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Infodemia, salud mental, personas mayores: su caracterización en tiempos de pandemia covid-19

Rev. urug. enferm; 19 (1), 2024
Introducción: “Infodemia” define a aquella información que se divulga rápidamente y sin mayor evidencia, ocasionando desinformación y malos hábitos sanitarios. Objetivo: Caracterizar a las personas mayores con respecto a salud mental e infodemia. Materiales y métodos: estudio cuantitativo, desc...

Masa ósea en mujeres de edad mediana del Policlínico 19 de abril
Bone Mass in Middle-Aged Women from Policlínico 19 de Abril of Havana

Introducción: La osteoporosis es una enfermedad esquelética difusa caracterizada por una disminución generalizada de la resistencia ósea, que predispone a un mayor riesgo de fracturas por fragilidad y está reconocida como un grave problema de salud. Objetivo: Determinar la masa ósea en mujeres de e...

Un punto de partida: opiniones de adultos sobre proyectos de vida para la vejez

Contexto: El envejecimiento de la población plantea varias cuestiones fundamentales. ¿Cómo podemos ayudar a las personas a que sigan siendo independientes y activas a medida que envejecen? El Proyecto de Vida es un concepto que ha estado vinculado a la necesidad del ser humano de buscar su bienestar. ...

Sentidos do Trabalho para Brasileiros de Meia-Idade: Um Estudo Fenomenológico

O envelhecimento progressivo da sociedade demanda maior atenção aos aspectos profissionais de pessoas de meia-idade. Este estudo objetivou compreender os sentidos que 10 brasileiros entre 50 e 59 anos atribuem ao trabalho em um momento de transição de carreira. Trata-se de uma pesquisa fenomenológic...

Executive function performance in middle-aged adults

ABSTRACT. Executive functions have been widely studied in the extreme of ages, but studies in middle-aged adults remain largely neglected. Education and gender are known to influence cognitive performance; however, their effect on executive function in middle-aged adults remains unclear. Objective: The ...

Rehabilitation programs of executive functions in young and middle adulthood based on computational systems: a scoping review

Introduction: The use of computational systems has ventured into different healthcare areas, such as rehabilitation and stimulation of cognitive processes. To this date, it is possible to identify some reviews collecting studies on the efficacy and effects of those programs in groups such as older adults...

Incidence of multimorbidity and associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 140 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, access to healthcare services may have become difficult, which may have led to an increase in chronic diseases and multimorbidity. OBJECTIVES: To assess the incidence of multimorbidity and its associated factors among adults ...

Association between frailty and depression among hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 140 (3), 2022
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Frailty is consensually understood to be a clinical syndrome in which minimal stressors can lead to negative outcomes such as hospitalization, early institutionalization, falls, functional loss and death. Frailty is more prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), an...

Video head impulse test in bilateral vestibulopathy

Abstract Introduction: Bilateral vestibulopathy is a rare chronic condition with multiple etiologies. Bilateral vestibulopathy is characterized mainly by unsteadiness when walking or standing, which worsens in darkness, as well as oscillopsia. The degree of handicap caused by bilateral vestibulopathy is...