Resumo A piora do quadro clínico na demência leva a perda da autonomia e independência do idoso. Tal contexto pressupõe que algum familiar irá assumir as funções de cuidador, o que pode interferir na sua qualidade de vida (QV). A presente investigação é uma revisão integrativa que teve como ob...
INTRODUCTION: The increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults is a major concern nowadays. Interventions able to change the natural history of the most common cause of cognitive impairment in older adults, Alzheimer's disease (AD), are needed. Physical inactivity is considered one of th...
Estudo transversal que analisou a prevalência de sintomas depressivos, sinais de demência e fatores associados em idosos residentes em município do sul do Brasil. Foi realizado inquérito domiciliar a uma amostra de 359 idosos cadastrados nas Unidades Básicas de Saúde, utilizando questionári...
Introducción: es considerable el avance en el conocimiento de la sobrecarga del cuidar de una persona con demencia. No obstante, son pocas las investigaciones que analizan cómo influye en los cuidadores la institucionalización, así como el tipo de intervenciones posibles para aliviar el estrés que s...
Argyrophilic grain disease (AGD) is an under-recognized, distinct, highly frequent sporadic tauopathy, with a prevalence reaching 31.3% in centenarians. The most common AGD manifestation is slowly progressive amnestic mild cognitive impairment, accompanied by a high prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptom...
Dementia is a major cause of dependency and disability among older persons, and imposes huge economic burdens. Only a few cost-of-illness studies for dementia have been carried out in middle and low-income countries. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze costs of dementia in demented patients o...
Costs with dementia have been the focus of research around the world and indirect costs to the caregiver appear in the literature as responsible for the greatest impact. In Latin American (LA) studies, indirect costs with dementia range from 60% to 75% of family income. Objective: To present preliminary ...
The aging process can be accompanied by a slight decline in cognitive functioning, and subjective memory complaints (SMC) appear to be common in the elderly population. Objective: To determine whether SMC is associated with cognitive loss or depression and can predict dementia. Methods: A systematic revi...
