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Stretching in the Physical Activity Program for Elderly (PROFIT): improving the elderly’s functional fi tness

Revista de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade de São Paulo, 2012
Several studies have reported physical and psychosocial benefi ts of regular physical activity.Stretching exercises, once they are easy to apply and learn, become a simple and effective way to improve functionalcapacity and quality of life of elderly ...
Luiza Herminia Gallo, Sebastião Gobbi, Raquel Gonçalves, José Claudio Jambassi Filho, Alexandre Konig Garcia Prado, Marilia Ceccato, André Luiz Demantova Gurjão, Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi   +7 more
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Menopausia, el inicio del envejecimiento de las mujeres chilenas. Un estudio cualitativo [PDF]

, 2017
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., Carrasco, P., Dois, A., Urrutia, M.   +3 more
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Providing long‐term care: Options for a better workforce

International Social Security Review, Volume 75, Issue 3-4, Page 121-144, July-December 2022., 2022
Abstract Older people and their care workers have been disproportionately affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Many OECD Member countries have taken measures to contain the spread of the infection and improve the care workforce. Yet the health crisis is highlighting and exacerbating pre‐existing structural problems in the long‐term care (LTC) sector.
Ana Llena‐Nozal, Eileen Rocard, Paola Sillitti   +2 more
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Post-Mortem diagnosis of dementia by informant interview. [PDF]

, 2010
The diagnosis of normal cognition or dementia in the Brazilian Brain Bank of the Aging Brain Study Group (BBBABSG) has relied on postmortem interview with an informant. Objectives:To ascertain the sensitivity and specificity of postmortem diagnosis based
Balbino, Érika Silvério, Battela, Camila, Brucki, Sonia Maria Dozzi, Campora, Flávia, Damin, Antonio Eduardo, Farfel, José Marcelo, Ferretti, Renata Eloah de Lucena, Grinberg, Lea Tenenholz, Jacob-Filho, Wilson, Leite, Renata Elaine Paraiso, Lima, Maria do Carmo de Ascenção, Moreira, Eliza Guccione, Morillo, Lilian Schafirovits, Nitrini, Ricardo, Pasqualucci, Carlos Augusto, Perroco, Tibor Rilho, Rosemberg, Sérgio, Ruiz, Lumena, Saldiva, Paulo Hilário Nascimento, Suemoto, Claudia Kimie   +19 more
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Muscle strength and muscle mass as predictors of hospital length of stay in patients with moderate to severe COVID‐19: a prospective observational study

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Volume 12, Issue 6, Page 1871-1878, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Background Strength and muscle mass are predictors of relevant clinical outcomes in critically ill patients, but in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19, it remains to be determined. In this prospective observational study, we investigated whether muscle strength or muscle mass are predictive of hospital length of stay (LOS) in patients with ...
Saulo Gil, Wilson Jacob Filho, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Eduardo Ferriolli, Alexandre Leopold Busse, Thiago Junqueira Avelino‐Silva, Igor Longobardi, Gersiel Nascimento de Oliveira Júnior, Paul Swinton, Bruno Gualano, Hamilton Roschel, The HCFMUSP COVID‐19 Study Group   +11 more
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ENVELHECIMENTO

Revista Relicário, 2021
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é elucidar e debater sobre o envelhecimento no Brasil e no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, pois acreditamos que saúde mental é um tema muito complexo e que muitas vezes é arraigado de preconceitos, ainda mais em se tratando de pessoas idosas e, por isso, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica de livros, resoluções do ...
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Fatores associados à atividade física em idosos de Estação, Rio Grande do Sul: estudo de base populacional

Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde, 2016
Objetivou-se verificar os fatores de associação entre a prática de atividade física (AF) em idosos residentes do município de Estação no Rio Grande do Sul.
Alisson Padilha de Lima, Ezequiel Vitório Lini, Camila Tomicki, Marcos Dellani, Marilene Portella, Marlene Doring   +5 more
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Project ICOPE Brazil: a study on the intrinsic capacity of Brazilian older adults and accuracy of the screening tool proposed by the World Health Organization

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2023
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Eduardo Ferriolli, Roberto Alves Lourenço, Vitor Pelegrim de Oliveira, Renato Gorga Bandeira de Mello, Renata Eloah de Lucena Ferretti-Rebustini, Wilson Jacob Filho, Núcleo de Pesquisa sobre o Envelhecimento e o Idoso (NAPENV)   +6 more
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The Contribution of Church-Based Networks to Social Care in the Coronavirus Pandemic and Beyond: The Case of Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa in Brazil

Religions, 2020
The Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa (PPI) is a national voluntary movement linked to the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), comprising approximately 2500 volunteers, who offer guidance and support for well-being to more than 170,000 older people ...
Peter Kevern, Ruth Gelehrter da Costa Lopes, Áurea Eleutério Barroso, Beltrina Côrte, Carolina Lucena   +4 more
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The effectiveness of postacute intensive rehabilitation on severe COVID‐19 patients: A case‐control study

, 2023
Health Science Reports, Volume 6, Issue 8, August 2023.
Márlon J. R. Aliberti, Marcelo R. Levites, Frederico A. N. Berardo   +2 more
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