[PDF] Top 20 Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. vol.17 número1

... A trajetória da RBGG tem sido marcada por grandes desafios e pautada na certeza de que, com a crescente produção científica na área, estaremos sempre abertos a publicar o que de melhor[r] ... See full document

... The sample consisted of 17 elderly women who were divided into two groups. FG was composed of nine elderly to age 68.7±6.2, and 33.3% elderly with rheumatoid arthritis, 11.1% with knee osteoarthritis, diabetic ... See full document

... Lower limbs strength was measured by the sit-to-stand test. Strength and endurance of the lower limbs were verified by measuring in a time dependent way. The individual started the test in the sitting position, arms ... See full document

... The aims of the present study were to characterize the reasons for medical appointments and treatment procedures of elderly people in the Estratégia Saúde da Família (“Family Health St[r] ... See full document

... Understanding how middle-aged people perceive their own health, as well as how they feel about the aging process and what they do to stay healthy, could help the planning of public p[r] ... See full document

... of exposure to the sun could be one such strategy. The skin should preferably only be exposed to the sun before ten in the morning and after four in the afternoon, for a period of ten to 20 minutes. This optimizes the ... See full document

... cognitive assessment of the elderly. The MMSE consists of questions grouped into seven categories (orientation to time, orientation to place, registration, attention and calculation, memory recall, language and visual ... See full document

... The mental health of the elderly is seriously compromised, with a prevalence of risk of depression of 26.3%, a risk of anxiety of 34.4% and a risk of cognitive decline of 83.2%, highe[r] ... See full document

... The present study aimed to verify the occurrence of maltreatment of the elderly and its characteristics (location, type, reason, involvement of alcohol/drugs, profile and family relat[r] ... See full document

... In identifying a high prevalence of depression, dysthymia and DD in an elderly population, this study highlights the importance of more systematic evaluations, both in primary health [r] ... See full document

... The functionality of the elderly persons was evaluated using the Katz Scale, where the vast majority of elderly individuals in the resident group and almost all the participants of [r] ... See full document

... After signing a Free and Informed Consent Form (FICF), the elderly persons considered fit for the study responded to an interview containing of sociodemographic (age, gender, educatio[r] ... See full document

... the presence of problems suggestive of cognitive impairment and related to memory, attention, spatial or temporal orientation or communication; 2. a permanent or temporary inability to walk except with the use of a ... See full document

... The head of household in most of the arrangements featuring a couple with children and other relatives was a man, while in one-person, single parent and mixed arrangements the head of[r] ... See full document

... Conclusion : hydrolyzed collagen has a positive therapeutic effect on osteoporosis and osteoarthritis with a potential increase in bone mineral density, a protective effect on articula[r] ... See full document

... Of the nine studies that used a sample of elderly individuals with similar characteristics, eight reported a reduction in gait speed during the performance of a DT with an arithmetic [r] ... See full document

... Nesse sentido, pensar em como essa população percebe sua saúde bucal é algo extremamente relevante e que necessita ser explorado, a fim de que seja perseguida a resolutividade dos prob[r] ... See full document

... With the publication of this section, RBGG opens up a new space where readers can enjoy a collection of articles addressing the same central theme, albeit with different perspectives[r] ... See full document

... Para ser incluído nesta pesquisa, os participantes tinham que estar com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos ao responderem o questionário (anexo A) e serem moradores de microáreas com agentes de saúde, pois o universo ... See full document

... The decline in performance between the first and the second evaluation in the back scratch test, which evaluates the flexibility of the upper limbs of the elderly persons in the study[r] ... See full document