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Which anthropometric measures best identify excess weight in older adults?

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with excess weight in older adults according to body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WtHR), as well as to measure the differences between the prevalences estimated by WC and WtHR in relation to BMI. MET...

Association between physical functioning with cognition among community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: Declines in physical and cognitive functioning often co-exist through aging. Gait-related parameters have been related to cognitive function, although it is unclear whether other measures of physical functioning are similarly related to cognition. Here, we analyzed the relationship between phy...

Functional capacity, risk of falling and chronic pain in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a telemonitoring study

OBJECTIVE: To compare active and sedentary older adults regarding functional capacity, risk of falling, and chronic pain in a population assisted by telemonitoring during the pandemic lockdown. METHODS: This analytical, cross-sectional study included 104 older adults who were telemonitored during the COV...

Functional outcomes and oncological fatigue among older cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

Motriz (Online); 27 (), 2021
Abstract Aim: To characterize functional outcomes and oncological fatigue in older cancer patients, and verify the relation of these outcomes with age, number of hospitalizations, and falls within 12-months. Methods: Cross-sectional study involving 116 older adults with cancer undergoing treatment in a...

Análise do Índice de Vulnerabilidade Clínico-Funcional-20 dos idosos usuários do sistema único de saúde

Objetivo: Aplicar a versão do profissional de saúde do Índice de Vulnerabilidade Clínico-Funcional-20 em uma população-alvo idosa. Métodos: Foi conduzido um estudo de caráter transversal, observacional e individuado, em idosos cadastrados no Ambulatório Cruz Preta, em Alfenas (MG), sendo apli...

Condición física y riesgo de caída en adultos mayores autovalentes de la ciudad de Chillán, Chile

Objetivos: Comparar características de adultos mayores con y sin riesgo de caídas, relacionar la condición física y características con el riesgo de caídas en adultos mayores autovalentes de la ciudad de Chillán. Resultados: Existe diferencia significativa entre los adultos mayores con y sin rie...

Teaching geriatrics during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience of a brazilian medical school

INTRODUCTION: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the discipline of geriatrics at the Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences of São Paulo was adapted to a web-based learning environment due to social distancing measures. OBJECTIVE: To describe the full adaptation of the discipline of geriatrics to...

Validity and reliability of the 12-item Berg Balance Scale in an Italian population with Parkinsons disease: A cross sectional study

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (7), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The Berg Balance Scale is widely used to measure balance ability in clinical practice. Recently, the original version was redefined from 14 into 12 items. Its psychometric properties were investigated for different populations. However, for Parkinson disease the new version has not...

Accuracy of the semantic fluency test to separate healthy old people from patients with Alzheimers disease in a low education population

J. bras. psiquiatr; 69 (2), 2020
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the accuracy of two semantic categories of the verbal fluency test (supermarket and animal categories) to separate healthy elderly individuals and lower educated Alzheimer’s disease patients. METHODS: We evaluated 69 older adults with less than 5 years of schooling, consisting of 31...

Floor Maze Test as a predictor of cognitive decline in older adults living in nursing homes

J. bras. psiquiatr; 69 (2), 2020
OBJETIVO: Pesquisas em instituições de longa permanência para idosos (ILPI) mostram uma associação entre o aumento de risco de declínio cognitivo e o comprometimento das habilidades de navegação espacial dos idosos. A navegação espacial pode ser definida como uma habilidade complexa, que depend...