[PDF] Top 20 Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. vol.18 número3

... continuará afetando a disponibilidade de apoio familiar para essa parcela da população (projeções para o Brasil estimam que o número de pessoas sendo cuidadas por não familiares – ou s[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

... 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

... The basic purpose of such models is to provide a high standard of health and quality of life for the elderly and their families, while recognizing that during this stage of life illnes[r] ... 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

... A study in the USA monitored a group of elderly individuals for close to six years and reported that those with inadequate FHL exhibited less knowledge about health, worse self-manag[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

... 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 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

... 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

... 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

... 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

... seven 18 cm high, 28 cm deep, and 1 m wide steps, and a handrail to provide safety for the volunteers. A force plate measuring 46 cm x 49 cm (AMTI OR6-6, USA) was camouflaged by a black rubber pad and fixed in the ... See full document

... Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of the use of anti- inflammatories and analgesics in a random sample of elderly persons registered with the Family Healt[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 ... See full document

... The aim of the present study was to describe and compare the sociodemographic and health characteristics of residents in a Condominium for the Elderly facility and elderly persons livi[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

... high arterial pressure is one of the risk factors for strokes, leading to the development of vascular dementia. Therefore, physiologically, multiple heart attacks can cause dementia, depending on the volume of the brain ... See full document