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Prevalence of functioning difficulties and disability in Mexican adolescent women and their populational characteristics

Salud pública Méx; 59 (4), 2017
Abstract: Objective: Report prevalence of functioning difficulties and disabilities among Mexican adolescent women 15-17 years old and identify differences in characteristics of those with and without a functioning difficulty or disability Materials and methods: Using data from the National Survey of...

Health profiles in people with intellectual developmental disorders

Salud pública Méx; 59 (4), 2017
Abstract: Objective: To better understand the health profiles of people with intellectual disability (ID), focusing on the variables that are associated with a poorer health status. Materials and methods: Data were collected from the Survey on Disability, Personal Autonomy and Dependency (EDAD 2008) ...

Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in obese patients candidates for bariatric surgery and its impact on health related quality of life

ABSTRACT Objective This study was designed to identify the major musculoskeletal symptoms of individuals with obesity, to assess their health-related quality of life, and to evaluate the correlation between the musculoskeletal symptoms and the individuals' health-related quality of life. Materials and...

Functional decline in the elderly with MCI: Cultural adaptation of the ADCS-ADL scale

Summary Objective: Translate, transcultural adaptation and application to Brazilian Portuguese of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study - Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) scale as a cognitive screening instrument. Method: We applied the back translation added with pretest and bilingual methods...

Impact of postoperative cognitive decline in quality of life: a prospective study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 67 (4), 2017
Abstract Background Regardless the progress in perioperative care postoperative cognitive decline (PCD) has been accepted unequivocally as a significant and frequent complication of surgery in older patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postoperative cognitive decline and its ...

Fatores psicossociais e funcionalidade no envelhecimento: evidências da coorte de Bambuí e do English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Introdução: Projeções da população mundial mostram que número de pessoas com 65 anos ou mais irá aumentar de 524 milhões em 2010 para aproximadamente 1,5 bilhões em 2050, sendo que o envelhecimento é associado com a incapacidade. Considerando que um dos objetivos das políticas públicas na á...

Postural balance and functional independence of elderly people according to gender and age: cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Aging causes changes in men and women. Studies have shown that women have worse postural balance and greater functional dependence than men, but there is no consensus regarding this. The aim of this study was to compare the balance and functional independence of elderly ...

Impacto de actividades extracurriculares de formación vocacional y orientación profesional en estudiantes de ciencias médicas

Edumecentro; 9 (2), 2017
Fundamento: la labor de formación vocacional y orientación profesional se ha incluido entre los lineamientos aprobados por el VI Congreso del Partido Comunista de Cuba, en ella se integran los contenidos de la profesión con los elementos educativos que aporta esta actividad. Objetivo: describir el imp...