ABSTRACT: Memory problems are common in stroke patients, although little is known about how accurately chronic stroke patients can monitor and control memory processes. Objective: The performance of memory and metamemory in stroke patients and healthy controls were investigated, as well as dissociation b...
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To propose a program of physical-cognitive dual task and to measure its impact in Chilean institutionalized elderly adults. METHOD: Experimental design study with pre and post-intervention evaluations, measuring the cognitive and depressive levels by means of the Pfeiffer test and th...
Envejecimiento/psicología,
Chile,
Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual/métodos,
Disfunción Cognitiva/fisiopatología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/terapia,
Trastorno Depresivo/fisiopatología,
Trastorno Depresivo/terapia,
Terapia por Ejercicio/métodos,
Viviendas para Ancianos,
Institucionalización,
Salud Mental,
Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud,
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is a common complication following cardiac surgery. The incidence of cognitive dysfunction is more pronounced in patients receiving a cardiac operation than in those undergoing a non-cardiac operation. Clinical observations demonstrated that pulsatile flow was...
Introdução: O cuidador informal (CI) presta cuidados a pessoas dependentes, não sendo recompensado economicamente. São inúmeros os fatores de estresse inerentes à tarefa de cuidar, com consequente desgaste físico e emocional. Estudos indicam que as abordagens que englobam a realização de ativida...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Investigate whether the use of psychoactive drugs would be a predictor of incidence of functional disability among seniors living in community. METHODS: It is a population-based longitudinal study, developed between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2011, with older adults living in ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency of spirometry in elderly people, by age group, at a pulmonary function clinic, to assess the quality of spirometry in the extremely elderly, and to determine whether chronological age influences the quality of spirometry. Methods: This was a cross-sectiona...
Factores de Edad,
Envejecimiento/fisiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva,
Comorbilidad,
Estudios Transversales,
Volumen Espiratorio Forzado/fisiología,
Pulmón/fisiopatología,
Ápice del Flujo Espiratorio,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/fisiopatología,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/psicología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores Sexuales,
Espirometría/métodos,
Espirometría/psicología,
Espirometría/normas,
Capacidad Vital/fisiología
Objective: to synthesize the knowledge about the association of frailty syndrome and cognitive impairment in older adults. Method: the Joanna Briggs Institute's systematic review of etiology and risk factors was adopted. The search for the studies was conducted by two independent reviewers in the databa...
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is widely expressed in the central nervous system and prolongs the survival of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Several studies have recently investigated the association between BDNF G196A (Val66Met), a single nucleotide polymorphism influencing cogn...
Enfermedad de Alzheimer/complicaciones,
Factor Neurotrófico Derivado del Encéfalo/genética,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Disfunción Cognitiva/complicaciones,
Disfunción Cognitiva/genética,
Población Blanca,
Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad,
Genotipo,
Oportunidad Relativa,
Enfermedad de Parkinson/complicaciones,
Enfermedad de Parkinson/genética,
Polimorfismo de Nucleótido Simple,
Factores de Riesgo
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a newly designed intensive caregiver education program (ICEP) on reducing cognitive impairment, anxiety, and depression in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. One hundred and ninety-six AIS patients were divided into ICEP group and Control group in a 1:1 ratio...
Ansiedad/etiología,
Ansiedad/prevención & control,
Trastornos de Ansiedad/etiología,
Trastornos de Ansiedad/prevención & control,
Cuidadores,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Disfunción Cognitiva/etiología,
Disfunción Cognitiva/prevención & control,
Trastorno Depresivo/etiología,
Trastorno Depresivo/prevención & control,
Educación en Salud/métodos,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/complicaciones,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/enfermería,
Accidente Cerebrovascular/psicología,
Rehabilitación de Accidente Cerebrovascular
Tanto el Deterioro Conductual Leve (MBI) y el Deterioro Cognitivo Leve (MCI) han sido identificados como estados o fases predemenciales. Estas entidades constituyen factores de riesgo para el desarrollo de las demencias y en muchos casos, una manifestación temprana de las mismas. En este contexto, los s...
