Abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the association between contextual income and cognitive decline in the elderly in Florianópolis, a medium-sized city in southern Brazil. A nested cross-sectional study was performed in a cohort of elderly ≥ 60 years (n = 1,197), interviewed in the se...
Retrospective and prospective randomized studies have compared general and locoregional anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy, but without definitive results.
OBJECTIVES:
Evaluate the incidence of complications (medical, surgical, neurolo...
Objetiva-se analisar a presença de depressão, a função cognitiva, o estado nutricional e os fatores associados à desnutrição em idosos em tratamento para o câncer. Foi realizado um estudo transversal em um centro oncológico em Minas Gerais que incluiu a aplicação de um questionário sociodemog...
Objective. To describe the cognitive instrument used in the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) in Mexican individuals aged 60 and over and to provide normative values for the Cross Cultural Cognitive Examination test and its modified versions (CCCE). Materials and methods. The CCCE was administered to...
Se realizaron entrevistas domiciliarias a 51 adultos mayores, habitantes de las comunas de Til-Til. Las edades fluctuaron entre los 60 y 91 años; todos eran jubilados pertenecientes a la Asociación de Jubilados de Til-Til. Se aplicaron 3 cuestionarios presentados por el Ministerio de Salud para detecta...
