[PDF] Top 20 Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. vol.12 número3

... O ponto de partida são as políticas públicas para a terceira idade, com serviços de qualidade, ética, humanismo e, sobretudo, criatividade para encontrar soluções.. Soluções que favore- [r] ... See full document

... Conclusión: Los motivos para la práctica de ejercicio físico en los ancianos institucionalizados son debidos funda- mentalmente a razones de forma física y motivos interpersonales al ca[r] ... See full document

... Introduction: Aging affects the musculoskeletal system, which can lead to osteoarthritis, causing degeneration of the articular cartilage and consequently resulting in functional impairment among elderly patients. ... See full document

... Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that the peak knee angular velocity of elderly people is lower than that of young people during the swing phase of stair[r] ... See full document

... In light of this new paradigm, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of quality of life and socio-economic aspects on the functional capacity of elderly residents[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To assess the relationship between cognitive function, balance, risk of falls and functionality in elderly persons with impaired cognitive function and verify if those with mild cognitive impairment had better ... See full document

... natural, homogeneous category, but as a socially constructed portion of the population, much the same as the phases of infancy and adolescence are thought of. Whereas protective policies were proposed, such as ... 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

... 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 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

... 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

... review, analyzed 12 concepts and four dimensions of FHL in the domains of healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion. The authors proposed a model integrating knowledge from the areas of medicine and ... 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

... Dietary changes in individuals with CKD have demonstrated some benefits for the control and prevention of arterial hypertension, in delaying decrease in renal function and in the rel[r] ... See full document

... Neste sentido, ficamos muito entusiasmados com o protagonismo da Agência Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS), que nos últimos anos vem buscando a mudança do modelo de prestação de serv[r] ... See full document

... Innovate in the care they provide, in order to remunerate and evaluate the quality of the sector, always remembering that often innovate means to rescue and simpler forms of care and v[r] ... See full document

... The hypothesis of the present study is that ten weeks of predominantly balance based training, either unsupervised at home or in supervised groups, is sufficient to improve the postur[r] ... See full document

... Other limitations should be considered, including the cross-sectional design of the present study, which prevented the establishment of a causal relationship. In addition, the number of falls was under-estimated, due to ... 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

... 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