[PDF] Top 20 Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. vol.15 número3

... Ao apreciarmos suas origens, identificamos que seis são provenientes da Região Nordeste do Brasil (estados de Pernambuco, Maranhão, Bahia e Ceará); seis artigos vêm da Região Sul (Rio[r] ... See full document

... Semi-structured interviews. Participants were individually interviewed at their home. Interviews approached their daily activities and general health. They responded to the BFS three consecutive times and the BAS four ... See full document

... The third group represented the majority of the sample and was formed predominantly of elderly persons who were independent in the performance of basic and instrumental activities of[r] ... See full document

... A high prevalence of elderly patients with depression was identified in the present study, well above that of findings in literature. While depression was more associated with older [r] ... See full document

... As a result, this study sought to assess and compare, through data obtained from medical records, performance in attention, memory, humor and metamemory (the subjective perception of[r] ... See full document

... Therefore, considering the consequences that arterial hypertension and cognitive alterations can have on an individual’s life, and given the growing need for investigations into the e[r] ... See full document

... A semi-experimental study was performed of 24 elderly patients, chosen from a hospital and two orthopedic clinics. The individuals were intentionally divided into two groups on a paired basis: the osteoarthritis group ... See full document

... of 15 reflective markers placed bilaterally on the skin of the participants, which defined the segments involved in the pelvis, legs and feet based on a biomechanical model of 15 segments (Plug-in-Gait ... See full document

... the 15 items of this scale, four influenced ADL: health, self-awareness, work and leisure, while seven influenced IADL: self-awareness, health, work, community involvement, relations with friends, socializing ... See full document

... Through dialogue with different authors in the humanities and social sciences field, such as Sfez, Weber, Elias, Dumont, Canguilhem, Douglas, Beck, Giddens and Foucault the following p[r] ... See full document

... The aim of the present study was to assess the correlation between cognitive function, balance, the risk of falls and functionality among elderly individuals with impaired cognitive [r] ... See full document

... 18. Nunes MCR, Ribeiro RCL, Rosado LEFPL, Franceschini SC. Influência das características sociodemográficas e epidemiológicas na capacidade funcional de idosos residentes em Ubá, Minas Gerais. Rev Bras ... See full document

... The elderly persons considered healthy food to be “that which doesn’t make one ill”, as they understood that not all types of food were good for them, that the older body cannot withst[r] ... See full document

... Thus, it can be considered that palliative care, in its theoretical philosophy and applied practice, assists and comforts this process of change in the lives of patients and families,[r] ... See full document

... The recommended procedures for the diagnosis and monitoring of the nutritional status of the elderly, though suggesting an increasing importance of monitoring food consumption indicato[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To perform an integrative review of literature on functional health literacy from the perspective of Gerontological Nursing. Method: a study was made of the MEDLINE, PubMed, LILACS, IBECS, BDENF and CidSaúde ... See full document

... Modifications of the ASMM adjusted for body weight, according to gender and age group; p for tendency <0.001 (among men and women); **means there was no significant difference based on the mean of the reference group ... See full document

... It follows, therefore, that proper treatment of dyslipidemia and other risk factors for the development of CVD is necessary. Special care should be given to the treatment of elderly patients with CKD, especially those ... See full document

... The aim of the present study was to gain an understanding of the significance and feelings associated with the eating habits of the elderly, based on their symbolic and subjective di[r] ... See full document

... This study included 758 elderly persons, 271 (35.8%) of whom were male and 487 (64.2%) of whom were female. Subjects had a mean age of 76.3±3.0 years, and the number of drugs taken was between 0 and 15, resulting ... See full document