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Teledentistry for Homebound and Institutionalized Older Adults: A Rapid Review for Its Potential Use in Primary Healthcare. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate teledentistry practices for oral healthcare of homebound and institutionalized older adults and to discuss their potential applicability to primary healthcare (PHC) settings. Method A rapid literature review, structured by the SPICE model, searched 10 databases in October 2024, without language or date restrictions ...
da Cruz GS, Ferreira EC, Bampi G, de Castilhos ED, Meurer MI, Gil-Montoya JA, de Mello ALSF.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluating the Impact of a One-Year Exercise Program on Probable Sarcopenia in Older Adults. [PDF]

J Aging Res
Objectives The present study was conducted to examine the effects of a 1‐year multicomponent exercise training (MCET) program on the physical function and sarcopenia status of community‐dwelling older adults with probable sarcopenia. Methods Data of 132 Brazilian community‐dwelling older adults with probable sarcopenia were examined.
Marzetti E, Álvarez-Bustos A, Aguiar SDS, Gonçalves IO, Rodríguez-Sánchez I, Coelho-Junior HJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Health care strategies in long-term care facilities in Bahia State, Brazil

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2022
OBJECTIVE: To describe health care strategies for older people living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Bahia state, Brazil. METHODS: This is an ecological study involving LTCFs identified in Bahia state, which were invited to participate in a ...
Meirelayne Borges Duarte, João Victor Nunes Freitas, Rafaela Andrade Correia, Mônica Hupsel Frank, Helena Patáro de Oliveira Novaes, Janine Cardoso Soub, Diana Oliveira Noronha, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Project ICOPE Brazil: a study on the intrinsic capacity of Brazilian older adults and accuracy of the screening tool proposed by the World Health Organization

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2023
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Eduardo Ferriolli, Roberto Alves Lourenço, Vitor Pelegrim de Oliveira, Renato Gorga Bandeira de Mello, Renata Eloah de Lucena Ferretti-Rebustini, Wilson Jacob Filho, Núcleo de Pesquisa sobre o Envelhecimento e o Idoso (NAPENV)   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 morbimortality in long-term care facilities in the state of Bahia, Brazil

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2022
OBJECTIVE: To describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in the state of Bahia, Brazil. METHODS: This is an ecological study involving identified and active LTCFs in Bahia, monitored by the ...
Meirelayne Borges Duarte, Isabela Lôbo Duarte, Lucas Maia Scardino Faria, Mônica Hupsel Frank, Helena Patáro de Oliveira Novaes, Janine Cardoso Soub, Diana Oliveira Noronha, Peter Lloyd-Sherlock   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preditores de maus-tratos ao idoso relacionados a idosos e a seus cuidadores primários [PDF]

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem, 2023
Resumo Objetivos Identificar fatores preditivos de maus-tratos ao idoso relacionados a idosos e seus principais cuidadores e a relação entre formação profissional de saúde e identificação de maus-tratos. Métodos Estudo quantitativo e analítico.
Esther Park, Kyeong Eun Lee, Da-In Park, Barbara Sinacori   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of relocation of sedentary time and physical activity in older adults with diabetes mellitus

AGING MEDICINE, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 170-176, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Objective To estimate the hypothetical effects of substituting time spent in moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and time spent in sedentary behavior (SB) and their associations with diabetes. Methods A cross‐sectional study using exploratory survey methods was performed in Alcobaça city in the state of Bahia, Brazil in the year 2015.
Lucas Lima Galvão, Rízia Rocha Silva, Daniela de Jesus Costa, Sheilla Tribess, Douglas Assis Teles Santos, Jair Sindra Virtuoso Júnior   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive empathy across the lifespan

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 64, Issue 12, Page 1524-1531, December 2022., 2022
What this paper adds Cognitive empathy is a late‐developing ability and changes across the lifespan. Cognitive empathy increases during childhood but with potentially altered abilities during adolescence. Cognitive empathy matures during early adulthood and gradually declines in older age.
Liam Dorris, David Young, Jill Barlow, Karl Byrne, Robin Hoyle   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated long‐term care partnerships between government social care and health agencies in Brazil: The Belo Horizonte model

International Social Security Review, Volume 75, Issue 3-4, Page 103-120, July-December 2022., 2022
Abstract The article sets out key elements of the policy agenda for enhanced integration between health and social care for older people in high‐income countries and demonstrates its wider relevance to low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). The article then explores the context for this agenda in Brazil, including growing demand for long‐term care ...
Peter Lloyd‐Sherlock, Karla Giacomin, Poliana Fialho de Carvalho, Quesia Nayrane Ferreira de Sousa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Providing long‐term care: Options for a better workforce

International Social Security Review, Volume 75, Issue 3-4, Page 121-144, July-December 2022., 2022
Abstract Older people and their care workers have been disproportionately affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Many OECD Member countries have taken measures to contain the spread of the infection and improve the care workforce. Yet the health crisis is highlighting and exacerbating pre‐existing structural problems in the long‐term care (LTC) sector.
Ana Llena‐Nozal, Eileen Rocard, Paola Sillitti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source