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Cognitive impairment among older adults with HIV: a systematic review protocol of cohort studies

OBJECTIVES: This review will determine whether the incidence of cognitive impairment in HIV patients aged ≥ 50 years is greater than that of their HIV-negative peers. METHODS: The MEDLINE, EMBASE, LILACS, Web of Science, and Scopus databases will be searched for studies with a sample of individuals age...

Polypharmacy and cognition disorders in aged

Activity limitations in leprosy and their association to cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze activity limitations in patients with leprosy and their association to cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Methods: this cross-sectional design study included sixty patients with multibacillary leprosy assisted at a reference center. Participants were divided accord...

Prevalencia de niños preescolares con alteraciones cognitivas en la provincia de Cienfuegos
Prevalence of pre-school children with cognitive alterations in Cienfuegos province

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 92 (3), 2020
Introducción: Existen pocos estudios sobre alteraciones cognitivas en niños realizados en las provincias centrales cubanas. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de niños preescolares con alteraciones cognitivas. Métodos: De un universo de 25 600 niños de la provincia de Cienfuegos entre 0-6 años,...

Prevalência de anemia e correlação da concentração de hemoglobina com fatores cognitivos em idosos

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de anemia e a correlação da concentração de hemoglobina com fatores cognitivos em população idosa residente em Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brasil. Tratou-se de um estudo transversal com indivíduos de 60 anos de idade ou mais. Foram consider...

Determinantes del estado de salud de la población y su influencia en el desarrollo de los trastornos cognitivos

Introducción: Ante el envejecimiento acelerado de la población cubana los trastornos cognitivos se han convertido en creciente problema y un reto para nuestro sistema de salud. Objetivo: Describir la influencia de las determinantes del estado de salud de la población en el desarrollo de los trastornos...

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...

O emprego da medida de independência funcional em idosos

Resumo OBJETIVOS Analisar em publicações científicas como a Medida de Independência Funcional (MIF) tem sido empregada para avaliar idosos. MÉTODOS Revisão integrativa de publicações periódicas entre os anos de 2011 e 2015, disponíveis online com texto completo em português, inglês e espanh...

Stress and Cognitive Reserve as independent factors of neuropsychological performance in healthy elderly

Abstract Exposure to high levels of cortisol and self-reported stress, as well as cognitive reserve, have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease pathology. However, there are no studies on the interaction of these variables. The present study aims to assess the associations of measures of cortisol, sel...