Objectives: To understand the importance of hand grip strength (HGS) as a survival predictor
in nonagenarians and centenarians.
Methods: Longitudinal, observational and analytical study, using HGS measurements
obtained during a first evaluation performed in 2016. Participants were nonagenarians and
cente...
Abdalla, Pedro Pugliesi;
Bohn, Lucimere;
Santos, André Pereira dos;
Silva, Leonardo Santos Lopes da;
Júnior, Márcio Fernando Tasinafo;
Venturini, Ana Claudia Rossini;
Ramos, Nilo César;
Pardo, Pablo Jorge Marcos-;
Mota, Jorge;
Machado, Dalmo Roberto Lopes.
Objective: To test the cross-validation of anthropometric prediction equations for appendicular
muscle mass (AMM) in older Brazilian women. Methods: Sixty-seven older women (69.84 ±
5.95 years old) underwent anthropometric measurements. AMM (kg) reference values obtained by
dual-energy X-ray absorptiome...
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a systematic multidimensional and interdisciplinary
evaluation that enables clinicians to recognize age-related impairments and develop a coordinated
treatment plan and follow-up suited to the patient’s needs. Considering the growing number
of older persons r...
En la medida en que el crecimiento poblacional continúe en aumento, la cantidad de adultos mayores que sufran patología oncológica será cada vez mayor. Esta población, por su heterogeneidad y su comorbilidad diferente de la del adulto joven, requiere un manejo más específico e individualizado. La ...
Introducción: La pérdida de funcionalidad es una condición común en adultos mayores con cáncer y la decisión de intervenir quirúrgicamente depende de las comorbilidades y estado funcional. Objetivo: Determinar la asociación entre el estado funcional y complicaciones quirúrgicas en adultos mayo...
Introducción: el Índice de Movilidad de De Morton® (en inglés De Morton Mobility Index: DEMMI®) es una escala, válida y fiable para evaluar la movilidad funcional del adulto mayor.
Objetivo: validar una versión en español para pacientes hospitalizados en una sala general.
Material y métodos: tra...
A tarefa de levantar-se do solo a partir do decúbito dorsal (STS) tem apresentado recursos
avaliativos complementares, em termos de julgamento do desempenho motor, físico e funcional
em idosos por meio de medidas quantitativas e qualitativas. Especificamente, em medidas de
processo (qualitativas) há s...
Cancer is primarily a disease of older persons. Given the heterogeneity of aging, physiological age, rather than chronological age,
better expresses the cumulative effect of environmental, medical, and psychosocial stressors, which modifies life expectancy.
Comprehensive geriatric assessment, a tool that...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between respiratory muscle strength and grip strength in institutionalized and communitydwelling older adults. METHODS: This convenience sampled cross-sectional study had 64 voluntary participants with a good general
health status and without limiting chronic disea...
OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to assess whether an association exists between chronic diseases or multimorbidity and limited life
space in older adults. METHODS: This is a secondary analysis of the SABE (Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento) Colombia Study.
We assessed chronic diseases through self-report, and a ...
