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Fatores associados à depressão em idosos institucionalizados: revisão integrativa

Saúde em Debate
A presente revisão integrativa da literatura objetivou verificar o conhecimento científico produzido relacionado aos fatores significativamente associados à sintomatologia depressiva em idosos residentes em Instituições de Longa Permanência.
Isabelle Rayanne Alves Pimentel da Nóbrega, Márcia Carréra Campos Leal, Ana Paula de Oliveira Marques, Júlia de Cássia Miguel Vieira   +3 more
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What is the impact of the European Consensus on the diagnosis and prevalence of sarcopenia among institutionalized elderly persons?

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2017
Objective: To verify the impact of the European Consensus on the diagnosis and prevalence of sarcopenia among institutionalized elderly persons in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Method: 219 elderly persons (≥60 years) of both genders were recruited
Leônidas de Oliveira Neto, Pedro Moraes Dutra Agrícola, Fabienne Louise Juvêncio Paes de Andrade, Larissa Praça de Oliveira, Kenio Costa Lima   +4 more
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Carers: you matter too. [PDF]

, 1975
Another important step in taking care of yourself is to set aside, during each day, some time which is reserved solely for doing things for yourself.
O'Connor, Joyce, National Council for the Aged, Ruddle, Helen   +2 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Council for the Aged: first annual report: June 1981 - December 1982. [PDF]

, 1983
In 1965 the Minister for Health appointed an Inter Departmental Committee, representing the Departments of Health, Local Government and Social Welfare, to examine and report on the general problem of the care of the aged and to make recommendations ...
National Council for the Aged.
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The evidence-base for stroke education in care homes [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Summary.</b> <b>Research questions:</b> 1. What are registered care home nurses’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 2. What are senior care home assistants’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 3. How do
Smith, L.N., Weir, C.J., Craig, L.E., McAlpine, C.H.   +3 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community services for the elderly [PDF]

, 1983
The National Council for the Aged was established by the Minister for Health in June 1981. The terms of reference of the Council are to advise the Minister for Health on all aspects of the welfare of the aged, either on its own initiative or at the ...
National Council for the Aged
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