[PDF] Top 20 Frailty and cognitive performance in older adults living in the community: a cross-sectional study

... present study has some limitations. Firstly, more instruments assessing the memory domain were used, and this choice may have contributed to the obtained results since more specific tests to ... See full document

... as the mean and standard deviation (SD), and the cat- egorical variables were expressed as frequencies ...(%). The Student t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson Chi-squared test ... See full document

... that, in our study population of persons aged 75 years, about one third reported no hindering ...For the remaining two thirds who did experience hin- dering complaints, it could be important for GPs ... See full document

... facility. The purpose of the study was explained and participants signed informed consent according to the Decla- ration of Helsinki of the World Medical ...This study was ... See full document

... on the nature of the study, principal aims, nature of participation (what is required), risks and ...benefits. The participation in the study was voluntary (no ... See full document

... factors, the present study has limitations, as measurement errors are ...foods and beverages if memory is affected by regular coffee consumption, than misclassification may more common among those ... See full document

... living in poor and middle income countries [26] that could explain the varying mobility gap between older men and ...Differences in mobility between men and women ... See full document

... (TIAs), and who were registered at CHSCs were potentially eligible for enrolment in the ...with the following conditions were excluded: (1) known dementing illnesses history before stroke or ... See full document

... This study aimed to identify factors associated with optimal global cognitive performance among older adults in the city of Sao Paulo, Bra- ...A ... See full document

... Functionality in aging is associated with the autonomy and independence of older ...identify and hierarchize the difficulties reported by older adults in ... See full document

... this study include the cross-sectional design employed which does not allow causality to be established between the explanatory and outcome vari- ables to formulate ... See full document

... Background: Frailty and sarcopenia are frequent conditions in the elderly and are related to inactivity and ...about the influence of the sarcopenia indicators on ... See full document

... The study was conducted in Bengo Province, about 60 km northwest of Luanda, and covered a total area of approximately ...2 in an area where the Health Research Centre of Angola ... See full document

... inclusion, the second most important variable in the formation of the four clusters was ...factor in elders. Independently from the setting, higher education level is paralleled ... See full document

... that the most opportune time to engage consumers and their families in discussion about ACP is when they are well and living independently in the community ... See full document

... status and well-being ...disability and discomfort components. Exploring the domains and degrees of functioning and well-being that are affected by the frailty of elders ... See full document

... advance the literature from previously published narrative and/or selective reviews that have considered the relationship between depression and ...enable the logical pooling of data ... See full document

... Functionality in aging is associated with the autonomy and independence of older ...identify and hierarchize the difficulties reported by older adults in ... See full document

... (2005–2007) and four (2007–2009) years. Cross- sectional analysis of the study showed that the pre-frail and frail participants had a greater prevalence of depres- sive ... See full document

... decreased performance in the trail making and delayed word recall in patients with and without ...is in contrast with a study showing decreased performance ... See full document