Introducción: existen en la literatura estudios relacionados con la disminución de fuerza por el uso de guantes en actividades de riesgo, como aviación o mantenimiento eléctrico. Sin embargo, no ha sido estudiado este factor en tareas de aseo y cafetería, donde el uso de guantes es necesario. Se pre...
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare muscle strength (i.e. lower- and upper-body strength) and function between physically inactive childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus patients (C-SLE) and healthy controls (CTRL). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study and the sample consisted of 19 C-SLE (age be...
ABSTRACT Background Patients with liver disease often present protein-energy malnutrition. The assessment of food intake is very important in the investigation regarding the "health-disease" process. Objective To assess dietary intake of cirrhotic patients through food record during 3 days, correlating...
Antropometría,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Ingestión de Alimentos,
Impedancia Eléctrica,
Fuerza de la Mano,
Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Evaluación Nutricional,
Estado Nutricional,
Desnutrición Proteico-Calórica/etiología,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
SUMMARY Introduction The evaluation of patients with hyperhidrosis (HH) can be accomplished, among other ways, through questionnaires and scales. The Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS) has been used as a simple and quick tool to perform this evaluation. Although HDSS has been well established i...
Actividades Cotidianas,
Brasil,
Cognición/clasificación,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/diagnóstico,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Fuerza de la Mano,
Institucionalización,
Vida Independiente,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Factores Sexuales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
SUMMARY Objective To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women. Method This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 496 elderly men and women, surveyed by researchers at a private hospital that attends instit...
Actividades Cotidianas,
Brasil,
Cognición/clasificación,
Estudios Transversales,
Depresión/diagnóstico,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Fuerza de la Mano,
Vida Independiente,
Institucionalización,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Factores Sexuales,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
Resumo O processo de envelhecimento tem inerente uma diminuição das capacidades fisiológicas. Os testes Handrip (HT) e 6-Minutos-Andar (6MW) são utilizados na avaliação da aptidão física do idoso. O questionário SF-36v2, que inclui Componente Física (CF), Função Física (FF) e Desempenho Fís...
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo é identificar pesquisas que associaram a cognição com a força de preensão manual em idosos. Trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica, tendo como base a abordagem integrativa, de artigos publicados nos últimos cinco anos, indexados nas bases de dados PubMed, Lilacs e Sc...
ABSTRACT Background Muscle strength is usually measured in individuals with stroke with Portable dynamometers (gold standard). However, no studies have investigated the reliability, the standard error of measurement (SEM) and the minimal detectable difference (MDD95%) of the dynamometry for the measurem...
Background: Handgrip strength is an important predictor of functional performance among older adults. Aim: To measure handgrip strength in older adults and relate its values to their clinical functional assessment. Material and Methods: Handgrip strength was measured in 1047 older adults living in the co...
Yang, Yi;
Zou, Xue-jun;
Fu, Guo;
Qin, Ben-Gang;
Yang, Jian-Tao;
Li, Xiang-Ming;
Hou, Yi;
Qi, Jian;
Li, Ping;
Liu, Xiao-Lin;
Gu, Li-Qiang.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of using free gracilis muscle transfer along with the brachialis muscle branch of the musculocutaneous nerve to restore finger and thumb flexion in lower trunk brachial plexus injury according to an anatomical study and a case report. METHODS: Thirty formalin-fi...
Plexo Braquial/lesiones,
Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/fisiopatología,
Neuropatías del Plexo Braquial/cirugía,
Cadáver,
Estudios de Factibilidad,
Dedos/fisiología,
Músculo Grácil/inervación,
Músculo Grácil/cirugía,
Fuerza de la Mano/fisiología,
Nervio Musculocutáneo/trasplante,
Transferencia de Nervios/métodos,
Rango del Movimiento Articular/fisiología,
Transferencia Tendinosa/métodos,
Pulgar/fisiología
