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Declines in Activities in Daily Living of Older Adults with Sarcopenia Were Associated with Gait Speed

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Early assessment interventions are recommended for older adults with sarcopenia. Gait speed in older adults considerably decreases activities of daily living (ADL).
Ryo Sato, Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Takahiro Shiba, Lu Yin, Shuntaro Tsuji, Masahiro Ishizaka, Tomohiko Urano   +7 more
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Factors associated with the use of health services by elderly men in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Studies have shown that older men use health services less frequently than women do. However, there has been little scientific research on this subject, making it necessary to investigate the influence of various factors on the profile of ...
Alana Maiara Brito Bibiano, Vanessa de Lima Silva, Rafael da Silveira Moreira   +2 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of locomotive syndrome in young Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background The onset of locomotive syndrome (LS) precedes that of frailty. Therefore, the first step in extending healthy life expectancy is to implement measures against LS in young adults.
Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Sora Onuma, Rina Nakajima, Seiya Fujita, Shiori Muroi, Ryo Sato, Lu Yin, Takahiro Shiba, Kaoru Kobayashi, Tomohiko Urano   +10 more
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A abordagem do envelhecimento na formação universitária dos profissionais de saúde: uma revisão integrativa

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
O objetivo deste artigo foi identificar, com base na literatura, como a saúde do idoso e o envelhecimento têm sido abordados na formação universitária dos profissionais de saúde e o que vem sendo considerado relevante nesta temática.
Claudia Reinoso Araujo de Carvalho, Élida Azevedo Hennington   +1 more
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An analytical study of the interior design of nursing homes for the elderly and its impact on enhancing their mental health

Maǧallaẗ Al-Turāṯ wa Al-Taṣmīm
Many older people lose their ability to live independently, due to limited movement, chronic pain, weakness, or other psychological and physical problems, all of these factors can lead to loneliness and psychological distress to them, so they need a form
Dr. Mona Sayed Othman Badr Othman
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Sociodemographic and Health Profile of the Elderly in the city of João Pessoa – PB [PDF]

Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, 2012
Objective: To explore the sociodemographic profile and physical health of elderly enrolled in Family Health Units (USF) in the city of João Pessoa – PB, Brazil, and the factors associated with self-reported diagnoses in this population.
Laryssa Dantas Dias, Geraldo Eduardo Guedes de Brito, Franklin Delano Soares Forte, Kalina Menezes Brindeiro de Araújo, Eleazar Marinho de Freitas Lucena   +4 more
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The Health of the Elderly At Home [PDF]

BMJ, 1956
W, HOBSON, J, PEMBERTON
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“BUILDING TIES”: USE OF DIALOGUE IN PROMOTING HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY [PDF]

Revista Gestão & Saúde, 2014
This paper aims to describe educational activities, developed with a group of the elderly in the city of Itaporanga-PB. These activities relate to the practice of health education for discussion of hypertension and diabetes, constituted by professionals ...
Alessandra Aniceto Ferreira de Figueirêdo, Thalmo da Costa Barros   +1 more
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Knowledge of Elderly Patients and their Caregivers in the Management of Selected Health Problems of Elderly

Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 2015
G. vijayalakshmi, Sahana Sahana, Sarala Sarala   +2 more
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Estudo longitudinal dos aspectos multidimensionais da saúde de idosos institucionalizados

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
OBJETIVO: Analisar a evolução de aspectos multidimensionais da saúde de idosos institucionalizados no município de Goiânia no seguimento de dois anos. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado estudo clínico observacional longitudinal prospectivo.
Ruth Losada de Menezes, Maria Márcia Bachion, Joaquim Tomé de Souza, Adélia Yaeko Kyosen Nakatani   +3 more
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