Élvio Rúbio Gouveia
Biography
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia (ERG) has a degree in Physical Education, a master’s in physical education, and a PhD in Sport Sciences, all from the University of Madeira. 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 developing and evaluating strategies to promote physical activity, fitness, and quality of life in children, adults, and older adults. Focusing 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 five 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.
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2022
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.
A Kinematic Analysis of the Basketball Shot Performed with Different Ball Sizes Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 13, pp. 6471, 2022.
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.
2021
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.
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.
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.
2019
Custom-made exergames for older people: New inputs for multidimensional physical Proceedings Article
In: exp.at, pp. 249–250, IEEE, 2019.
2018
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.
Closing the Loop in Exergaming - Health Benefits of Biocybernetic Adaptation in Senior Adults Proceedings Article
In: CHI PLAY, pp. 329–339, ACM, 2018.
From Body Tracking Interaction in Floor Projection Displays to Elderly Cardiorespiratory Training Through Exergaming Proceedings Article
In: PhyCS (Selected Papers), pp. 58–77, Springer, 2018.