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
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Rehabilitation, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Scholar Citations
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Usability and User Experience of a Digital Platform Prototype (Healthy Bone) to Promote Pharmacological and Nonpharmacological Treatment in Patients With Osteoporosis: Mixed … A Barcelos, A Moniz, AR Henriques, C Mazeda, EF Mateus, A Machado, ... JMIR Formative Research 9 (1), e72468 , 2025 2025
BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS FOR THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY WITH PORTUGUESE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS R Cruz, A Moniz, D Costa ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES 84 , 2025 2025
POS1469-HPR BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS FOR THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY WITH PORTUGUESE PHYSIOTHERAPISTS R Cruz, A Moniz, D Costa Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 84, 1471 , 2025 2025
BIP in global health: a multi-institutional blended intensive program for enhancing global health competencies A Alves Lopes, J Casaca Carreira, D Costa, A Badiola-Zabala, ... 2024
A scoping review on implementation processes and outcomes of models of care for low back pain in primary healthcare ST Duarte, A Moniz, D Costa, H Donato, B Heleno, P Aguiar, EB Cruz BMC Health Services Research 24 (1), 1365 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Blended intensive programs in higher education: collaborative innovation for global health challenges A Badiola Zabala, A Alves Lopes, J Casaca Carreira, D Costa, ... 2024
RELIABILITY, BARRIERS, AND FACILITATORS OF THE SPLIT. OA PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE TESTS BATTERY FOR PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY M Curto, A Moniz, F Goncalves, N Gomes, D Moco, R Fernandes, EB Cruz, ... ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES 83 , 2024 2024
BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A BEHAVIOUR CHANGE-INFORMED EXERCISE PROGRAMME (SPLIT. OA) FOR PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY WITH … N Gomes, F Goncalves, A Moniz, M Curto, S Duarte, C Caeiro, ... ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES 83 , 2024 2024
POS1466-HPR RELIABILITY, BARRIERS, AND FACILITATORS OF THE SPLIT. OA PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE TESTS BATTERY FOR PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY M Curto, A Moniz, F Gonçalves, N Gomes, D Moço, R Fernandes, EB Cruz, ... Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 83, 1207 , 2024 2024
POS1492-HPR BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A BEHAVIOUR CHANGE-INFORMED EXERCISE PROGRAMME (SPLIT. OA) FOR PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY … N Gomes, F Gonçalves, A Moniz, M Curto, S Duarte, C Caeiro, ... Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 83, 1208 , 2024 2024
EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: 2023 update T Moseng, TPMV Vlieland, S Battista, D Beckwée, V Boyadzhieva, ... Annals of the rheumatic diseases 83 (6), 730-740 , 2024 2024 Citations: 367
Low back pain management in primary healthcare ST Duarte, A Moniz, D Costa, H Donato, B Heleno, P Aguiar, EB Cruz 2024
Low back pain management in primary healthcare: findings from a scoping review on models of care ST Duarte, A Moniz, D Costa, H Donato, B Heleno, P Aguiar, EB Cruz BMJ open 14 (5), e079276 , 2024 2024 Citations: 9
Implementation of digital health in rural populations with chronic musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol (vol 18, e0291638, 2023) L Campos, D Costa, H Donato, B Nunes, EB Cruz PLOS ONE 19 (2) , 2024 2024
Correction: Implementation of digital health in rural populations with chronic musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol L Campos, D Costa, H Donato, B Nunes, EB Cruz Plos one 19 (2), e0299871 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
BIP IN GLOBAL HEALTH: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL BLENDED INTENSIVE PROGRAM FOR ENHANCING GLOBAL HEALTH COMPETENCIES AA Lopes, JC Carreira, D Costa, A Badiola-Zabala, B Brottrager, ... ICERI2024 Proceedings, 2185-2190 , 2024 2024
Implementation of digital health in rural populations with chronic musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol L Campos, D Costa, H Donato, B Nunes, EB Cruz Plos one 18 (12), e0291638 , 2023 2023 Citations: 11
Trajectories of physical function and quality of life in people with osteoarthritis: results from a 10-year population-based cohort D Costa, DG Lopes, EB Cruz, AR Henriques, J Branco, H Canhão, ... BMC Public Health 23 (1), 1407 , 2023 2023 Citations: 21
OP0076 UPDATE OF THE EULAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL CORE MANAGEMENT OF HIP AND KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS T Moseng, TPMV Vlieland, S Battista, D Beckwée, V Boyadzhieva, ... Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 82, 52 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Association of physical activity with physical function and quality of life in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis DG Lopes, D Costa, EB Cruz, N Mendonça, AR Henriques, ... 2023
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: 2023 update T Moseng, TPMV Vlieland, S Battista, D Beckwée, V Boyadzhieva, ... Annals of the rheumatic diseases 83 (6), 730-740 , 2024 2024 Citations: 367
Association of physical activity with physical function and quality of life in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: longitudinal analysis of a population-based cohort DG Lopes, D Costa, EB Cruz, N Mendonça, AR Henriques, J Branco, ... Arthritis research & therapy 25 (1), 14 , 2023 2023 Citations: 37
Double jeopardy from the COVID-19 pandemic: risk of exposure and income loss in Portugal A Gama, J Alves, D Costa, PA Laires, P Soares, AR Pedro, M Moniz, ... International Journal for Equity in Health 20 (1), 231 , 2021 2021 Citations: 26
Trajectories of physical function and quality of life in people with osteoarthritis: results from a 10-year population-based cohort D Costa, DG Lopes, EB Cruz, AR Henriques, J Branco, H Canhão, ... BMC Public Health 23 (1), 1407 , 2023 2023 Citations: 21
Factors associated with clinical and radiographic severity in people with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional population-based study D Costa, EB Cruz, C Silva, H Canhão, J Branco, C Nunes, AM Rodrigues Frontiers in medicine 8, 773417 , 2021 2021 Citations: 18
Beyond pain and disability: an explanatory mixed methods study exploring outcomes after physiotherapy intervention in patients with chronic low back pain D Pires, EB Cruz, D Costa, C Nunes Disability and Rehabilitation 44 (6), 881-890 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
Driving factors for the utilisation of healthcare services by people with osteoarthritis in Portugal: results from a nationwide population-based study D Costa, AM Rodrigues, EB Cruz, H Canhão, J Branco, C Nunes BMC Health Services Research 21 (1), 1022 , 2021 2021 Citations: 17
Intervenção fisioterapêutica em casos de pacientes admitidos por trauma torácico: um estudo retrospectivo KCC Nóbrega, JVM Pereira, DS Costa Estação Científica (UNIFAP) 2 (1), 43-54 , 2012 2012 Citations: 13
Implementation of digital health in rural populations with chronic musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol L Campos, D Costa, H Donato, B Nunes, EB Cruz Plos one 18 (12), e0291638 , 2023 2023 Citations: 11
Low back pain management in primary healthcare: findings from a scoping review on models of care ST Duarte, A Moniz, D Costa, H Donato, B Heleno, P Aguiar, EB Cruz BMJ open 14 (5), e079276 , 2024 2024 Citations: 9
Prevalence of and factors associated with unmanageable pain levels in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional population-based study D Costa, EB Cruz, DG Lopes, CN da Silva, AR Henriques, D Luis, ... BMC musculoskeletal disorders 24 (1), 60 , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
Models of care for patients with knee osteoarthritis in primary healthcare: a scoping review protocol D Costa, EB Cruz, AM Rodrigues, D Gonçalves-Bradley, LA Gomes, ... BMJ open 11 (6), e045358 , 2021 2021 Citations: 8
Prevalence and factors associated with inadequate pain relief in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional population based study D Costa, E Cruz, CN da Silva, D Lopes, A Henriques, D Luis, H Canhão, ... Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 30, S13-S14 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Models of care for low back pain patients in primary healthcare: a scoping review protocol ST Duarte, C Nunes, D Costa, H Donato, EB Cruz BMJ open 12 (4), e053848 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Healthcare use among people with knee osteoarthritis is driven by social determinants-results from a cross-sectional nationwide study D Costa, A Rodrigues, E Cruz, H Canhão, J Branco, C Nunes Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 29, S385-S386 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
A pain neuroscience education program for fibromyalgia patients with cognitive deficits: a case series D Pires, D Costa, I Martins, E Cruz Manual Therapy 25, e110-e111 , 2016 2016 Citations: 3
OP0076 UPDATE OF THE EULAR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL CORE MANAGEMENT OF HIP AND KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS T Moseng, TPMV Vlieland, S Battista, D Beckwée, V Boyadzhieva, ... Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 82, 52 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Tailoring pain neuroscience education and exercise programme for people with fibromyalgia who also have cognitive deficits: a case series D Pires, D Costa, ID Martins, EB Cruz European Journal of Physiotherapy 20 (3), 159-165 , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
A scoping review on implementation processes and outcomes of models of care for low back pain in primary healthcare ST Duarte, A Moniz, D Costa, H Donato, B Heleno, P Aguiar, EB Cruz BMC Health Services Research 24 (1), 1365 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Correction: Implementation of digital health in rural populations with chronic musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review protocol L Campos, D Costa, H Donato, B Nunes, EB Cruz Plos one 19 (2), e0299871 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
