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Disparities in functional dependence and population aging in Latin America

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Objective. To analyze the sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with varying levels of functional dependence among older adults, considering the diverse patterns of aging in Latin America. Methods.
Rosa Estela García Chanes, Brenda Amelia Casasola Espinosa, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo   +2 more
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Avaliação funcional de idosos com amputação de membros inferiores atendidos em um hospital universitário Evaluación funcional de ancianos con amputación de los miembros inferiores atendidos en un hospital universitario Functional evaluation of elderly with lower limb amputation followed at a university hospital

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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Publicaciones brasileras de Terapia Ocupacional en gerontología entre 2010 y 2015: una revisión de alcance

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, Claudia Reinoso Araujo de Carvalho, Monica Villaça Gonçalves   +2 more
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Prospective Longitudinal Cohort of Argentinean Patients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Platform for Epidemiological and Translational Research [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS) are two neurodegenerative disorders that manifest disabling postural instability, parkinsonism, cognitive impairment and falls with brain neurofibrillary tangle lesions containing 4‐repeat tau protein. The prevalence is 6/100,000 inhabitants but estimated only from
Couto B, Pinto M, Avale M, Falzone T, Gershanik O, Chade A, Mizraji G, Gonzalez‐Toledo M, Peralta M, Gomez‐Arevalo G, Mezmezian M, Marras C, Sevlever G.   +12 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, Thiago Junqueira Avelino‐Silva, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Laiss Bertola, Regina Miksian Magaldi, Esther S. Oh, Christopher R. Carpenter, Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Bruna Macêdo de Carvalho, Maria Eduarda Pires Lins e Silva Lima, Pérola Quintans de Almeida, Victor José Dornelas Melo, Tatiana de Carvalho Espíndola Pinheiro, Raiza Tavares Lira, Ênio Simas Macedo, Mônica Sanches Yassuda, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, the CHANGE Study Group   +17 more
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Caracterización de pacientes con demencia avanzada hospitalizados por el servicio de geriatría en un hospital de alta complejidad

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, Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal, Elkin Garcia-Cifuentes, Luis Carlos Venegas-Sanabria, Carlos Alberto Cano-Gutiérrez   +4 more
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Effect of Cataract Surgery on Frequency of Falls among Older Persons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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, Miguel Angel Villasís-Keever, Arturo Avila-Avila, Raúl Hernán Medina-Campos, Roberto Carlos Castrejón-Pérez, Carmen García-Peña   +5 more
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The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Latin America is undergoing rapid population aging alongside a rising burden of dementia. While the region holds substantial potential for dementia risk reduction, challenges remain, such as delayed diagnoses, limited access to specialized care and biomarker testing, persistent stigma, and deep‐rooted structural inequities.
Claudia K. Suemoto, Nilton Custodio, Diego Aguilar, José A. Avila‐Funes, Sandra Baez, Pablo M. Bagnati, Lisa L. Barnes, Sonia M. D. Brucki, Ismael L. Calandri, Paulo Caramelli, Mario Cornejo‐Olivas, Carolina Delgado Derio, Sergio T. Ferreira, Adolfo M. García, Lea T. Grinberg, Agustin M. Ibanez, Rosario Isasi, Sylvia E. Josephy‐Hernández, Maria Lazo Porras, Jorge J. Llibre‐Guerra, Juan J. Llibre‐Rodriguez, Mychael V. Lourenco, B. Marcela Mar Meza, Joaquin Migeot, J. Jaime Miranda, Claudia Miranda‐Castillo, Catherine J. Mummery, José F. Parodi, Natalia Pozo Castro, Rosa María Salinas Contreras, Hernando Santamaría‐García, Andrea Slachevsky, Juliana N. Souza‐Talarico, Ezequiel I. Surace, Leonel T. Takada, Elena Tsoy, Martha Unaucho Pilalumbo, Eduardo R. Zimmer, Igor C Fontana, Simin Mahinrad, Heather M. Snyder, Maria C. Carrillo   +41 more
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Cuidados de enfermería en una población geriátrica con riesgos de úlcera por presión

Enfermería Global, 2011
Durante los últimos años la población cubana ha envejecido de manera ostensible y este envejecimiento, que constituye el resultado de un proyecto social y de salud que ha permitido que un alto por ciento de las personas logre vivir más de 60 años, hace ...
Caridad Álvarez de la Cruz, Marisela Lorenzo González   +1 more
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Developing Core Competences for Working Therapeutically With People With Dementia and Their Families

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Without a cure for dementia, providing psychosocial support to people living with the condition is imperative. There is a developing evidence base for psychological and therapeutic support for people living with dementia. However, there is little to guide therapists working in this area, in terms of approaches and techniques that ...
Divine Charura, Sophie Jeffery, Yelena Mikhaylova‐O'Connell, Esther Whittlesea Reed, Cara Gates, Warren James Donnellan, Heather Wilkinson, Jennifer O'Donnell, Sarah Butchard, Louis Stokes, Peter Ball, Alys Wyn Griffiths   +11 more
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