Élvio Rúbio Gouveia

Biography

Élvio Rúbio Gouveia (ERG) has a degree in Physical Education, a master’s in physical education, and a Ph.D. in Sport Sciences all from the University of Madeira.
Currently, ERG is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Madeira, and a Member of Interactive Technologies Institute, a research unit from the Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems. ERG also collaborates with the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland;
ERG has been working on the development and evaluation of strategies to promote physical activity, fitness, and quality of life in children, adults, and older adults. With a focus on the physiological assessment of human fitness and the promotion of healthy ageing, his research is grounded on a multidisciplinary approach to several issues that affect health fitness.
In the last 5 years, ERG has participated in 5 financed research projects and has several papers published in Q1 and Q2 scientific journals, such as Quality of Life Research, Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Public Health, Achieves of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders and Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.

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; 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; 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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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 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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Peres, Beatriz; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Campos, Pedro F.

The Impact of Mobile Phone Reminders on Perceived Self-Care Levels of Informal Caregivers Journal Article

In: Informatics, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 59, 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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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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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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Gonçalves, Afonso Rodrigues; Muñoz, John Edison; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Cameirão, Mónica Silva; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

Effects of prolonged multidimensional fitness training with exergames on the physical exertion levels of older adults Journal Article

In: Vis. Comput., vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 19–30, 2021.

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2019

Sousa, Honorato; Gouveia, E. R.; Cameirão, Mónica S.; Gonçalves, Afonso; Muñoz, John Edison; Paulino, Teresa; Simão, Hugo; Nunes, Ricardo; Bernardino, Alexandre; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

Custom-made exergames for older people: New inputs for multidimensional physical Inproceedings

In: exp.at, pp. 249–250, IEEE, 2019.

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2018

Cardona, John Edison Muñoz; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Cameirao, Monica S.; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

PhysioLab - a multivariate physiological computing toolbox for ECG, EMG and EDA signals: a case of study of cardiorespiratory fitness assessment in the elderly population Journal Article

In: Multim. Tools Appl., vol. 77, no. 9, pp. 11521–11546, 2018.

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Muñoz, John Edison; Cameirão, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Closing the Loop in Exergaming - Health Benefits of Biocybernetic Adaptation in Senior Adults Inproceedings

In: CHI PLAY, pp. 329–339, ACM, 2018.

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Gonçalves, Afonso; Nóbrega, Filipa; Cameirão, Mónica; Muñoz, John Edison; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

From Body Tracking Interaction in Floor Projection Displays to Elderly Cardiorespiratory Training Through Exergaming Inproceedings

In: PhyCS (Selected Papers), pp. 58–77, Springer, 2018.

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Cardona, John Edison Muñoz; Gonçalves, Afonso Rodrigues; Cameirao, Monica S.; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez; Gouveia, E. R.

Measured and Perceived Physical Responses in Multidimensional Fitness Training through Exergames in Older Adults Inproceedings

In: VS-GAMES, pp. 1–4, IEEE Computer Society, 2018.

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2017

Muñoz, John; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Cameirão, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

The Biocybernetic Loop Engine: an Integrated Tool for Creating Physiologically Adaptive Videogames Conference

4th International Conference in Physiological Computing Systems., 2017.

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Muñoz, John Edison; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Cameirão, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

PhysioLab-a multivariate physiological computing toolbox for ECG, EMG and EDA signals: a case of study of cardiorespiratory fitness assessment in the elderly population Journal Article

In: Multimedia Tools and Applications, pp. 1–26, 2017.

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Gonçalves, Afonso; Muñoz, John; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Cameirão, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

Portuguese Tradition Inspired Exergames for Older People - Strategic Tools to Promote Functional Fitness Conference

icSports, 2017.

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Muñoz, John; Gouveia, E. R.; Cameirão, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

Heart Rate Variability in Exergaming - Feasibility and Benefits of Physiological Adaptation for Cardiorespiratory Training in Older Adults by Means of Smartwatches Conference

icSports, 2017.

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Cardona, John Edison Muñoz; Gouveia, E. R.; Cameirao, Monica S.; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

Heart Rate Variability in Exergaming - Feasibility and Benefits of Physiological Adaptation for Cardiorespiratory Training in Older Adults by Means of Smartwatches Inproceedings

In: icSPORTS, pp. 145–150, SciTePress, 2017.

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Cardona, John Edison Muñoz; Gouveia, E. R.; Cameirão, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

The Biocybernetic Loop Engine: An Integrated Tool for Creating Physiologically Adaptive Videogames Inproceedings

In: PhyCS, pp. 45–54, SciTePress, 2017.

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2016

Muñoz, John; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Cameirão, Mónica

Modulation of Physiological Responses and Activity Levels During Exergame Experiences Conference

2016 18th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications. IEEE, 2016.

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Bernardino, Alexandre; Vismara, Christian; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez; Gouveia, Elvio; Baptista, Fátima; Carnide, Filomena; Oom, Simao; Gamboa, Hugo

A dataset for the automatic assessment of functional senior fitness tests using kinect and physiological sensors Inproceedings

In: TISHW, pp. 13:1–13:6, IEEE, 2016.

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2015

Gonçalves, Afonso; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Cameirão, Mónica; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez

Automating Senior Fitness Testing Through Gesture Detection with Depth Sensors Conference

IET International Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living (TechAAL 2015), INSPEC, IEEE INSPEC, IEEE, 2015.

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Muñoz, John; Badia, Sergi Bermúdez; Cameirão, Mónica; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio

Visualization of Multivariate Physiological Data for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment through ECG (R-Peak) Analysis Conference

37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE IEEE, 2015.

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