Introduction: Hip fractures are very common injuries in elderly patients and are associated with increased mortality. Objective: To identify the factors associated with mortality in patients after one year of being operated for hip fracture in an ...
D.A. Chavarro-Carvajal +5 more
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Menopausia, el inicio del envejecimiento de las mujeres chilenas. Un estudio cualitativo [PDF]
Indexación: Scopus.Objective. To develop the meaning of menopause of a group of post-menopausal women and their relationship with aging. Methods. Qualitative descriptive study on 15 Chilean women that completed a taped face-to-face in depth interview ...
Araya, A. +3 more
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El reto del envejecimiento y la complejidad farmacoterapéutica en el paciente VIH+ [PDF]
Objective: To describe the current knowledge and management of aging and pharmacotherapeutic complexity in HIV + patients. Method: A review of literature was carried out, including articles, originals or reviews, published in English or Spanish, from ...
Abdel Kader Martín, Laila +3 more
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Implementation of the gerontology area of the Inter-University Network for Healthy Aging of Latin America and the Caribbean (RIES-LAC) [PDF]
The Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) initiative fosters international action and offers an opportunity for different society stakeholders to implement measures that improve the quality of life of older adults and their environments.
Rafael Pizarro-Mena +9 more
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Mortalidad al año y factores asociados en pacientes llevados a cirugía por fractura de cadera
Resumen: Introducción: Las fracturas de cadera son lesiones muy comunes en pacientes adultos mayores y se relacionan con aumento de la mortalidad. Objetivo: Identificar los factores asociados a la mortalidad en pacientes al año de haber sido operados de
D.A. Chavarro-Carvajal +5 more
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Fuerza de agarre en la mano dominante en los pacientes convalecientes de la COVID-19
Introducción: La pandemia del nuevo coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, está considerada como el mayor desafío sanitario ocurrido en el mundo, investigadores describen algunos aspectos a tener en consideración, sobre el efecto que tiene la COVID-19, en las ...
Ivan Tapanes López +3 more
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Association between depression and functional dependence in elderly patients
Objective: To determine the association between depression and functional dependence in elderly patients of the Centro Geriátrico Naval (Peruvian naval medical center for elderly people).
Fernando M. RCentro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN), Servicio de Geriatría, Centro Médico Naval. Callao, Perú; Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porreunzer-Colmenares +6 more
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Envejecimiento activo: Hacia un modelo de envejecimiento saludable
El promedio de esperanza de vida ha aumentado a nivel mundial en las últimas décadas. Los avances en medicina y salud en general, asociado a otros factores tanto genéticos como ambientales, han hecho posible aumentar la cantidad de años de vida. Pero, ¿se podría también aumentar la calidad de vida en esos últimos años más avanzados?
Jesús Salas Sánchez +9 more
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Envejecimiento cardiovascular [PDF]
Aging produces its own cardiovascular changes, mainly remodelling of arteries, heart and the microcirculation. These progressive changes, detected since adolescence, represent a major rísk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases. Remodelling of arteries produces a thickening of the intima-media with fracture of elastic fibers and their ...
Domenech, Raúl J, Macho, Pilar
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Association of Fatigue With Sarcopenia and its Elements: A Secondary Analysis of SABE-Bogotá
Objective: Sarcopenia, fatigue, and depression are associated with higher mortality rates and adverse outcomes in the aging population. Understanding the association among clinical variables, mainly symptoms, is important for screening and appropriately ...
Daniela Patino-Hernandez +4 more
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