[PDF] Top 20 Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol. vol.18 número2

... Temos que assegurar serviços de qualidade para os idosos e desenvolver, concomitantemente, recursos humanos de excelência e conhecimento qualificado para lidar com esse grupo etário qu[r] ... See full document

... both hands in standing position with straight back, the shoulder adducted and in neutral rotation, elbow flexed 90°, and the lower arm and wrist in the neutral position. The tests were performed three times after a ... See full document

... 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 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

... 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

... 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

... 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 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

... 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

... Eight weeks of neuromuscular electrical stimulation training resulted in increased muscle activation at angles of 60°, 75° and 90°, and in the torque produced by the knee extensor mus[r] ... See full document

... The study sample consisted of ten elderly persons aged between 60 and 75, who comprised the Elderly Group (EG), and 16 young women aged between 18 and 25, who formed the Young Group (YG). Both groups performed the ... 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 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

... 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 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

... 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 2MST exhibited satisfactory sensitivity and moderate specificity in the assessments of hypertensive elderly individuals, particularly those with associated chronic conditions, a s[r] ... See full document

... populations and so create effective intervention targets according to their needs, and being aware of the specificities resulting from environmental, cultural and subjective factors, [r] ... See full document