According to Age, Competitive Level, and Field Position Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 1799, 2023.

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Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Campos, Pedro; Martins, Francisco; García-Mayor, Jesús; Ihle, Andreas

Differential Patterns in Motivations for Practicing Sport and Their Effects on Physical Activity Engagement across the Lifespan Journal Article

In: Healthcare, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 274, 2023.

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Martins, Francisco; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas; Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Saldanha, Carolina; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professional Football Players Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1121, 2023.

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Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Marconcin, Priscila; Freitas, Duarte L.; Ihle, Andreas

Sex Differences in Falls: The Mediating Role of Gait Stability Ratio and Body Balance in Vulnerable Older Adults Journal Article

In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 450, 2023.

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Lourenço, João; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Sarmento, Hugo; Ihle, Andreas; Ribeiro, Tiago; Henriques, Ricardo; Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Ferreira, Ricardo Maia; Fernandes, Luís; Teques, Pedro; Duarte, Daniel

Relationship between Objective and Subjective Fatigue Monitoring Tests in Professional Soccer Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1539, 2023.

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2022

Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Marques, Adilson; Lopes, Hélder; Sarmento, Hugo; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Body composition variations between injured and non-injured professional soccer players Journal Article

In: Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 2022.

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Martinho, Diogo V.; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; França, Cíntia; Lopes, Helder; Ihle, Andreas; Marques, Adilson; Rodrigues, Ana; Alves, Ricardo; Sarmento, Hugo

Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Madeira Youth Journal Article

In: Children, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 1833, 2022.

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França, Cíntia; França, Cíntia

Monitoring body composition and physical fitness of elite female basketball players after 16 weeks of in-season training. Journal Article

In: Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 2022.

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França, Cíntia; Martins, Francisco; Marques, Adilson; Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Ihle, Andreas; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Associations between Age, Body Composition, Balance, and Other Physical Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Journal Article

In: Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 20, pp. 13379, 2022.

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Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Marques, Adilson; Iglésias, Beatriz; Sarmento, Hugo; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas; Lopes, Helder; Ornelas, Rui T.; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12582, 2022.

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Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Marques, Adilson; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marconcin, Priscila; França, Cíntia; Ihle, Andreas

The Role of Physical Function in the Association between Physical Activity and Gait Speed in Older Adults: A Mediation Analysis Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12581, 2022.

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Martins, Francisco; Przednowek, Krzysztof; França, Cíntia; Lopes, Helder; Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Sarmento, Hugo; Marques, Adilson; Ihle, Andreas; Henriques, Ricardo; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Predictive Modeling of Injury Risk Based on Body Composition and Selected Physical Fitness Tests for Elite Football Players Journal Article

In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 16, pp. 4923, 2022.

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França, Cíntia; França, Cíntia

Associations between muscular strength and vertical jumping performance in adolescent male football players Journal Article

In: Human Movement, 2022.

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França, Cíntia; Ihle, Andreas; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo; Martins, Francisco; Henriques, Ricardo; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels Journal Article

In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 7343, 2022.

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Nascimento, Marcelo Maio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; Marconcin, Priscila; França, Cíntia; Ihle, Andreas

The Role of Cognitive Performance and Physical Functions in the Association between Age and Gait Speed: A Mediation Study Journal Article

In: Geriatrics, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 73, 2022.

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França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Coelho-e-Silva, Manuel J.; Gomes, Beatriz B.

A Kinematic Analysis of the Basketball Shot Performed with Different Ball Sizes Journal Article

In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 13, pp. 6471, 2022.

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García-Mayor, Jesús; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Marques, Adilson; Cruz-Sánchez, Ernesto De; Moreno-Llamas, Antonio; França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Ihle, Andreas

Exploring the Role of Physical Activity in Mediating the Association between Educational Level and Health-Related Quality of Life in an Adult Lifespan Sample from Madeira Island Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 13, pp. 7608, 2022.

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França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Élvio; Caldeira, Romualdo; Marques, Adilson; Martins, João; Lopes, Helder; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas

Speed and Agility Predictors among Adolescent Male Football Players Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 2856, 2022.

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França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Coelho-E-Silva, Manuel J.; Gomes, Beatriz B.

A kinematic analysis of the basketball shot performance: impact of distance variation to the basket Journal Article

In: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics, vol. 24, no. 1, 2022.

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Martins, Francisco; Santos, Francisco; Caldeira, Romualdo; Henriques, Ricardo; França, Cíntia; Ornelas, Rui; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Caracterização das Lesões numa Equipa do Futebol Profissional Português. Journal Article

In: Journal of Sport Pedagogy and Research, 2022.

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2021

França, Cíntia; Gomes, Beatriz B.; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Ihle, Andreas; Coelho-E-Silva, Manuel J.

The Jump Shot Performance in Youth Basketball: A Systematic Review Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 3283, 2021.

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Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Bruna R.; Marques, Adilson; Peralta, Miguel; França, Cíntia; Lima, Alex; Campos, Alderlane; Jurema, Jefferson; Kliegel, Matthias; Ihle, Andreas

Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Adults and Older Adults from Amazonas, Brazil Journal Article

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1303, 2021.

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