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Population Health MetricsBackground The Decade of Healthy Aging (2021–2030) emerges as a 10 years strategy to improve the lives of older adults, their families, and the communities in which they live.
Luis Miguel Gutierrez-Robledo +17 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022 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
The Clinical Teacher, Volume 23, Issue 3, June 2026.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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Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2003 Foram entrevistados 40 idosos com amputação acima dos maléolos em acompanhamento no ambulatório de Órteses e Próteses do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, no período de junho de 1994 a junho de 1999, com objetivo de avaliar o ...
Maria José D'Elboux Diogo
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Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2026.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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Ocupación Humana, 2019 El objetivo de esta revisión fue identificar las tendencias de los estudios más recientes en el área de Terapia Ocupacional en Geriatría y Gerontología, teniendo como base dos revistas brasileras de Terapia Ocupacional.
Yhanna Porto Sereno Cabral +2 more
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Acta Neurológica Colombiana, 2019 OBJETIVO: Describir y analizar las características clínicas, funcionales, nutricionales y sociales de pacientes con demencia avanzada (DA), hospitalizados a cargo del servicio de geriatría del Hospital Universitario San Ignacio (HUSI) y su ...
Daniel Andrés Martínez-Velásquez +4 more
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Background. Falls are a significant public health problem among older people worldwide. The aim was to perform a new systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether cataract surgery is effective in reducing the rate of falls in older persons ...
Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo +5 more
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 74, Issue 5, Page 1294-1303, May 2026.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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Bedside cognitive screening to detect dementia and predict poor outcomes in hospitals
Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.Abstract INTRODUCTION Cognitive impairment in hospitalized older adults without delirium is often undiagnosed. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of two brief bedside screening tools—the 10‐point Cognitive Screener (10‐CS) and Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ).
Márlon Juliano Romero Aliberti +17 more
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