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Síndrome RS3PE en paciente con cáncer de próstata en estadio IV
RS3PE Syndrome in a Patient with Stage IV Prostate Cancer

Rev. cuba. reumatol; 20 (3), 2018
La polisinovitis aguda edematosa benigna del anciano, también llamada síndrome RS3PE (acrónimo de remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema), es una enfermedad reumatológica heterogénea que forma parte de las artritis inflamatorias y es de causa desconocida. Se presenta de form...

Prevalência e fatores associados à polifarmácia em idosos comunitários: estudo epidemiológico de base populacional

Modelo do estudo: estudo epidemiológico, transversal, analítico, de base populacional. Objetivo do estudo: estimar a prevalência de polifarmácia em idosos comunitários e identificar os fatores associados em área não metropolitana do Brasil. Metodologia: Trata-se de estudo epidemiológico, transver...

Algunas consideraciones de la sexualidad en mujeres de la tercera edad en Cuba
Some considerations on the sexuality in old-age women in Cuba

Rev. medica electron; 40 (6), 2018
RESUMEN Cuba, no exenta del fenómeno mundial del envejecimiento, a pesar de los ancianos y ancianas en Cuba tiene garantizado una vida estable y con garantías de los servicios de salud gratuitos, aún persisten situaciones que afectan la vida de los ancianos, en especial en la esfera psicológica y emo...

Tecnologias assistivas para idosos com demência: revisão sistemática

Resumo Objetivo Analisar estudos de intervenções com tecnologias assistivas, empregadas no auxílio de idosos com demência, na execução das Atividades Básicas e Instrumentais de Vida Diária. Métodos Realizou-se levantamento, através das bases de dados CINAHL, MEDLINE/PubMed, LILACS, SCOPUS, Sc...

Factors associated to the frailty phenotype components among hospitalized elderly patients

Abstract The aim of this study was to verify the factors associated with the frailty phenotype components among hospitalized elderly patients. This is a crosssectional and analytical study with 255 elderly patients admitted to the Medical and Surgical Clinic units at a General Hospital of Uberaba-MG. The...

Social support and cognitive processing among elderly caregivers and non-caregivers of other elderly persons

Objective : to analyze measures of social support and cognitive processing among elderly caregivers and non-caregivers. Method : a comparative, cross-sectional and quantitative study was performed. Participants were divided into two groups: 41 elderly caregivers of other elderly persons (G1) and 41 elde...

Risk of malnutrition and associated factors in institutionalized elderly persons

Objective : to evaluate the risk of malnutrition and associated factors in institutionalized elderly persons. Method : a cross-sectional study was carried out with elderly persons living in long-term care facilities in the municipal regions of Passo Fundo (Rio Grande do Sul) and Carazinho (Rio Grande do...

Body image satisfaction, nutritional status, anthropometric indicators and quality of life among the elderly

Objective: to determine the prevalence of body image satisfaction in elderly subjects, as well as its relationship with nutritional status, anthropometric indicators and quality of life. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study was carried out with elderly individuals from Primary Car...

Prevalence of and factors associated with frailty in elderly users of the Family Health Strategy

Objetivo : analisar a prevalência e fatores associados à fragilidade em idosos usuários da Estratégia Saúde da Família. Método : estudo epidemiológico de corte transversal com 377 idosos. A variável dependente, a fragilidade, foi investigada através do Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI). As vari...

Validation of a questionnaire for the evaluation of informal social support for the elderly: section 1

Objectives: to construct and carry out content (CV) and response process (RPV) validation for a questionnaire to assess informal social support for the elderly. Method: a descriptive, observational, quantitative study was performed between January and December 2016 in the city of Natal (Rio Grande do No...