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Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2020 Objective: To compare the physiological, behavioral and expressive effects of nonpharmacological interventions through songs of Brazilian popular character (representative of the life history of the older adults) and classical music in the elderly ...
Larissa Corrêa +4 more
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Partnerships for skills training in the care home sector [PDF]
, 2009 Aim: This paper describes an initiative in North East London that aimed to facilitate access to training for care-home staff by using a mobile skills-centre in the form of an adapted bus.
Anne Levington +12 more
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Towards the design of a kid’s music organizer [PDF]
, 2008 In this paper, we investigate how young children aged 2 to 5 interact with music and their family's music collections. By going into their homes, interviewing them and their parents and observing the children performing a range of music-related tasks, we
Cunningham, Sally Jo, Hutter, Manuela
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Cost-effectiveness of food, supplement and environmental interventions to address malnutrition in residential aged care: A systematic review [PDF]
, 2018 Background: observational studies have shown that nutritional strategies to manage malnutrition may be cost-effective in aged care; but more robust economic data is needed to support and encourage translation to practice.
Hugo, Cherie +3 more
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An outbreak of norovirus infection in a long-term care facility in Brazil [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2010 Objective: To describe a norovirus outbreak in a Brazilian longtermcare facility from July 8 to 29, 2005. Methods: In thefirst 48 to 72 hours after onset of symptoms in inpatients andemployees, the main infection control strategies were staffeducation ...
Fernando Gatti de Menezes +9 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia among adults living in nursing homes [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: Sarcopenia is a progressive loss of skeletal muscle and muscle function, with significant healthand disability consequences for older adults.
Beller, Elaine M. +4 more
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Covid-19 and Homes for the Aged: Care or an Announced Death? [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and AgingDespite all efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, little attention has been paid to homes for the aged, which are the home of thousands of older people and serve as social care facilities.
Helena Akemi Wada Watanabe +2 more
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Oral health conditions of institutionalized older adults and associated factors
ABCS Health Sciences, 2022 Introduction: The growth of the Brazilian older adult population has influenced the increased demand for institutionalization for this public, which usually has poor oral health conditions such as edentulism.
Raul Anderson Domingues Alves da Silva +5 more
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Telemonitoring of Brazilian Nursing homes before Coronavirus and COVID-19 Infections [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020 Objective: to report the experience of telemonitoring Brazilian nursing homes before coronavirus and COVID-19 infections. Methods: a descriptive experience report that occurred between March 18 and April 25, 2020 through telemonitoring nursing homes in ...
Tânia Maria de Oliva Menezes +3 more
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Remaining Challenges in Tanzania's Efforts to Eliminate Iodine Deficiency. [PDF]
, 2007 To determine iodine levels in salt and iodine deficiency prevalence in school-aged children in 16 districts in Tanzania with previous severe iodine deficiency. A cross-sectional study in schoolchildren.
Aghini-Lombardi +23 more
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