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Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in the long-term care setting: assessment of aged adults and intervention for caregivers [PDF]

Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2023
Due to the progressive need for care, older adults with dementia are at risk of becoming institutionalized. Caregivers of these patients are tasked with the challenge of controlling behavioral and psychological symptoms without sufficient knowledge and ...
Evelise Saia Rodolpho Duarte, Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto   +1 more
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The reduction in grip strength is associated with a decrease in the distance covered in the 6MWT in elderly people residing in a long-stay institution

Revista Ciências em Saúde, 2022
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between handgrip strength (HGS), anthropometric parameters, perception of fatigue, and the distance covered in the 6-minute walk test (6MWD) in elderly people living in a long-stay institution (ILPI).
Jéssica de Paula Reis, Mateus Martinelli da Silva, Raíssa Olegário Aguiar Pavesi, Alessandra Paiva de Castro Vidal, Fernanda Moura Vargas Dias   +4 more
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Geospatial panorama of long-term care facilities in Brazil: a portrait of territorial inequalities

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2022
OBJECTIVES: To map the number and geospatial distribution of Brazilian long-term care facilities (LTCFs) for older adults. Additionally, we sought to highlight the relationship between these findings and the number of older people in the country's 27 ...
Tatiana Teixeira Barral de Lacerda, Ana Paula Miranda Neves, Giselle Layse Andrade Buarque, Denise Cuoghi de Carvalho Veríssimo Freitas, Mariana Medeiros Mota Tessarolo, Newton González, Silvio Fernando Barbieri, Ana Amélia Camarano, Karla Cristina Giacomin, Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas   +9 more
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Depression and empathy in health professionals who work in the long-term care institutions for older adults

Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2021
Empathy is an important factor to guarantee the quality of care provided in the long-term care institutions (LTCIs) for older adults, and depression is a factor that affects the health of the professional and, consequently, the care.
Marina Miranda Borges, Ana Julia de Lima Bomfim, Marcos Hortes Nisihara Chagas   +2 more
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Brazilian National Front for Strengthening Long-Term Care Facilities for Older People: history and activities

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2022
In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic became a severe threat to long-term care facility patients worldwide. A national front was urgently organized to integrate regional oversight and workgroups, coordinate activities, and develop educational materials ...
Natália de Cássia Horta, Paulo Villas Boas, Aline de Fátima Salla de Carvalho, Stella Vidal de Souza Torres, Gláucia Cristina de Campos, Ariane de Campos Angioletti, Mariana Medeiros Mota Tessarolo, Walquiria Cristina Batista Alves, Eduardo Hostyn Sabbi, Karla Cristina Giacomin   +9 more
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Vulnerability, family violence and institutionalization: narratives for elderly and professionals in social welcome center

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2021
Objective To know the institutionalization process and the functional clinical condition of elderly people who suffered family violence, from the perspective of the elderly and professionals.
Dayane Akinara Toledo Ribeiro, Aline Balandis Costa, Pâmela Patricia Mariano, Vanessa Denardi Antoniassi Baldissera, Susanne Elero Betioli, Lígia Carreira   +5 more
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Methodological description of the mapping of Brazilian long-term care facilities for older adults

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2021
OBJECTIVE: To describe the methodological approach adopted to build a database of long-term care facilities (LCTFs) in Brazil. METHODS: This exploratory research was conducted for 12 months, between August 2020 and July 2021, based on primarily publicly ...
Marisa Accioly Rodrigues da Costa Domingues, Patrick Alexander Wachholz, Christiano Barbosa da Silva, Lidiane Charbel Souza Peres, Paula Ferreira Chacon, Polyana Caroline de Lima Bezerra, Sandra Lohmann, Virgilio Garcia Moreira, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Karla Cristina Giacomin   +9 more
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among residents and workers of long-term care facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil: an epidemiological survey

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2021
OBJECTIVE: Residents and workers in long-term care facilities (LTCF) for older adults share the same space, and residents are more susceptible to COVID-19 complications.
Nereida Kilza da Costa Lima, Jaciara Machado Viana, Júlio César Moriguti, Eduardo Ferriolli, Jair Lício Ferreira dos Santos, Fernando Belissimo-Rodrigues   +5 more
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Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors in Residents Living in Long-Term Care Facilities From the Metropolitan Area of Belo Horizonte [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
OBJECTIVE: To identify the presence of depressive symptoms and its association with self-rated health among older adults living in Long-term Care Facilities.
Poliana Fialho de Carvalho, Claudia Venturini, Tatiana Teixeira Barral de Lacerda, Marina Celly Martins Ribeiro de Souza, Lygia Paccini Lustosa, Natália de Cássia Horta   +5 more
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Estimates of Infection and Mortality From Covid-19 in Care Homes For Older People in Brazil [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
OBJECTIVE: To describe infection and mortality rates associated with COVID-19 in older people living in Brazilian care homes. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using primary and secondary data sources.
Patrick Alexander Wachholz, Virgilio Garcia Moreira, Déborah Oliveira, Helena Akemi Wada Watanabe, Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas   +4 more
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