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Aprender a vivir con el dolor crónico en la vejez
Objetivo: Comprender significados y proceso por el que transita el adulto mayor al vivir con dolor crónico benigno en el envejecimiento.Método: Entrevistas en profundidad a 25 ancianos con dolor crónico benigno.
Alejandra María Alvarado García +1 more
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Association between intrinsic capacity and dementia risk in older Mexicans
Abstract INTRODUCTION Healthy aging reflects the maintenance of intrinsic capacity (IC) across five physical and mental domains. Although IC decline has been linked to frailty and mortality, evidence regarding its predictive value for dementia remains limited, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Miriam Teresa López‐Teros +6 more
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Propuesta de Actividades Profesionales Confiables para la especialidad de Geriatría
Introducción: La educación basada en competencias ha sido considerada como una propuesta pedagógica en medicina, en las últimas décadas. En los contextos clínicos se han utilizado las Actividades Profesionales a Confiar (APC) para la aplicación de las ...
Gutiérrez Barreto, Samuel Eloy +11 more
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Background In 2015, a specific health-related quality of life questionnaire for sarcopenia, SarQoL®, was developed and validated in French. Since then, SarQoL® has been adapted and validated in different languages.
Beatriz Montero-Errasquín +7 more
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Geriatric Residents' Perceptions of Training for Good Dying: A Qualitative Case Study in Colombia
ABSTRACT Introduction Death is a universal phenomenon influenced by cultural, social and religious factors. Despite its relevance to medical practice, geriatric residents often lack formal education on how to support patients in the dying process. Methods A qualitative case study design was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Bogotá, Colombia ...
Cristian Camilo Llano Ceballos +3 more
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Características de los trabajos científicos nacionales en geriatría y gerontología. 1980- 2001. [PDF]
Objetivo: Describir el estado actual de la Investigación en Geriatría y Gerontología en el Perú y así identificar el amplio campo que aún falta por investigar.
VARELA PINEDO, Luis +2 more
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Abstract INTRODUCTION Cross‐national evidence on undiagnosed dementia and its prognostic implications remains limited. We compared the proportion of undiagnosed dementia, associated factors, and mortality in the United States and Brazil. METHODS This population‐based cohort study included adults aged ≥ 65 years from the 2016 US Health and Retirement ...
Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti +11 more
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Why Osteosarcopenia Matters: Clinical and Investigative Implications
Osteosarcopenia: Non‐pharmacological and pharmacological treatment strategies. ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcopenia, the combination of osteoporosis and sarcopenia, is a geriatric syndrome linked to functional decline, falls, and fragility fractures. The interaction among bone, muscle, and their shared pathophysiology is driven by mechanical, metabolic,
Erik Luiz Bonamigo +5 more
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Nearly half of older adults admitted from the emergency department have cognitive problems that often go unnoticed. A simple step‐by‐step approach—first checking delirium, then testing cognition when delirium is absent—identified patients at higher risk of functional decline and death. This strategy supports targeted care for hospitalized older adults.
Gabriel Stanziola de Moraes +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background Despite ongoing interest in anabolic therapies for sarcopenia and cachexia, pharmacological interventions are being developed to counteract age‐ and condition‐related losses of muscle mass and strength. This systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluated the effect of nandrolone decanoate on lean soft tissue (LST), fat mass, handgrip
Konstantinos Prokopidis +13 more
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