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ABSTRACT Objectives Pain is common among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) but is frequently underdetected and undertreated in older people living with dementia (PLWD). This systematic review examined whether dementia‐specific pain assessment tools improve pain management compared with usual care in the ED.
Sangil Lee +19 more
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Reflexões acerca da medicina anti envelhecimento [PDF]
Encontram-se diversas ideias controversas que emergem da comunidade médica e das áreas das ciências sociais e humanas, com o propósito de julgarem as práticas da medicina anti envelhecimento como infundadas e anti éticas. A medicina anti envelhecimento
Galvão, Ana Maria
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Abstract INTRODUCTION While education and occupational complexity have been individually associated with lower odds of cognitive impairment, less is known about the effect of both together on cognition, particularly in Latin America. METHODS The sample included older adults from Brazil (n = 9914) and Mexico (n = 16,172).
Natalia Gomes Goncalves +8 more
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Envelhecimento e deficiência [PDF]
O objetivo deste artigo é aproximar a discussão sobre envelhecimento do tema deficiência. Os estudos sobre deficiência são um campo sólido de debates pouco conhecido no Brasil.
Diniz, Debora, Medeiros, Marcelo
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Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders [PDF]
Objective: To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women.
Cendoroglo, Maysa Seabra +7 more
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O trabalho discute e envelhecimento como parte das transformações ocorridas, no final do século XX e início do século XXI, na medicina e na sociedade que propiciaram uma expectativa de vida mais longa que nas gerações anteriores. Este fato cria muitos desafios pessoais e interpessoais: homens e mulheres estão mais longevos e a sexualidade passa a ser ...
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Cocota's Story: Life Lessons in Aging, Resilience, and End‐of‐Life Agency From a Brazilian Matriarch
Resilience, cultivated across physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual domains, shapes how older adults navigate late‐life challenges yet remains unfamiliar to many clinicians. Drawing on the 100‐year journey of Brazilian matriarch Cocota, this article demonstrates how lifelong adaptations, from overcoming early hardships to achieving self ...
Thiago J. Avelino‐Silva, Niousha Moini
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Multimorbidity in dementia: Current perspectives and future challenges
Abstract Multimorbidity—the co‐occurrence of two or more chronic health conditions—affects > 86% of people with dementia. It is associated with cognitive and functional decline, reduced health‐related quality of life, increased health‐care use, and higher mortality.
Lucy E. Stirland +22 more
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A Morte Cansada na visão do cineasta Fritz Lang
Este trabalho estuda a finitude no contexto do envelhecimento por meio do filme A Morte Cansada do cineasta Fritz Lang. Discute a visão do cineasta, especialmente a existência humana, tendo como eixo condutor uma reflexão sobre envelhecimento e morte ...
Luciana Helena Mussi +2 more
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Objective memory impairment in individuals with memory complaints: baselinedata from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI‐Brazil) [PDF]
Abstract Background Subjective Memory Complaints (SMC) are common with aging and might be associated with objective memory impairment (MI) and with higher risk to develop dementia. This association is understudied in socially and ethnically diverse populations, such as Brazilians.
Pinho P +5 more
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