As síndromes demenciais têm múltiplas etiologias e, entre as causas de demências potencialmente reversíveis, está a depressão. Apresenta-se aqui um estudo de caso de paciente idoso diagnosticado com Demência por Corpos de Lewy e que, após tratamento multiprofissional, teve melhora da sua condiç...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The physical, emotional and cognitive limitations that may be present in the aging process, coupled with family unpreparedness, may lead to greater dependence among the elderly. This favors development of frailty syndrome and greater levels of violence against the elderly. The obje...
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Anciano Frágil/psicología,
Anciano Frágil/estadística & datos numéricos,
Fragilidad/epidemiología,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Vida Independiente/estadística & datos numéricos,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Análisis Espacial,
Población Urbana,
Violencia/estadística & datos numéricos
ABSTRACT Objetive To identify the functional status in self-care performance of elderly inpatients, through subjective and objective evaluations. Methods Fifty-five pairs of elderly and their respective caregivers of both sexes were submitted to subjective (self-rating and rating by caregivers) and obj...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of frailty and to evaluate the associated factors in the non-institutionalized Brazilian population aged 50 years or older. METHODS The analyses were conducted in 8,556 participants of the baseline survey of the Longitudinal Study of Health of the Brazili...
ABSTRACT Objective To develop and validate the content of the online Questionnaire for Fall Risk Assessment in the Elderly. Methods The instrument was developed based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization. Initially, the set o...
Accidentes por Caídas,
Actividades Cotidianas,
Brasil,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas,
Internet,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Psicometría,
Calidad de Vida,
Medición de Riesgo/métodos,
Factores de Riesgo
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the demographic and health factors related to the frailty syndrome in older adults. METHODS This is a longitudinal quantitative study carried out with 262 older adults aged 65 years and older, of both sexes, living at home. Data collection was carried out in Period 1 b...
Factores de Edad,
Envejecimiento/fisiología,
Brasil,
Anciano Frágil/estadística & datos numéricos,
Fragilidad/etiología,
Fragilidad/fisiopatología,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Modelos Lineales,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas,
Factores de Riesgo,
Autoinforme,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Esposos/estadística & datos numéricos
Objective to adapt and validate the Instrumental Expressive Social Support Scale (IESS) in a sample of older people. Method methodological study. The sample of 964 community-dwelling older people was randomly divided into two groups. The first group was used as a calibration sample to study the number...
RESUMO: O Estudo Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento (SABE) teve início em 2000 sob coordenação da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde como um estudo multicêntrico desenvolvido em sete centros urbanos da América Latina e Caribe para traçar o perfil das condições de vida e saúde das pessoas idos...
Distribución por Edad,
Envejecimiento,
Algoritmos,
Brasil,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Evaluación Geriátrica/estadística & datos numéricos,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas/métodos,
Encuestas Epidemiológicas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Envejecimiento Saludable,
Estudios Longitudinales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estándares de Referencia,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
ABSTRACT Objective: To propose a care need classification for elderly people by identifying their functional demands. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out in São Paulo, in 2006, with 1,413 elderly (≥ 60 years old), participants in the Health, Well-being and Aging study (SABE - Saúde, Bem E...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify factors associated to the dependence of older adults with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Method: analytical and epidemiological study with 99 older adults. The Brazilian Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire and a questionnaire composed by socio-demographic and...
Accidentes por Caídas/estadística & datos numéricos,
Actividades Cotidianas/psicología,
Brasil,
Distribución de Chi-Cuadrado,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones,
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/psicología,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Calidad de Vida/psicología,
Análisis de Regresión,
Factores de Riesgo,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
