ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the profile and the functional status of older people living in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, from a temporal perspective. Method: This was a descriptive study with secondary analysis of data from the Health Indicator and Aging Policy Monitoring system (SISAP-Idoso - Sist...
Summary Objective: In order to introduce an instrument within our midst that allows a comprehensive clinical evaluation of pain-induced depression in the elderly, we proposed the translation, cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese, and study of the psychometric properties of the "Geriatric ...
Brasil,
Características Culturales,
Depresión/diagnóstico,
Depresión/psicología,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Dolor/diagnóstico,
Dolor/psicología,
Dimensión del Dolor,
Psicometría,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Traducciones
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é analisar Os indicadores antropométricos como preditores na determinação da fragilidade em idosos. Trata-se de um estudo transversal de base domiciliar e analítico. A pesquisa foi constituída por 316 idosos. A associação entre os marcadores antropométricos e a fra...
Antropometría/métodos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Estudios Transversales,
Anciano Frágil,
Fragilidad/diagnóstico,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Modelos Logísticos,
Tamizaje Masivo/métodos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estado Nutricional,
Curva ROC,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate if middle-aged and older adults with a higher education would differ from those with an average education in cognitive-motor tasks involving lower limb function. Methods: A walking version of the Trail Making Test (Walking Executive Function Task, [WEFT]) was used. Ei...
Resumo A presbiacusia é uma alteração prevalente na população idosa, porém subdiagnosticada, desta forma, é importante aprimorar instrumentos de triagem simples. A escala subjetiva de faces foi proposta como forma de avaliar a autopercepção auditiva do idoso e sua correlação com exames audiol�...
Audiometría/métodos,
Estudios Transversales,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Servicios de Salud para Ancianos,
Audición,
Pruebas Auditivas/métodos,
Hospitales Universitarios,
Tamizaje Masivo/mortalidad,
Percepción,
Presbiacusia/diagnóstico,
Psicometría,
Derivación y Consulta,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the relation between functional mobility and dynapenia in institutionalized frail elderly. Methods A descriptive, correlational study involving 26 institutionalized elderly men and women, mean age 82.3±6 years. The instruments employed were the Mini Mental State Exa...
Background: The usefulness of the abbreviated Mini-Mental State Examination included in the Chilean Functional assessment of elderly people (MM-SE-EFAM) to detect Dementia has not been determined. Aim: To assess the performance of the MMSE-EFAM to detect dementia. Material and Methods: We studied a non...
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...
Actividades Cotidianas,
Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad de Alzheimer/fisiopatología,
Brasil,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Trastornos del Conocimiento/diagnóstico,
Trastornos del Conocimiento/fisiopatología,
Comparación Transcultural,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Curva ROC,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Traducciones
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the vision status, ophthalmic findings, and quality of life among the very elderly. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study of individuals aged 80 years and above. A comprehensive ophthalmic exam was performed with mea surement of both the presenting (PVA)...
Factores de Edad,
Envejecimiento/fisiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Oftalmopatías/epidemiología,
Oftalmopatías/fisiopatología,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Prevalencia,
Calidad de Vida,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Trastornos de la Visión/epidemiología,
Trastornos de la Visión/etiología,
Trastornos de la Visión/fisiopatología,
Agudeza Visual/fisiología
ABSTRACT Objective: The term Locomotive Syndrome refers to conditions in which the elderly are at high risk of inability to ambulate due to problems in locomotor system. For Locomotive Syndrome screening, the 25-Question Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale was created. The objective here was to translat...
Brasil,
Competencia Cultural,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Trastornos Neurológicos de la Marcha/diagnóstico,
Trastornos Neurológicos de la Marcha/etnología,
Trastornos Neurológicos de la Marcha/fisiopatología,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Locomoción/fisiología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Limitación de la Movilidad,
Fuerza Muscular/fisiología,
Equilibrio Postural/fisiología,
Psicometría,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Síndrome,
Traducción
