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Daniela Sofia Albino Costa

Physiotherapy Department · Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão

https://researchid.co/daniela.costa
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571Google Scholar Citations
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Research Interests

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Biography

Practicing physiotherapist since 2011-2019. Worked in private outpatient clinics, elderly centers and sports. From 2015-2019 worked in inpatients acute care and outpatients in several departments in a public Hospital of Unidade de Saúde Local de Castelo Branco - Hospital Amato Lusitano. Started the PhD in Public Health at NOVA National Schoool of Public Health, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, as was awarded with a PhD grant from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, with national funds (SFRH/BD/148420/2019) in 2019. During the PhD developed a project, granted with an independent grant from Pfizer (ID 64165707). Started lecturing in 2016 in Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Lopes Dias, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco as an invited assistant professor in the BSc course of physiotherapy, until 2022. In 2023 started to work as an invited professor in Escola Superior de Saúde, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, and as an associate professor in Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão.

Education

PhD in Public Health (specialization in Epidemiology), held in 18/05/2023 at NOVA National Schoool of Public Health, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal MSc in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy held in 17/12/2023 at NOVA Medical School and NOVA National School of Public Health, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, and Escola Superior de Saúde, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal BSc in Physiotherapy, held in 29/06/2011 at Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Lopes Dias, Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal

Recent Google Scholar Publications

  1. Usability and User Experience of a Digital Platform Prototype (Healthy Bone) to Promote Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Treatment in Patients With Osteoporosis: Mixed …
    JMIR Formative Research 9 (1), e72468 , 2025, 2025
  2. BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS FOR THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY WITH PORTUGUESE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
    ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES 84 , 2025, 2025
  3. POS1469-HPR BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS FOR THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY WITH PORTUGUESE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 84, 1471 , 2025, 2025
  4. BIP in global health: a multi-institutional blended intensive program for enhancing global health competencies
    2024
  5. A scoping review on implementation processes and outcomes of models of care for low back pain in primary healthcare
    BMC Health Services Research 24 (1), 1365 , 2024, 2024 | Citations: 1.0

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