ABSTRACT. Falls are a complex problem for the older population residing in nursing homes. Despite recommendations, many difficulties remain in the evaluation of and systematic information on fall risk factors. Objectives: To build and validate the Scale for Practices of Identification of and Information...
ABSTRACT. Background: Clinical follow-up studies are necessary for a better understanding of the evolution of cognitive impairment as well as the development of better assessment and intervention tools. Objective: To investigate whether older people with preserved cognition (PC), mild cognitive impairm...
Objective: To compare mortality in older adults with and without mild or moderate cognitive impairment over 15 years of follow-up in a middle-income country, where little information on this subject is available. Methods: A total of 1,281 community-dwelling older adults were followed-up for a median of ...
Abstract Background: The present study investigated the association between Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) and increased serum S100B level after Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy (RALRP). Methods: The study included 82 consecutive patients who underwent RALRP. Serum S100B ...
Anestesia General/efectos adversos,
Anestesia General/estadística & datos numéricos,
Área Bajo la Curva,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Disfunción Cognitiva/sangre,
Disfunción Cognitiva/diagnóstico,
Disfunción Cognitiva/etiología,
Inclinación de Cabeza/efectos adversos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Tempo Operativo,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/sangre,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Prostatectomía/efectos adversos,
Prostatectomía/métodos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados/efectos adversos,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados/métodos,
Subunidad beta de la Proteína de Unión al Calcio S100/sangre,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Factores de Tiempo
Objetivos: descrever a média total de independência geral e por domínios de comunicação dos idosos da comunidade e verificar as variáveis sociodemográficas e de saúde associadas à maior média de independência de comunicação entre os idosos. Métodos: estudo transversal e analítico, desenvol...
Salud del Anciano,
Comunicación,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Demografía,
Actividades Cotidianas,
Disfunción Cognitiva,
Depresión,
Escolaridad,
Renta,
Atención de Enfermería
Este estudo descritivo exploratório investigou a prevalência de Prática de Atividades Prazerosas (PAP), bem-estar Subjetivo (BES), Depressão e Solidão em 59 idosos provenientes de grupos de convivência. Foram aplicados: Questionário Sociodemográfico, Escal a de Atividades Instrumentais da Vida Di...
Depresión,
Soledad,
Promoción de la Salud,
Actividades Recreativas,
Envejecimiento,
Afecto,
Apoyo Social,
Evaluación en Salud,
Disfunción Cognitiva,
Indicadores de Salud,
Satisfacción Personal,
Viudez
Abstract Spatial disorientation has been observed in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and is associated with a higher risk of progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is no gold standard assessment for spatial orientation and paper-and-pencil tests lack ecological validity. Recently, there ...
ABSTRACT Background: Most studies that analyze the association between serum folate levels and cognitive function either restrict their assessments to specific clinical scenarios or do not include middle-aged individuals, to whom strategies for preventing cognitive impairment may be more feasible. Obj...
Abstract The main goal of the study was to determine the factors associated with dependence to perform instrumental activities of daily living in the elderly. A population-based case-control study was conducted, with 180 elderly people from Passo Fundo-RS, 2014. The cases were represented by 60 individua...
