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Muscle Weakness Assessment in Older Intensive Care Unit Patients [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
INTRODUCTION: After long periods of hospitalization, older adults may develop muscle weakness that can affect their functional independence after discharge. OBJECTIVE: To assess muscle weakness in older patients admitted to an ICU.
Amanda Colombo Peteck Lopes, Paulo Henrique Coltro, Vagner José Lopes, Sandra Mari Pistore Fiori, Jaqueline Santana Knapik, Tatiane Caroline Boumer   +5 more
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Accuracy Of Survival Prediction Instruments In Older Patients Undergoing Home-Based Palliative Care In Curitiba, Brazil [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
INTRODUCTION: Prognostic scores are crucial to avoid unnecessary measures in palliative care, although their use in noncancer patients undergoing home care in low-income countries lacks evidence.
Ricardo Papp Moretti, Clovis Cechinel, Rafaela Espindola   +2 more
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Multicomponent Exercise Improves Physical Functioning but Not Cognition and Hemodynamic Parameters in Elderly Osteoarthritis Patients Regardless of Hypertension

BioMed Research International, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
The present study aimed to investigate the impact of a 6‐month multicomponent exercise program (MCEP) on physical function, cognition, and hemodynamic parameters of elderly normotensive (NTS) and hypertensive (HTS) osteoarthritis patients. A total of 99 elderly osteoarthritis patients (44 NTS and 55 HTS) were recruited and submitted to functional ...
Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Ivan de Oliveira Gonçalvez, Iris Callado Sanches, Leandro Gonçalves, Erico Chagas Caperuto, Marco Carlos Uchida, Bruno Rodrigues, Emmanuel G. Ciolac   +7 more
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Multicomponent Exercise Improves Hemodynamic Parameters and Mobility, but Not Maximal Walking Speed, Transfer Capacity, and Executive Function of Older Type II Diabetic Patients

BioMed Research International, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a 6‐month multicomponent exercise program (MCEP) on functional, cognitive, and hemodynamic parameters of older Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Moreover, additional analyses were performed to evaluate if T2DM patients present impaired adaptability in response to physical exercise when ...
Hélio José Coelho Junior, Iris Callado Sanches, Marcio Doro, Ricardo Yukio Asano, Daniele Jardim Feriani, Cayque Brietzke, Ivan de Oliveira Gonçalves, Marco Carlos Uchida, Erico Chagas Capeturo, Bruno Rodrigues, Jun Ren   +10 more
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Polimedicação no idoso

Revista de Enfermagem Referência, 2010
The gradual aging of population and increased prevalence of chronic conditions lead to the emergence of guidelines that require polypharmacy and use of drugs deemed potentially inappropriate for older people (although appropriate for the pathologies diagnosed).
Santos, Mónica, Almeida, Armando
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Hematoma extradural no idoso [PDF]

Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery, 1999
ResumoO hematoma extradural tem sido cada vez mais freqüente no idoso. Nessa faixa etária, a queda da própria altura é a principal causa. A tomografia computadorizada é o principal meio de diagnóstico. O prognóstico encontrase diretamente relacionado ao escore na escala de coma de Glasgow à admissão e à presença de lesões intracranianas associadas.
João Domingos Barbosa Carneiro Leão, Juliana de Carvalho Machado, Carlos Umberto Pereira, Maria da Glória Alves de Carvalho Portugal, Alvino Dutra da Silva, Suzana de Carvalho Machado   +5 more
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A função materna e seu lugar na constituição subjetiva da criança

Estilos da Clínica, 2019
Partimos do dito mãe geladeira, que se apresenta na mídia especulativa como um representante da práxis psicanalítica, sobretudo na clínica das patologias infantis, e buscamos elucidar essa expressão como um equívoco necessitando de elaboração.
Maria Gláucia Pires Calzavara, Monique Aparecida Vale Ferreira   +1 more
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Effects of Multicomponent Exercise on Functional and Cognitive Parameters of Hypertensive Patients: A Quasi‐Experimental Study

Journal of Aging Research, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017
Purpose. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of a 6‐month multicomponent exercise program (MCEP) on physical function and cognitive parameters of normotensive (NTS) and hypertensive (HTS) older patients and verify if age can influence the adaptations in response to the exercise. Methods.
Hélio José Coelho Junior, Bruno Rodrigues, Daniele Jardim Feriani, Ivan de Oliveira Gonçalves, Ricardo Yukio Asano, Samuel da Silva Aguiar, Marco Carlos Uchida, F. R. Ferraro   +7 more
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Obstrução intestinal no idoso [PDF]

ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo), 2007
RACIONAL: O envelhecimento da população é realidade sentida na vivência diária, levando à necessidade associada de prover cuidados médicos eletivos e de emergência a um número cada vez maior de idosos. OBJETIVO: Avaliar os aspectos clínicos, terapêuticos e evolutivos de pacientes idosos com obstrução intestinal atendidos no Hospital das Clínicas da ...
Henry, Maria Aparecida Coelho de Arruda, Lerco, Mauro Masson, Oliveira, Walmar Kerche de, Crippa, Leandro Teodoro, Monteiro, Paulo Augusto Zeratti, Lombardi, Ismael Augusto Silva, Rodrigues, Gabriel Doreto   +6 more
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Bone Mineral Density in the Noninstitutionalized Elderly: Influence of Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Factors

Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Objective. Analysis of bone mineral density (BMD) in the elderly and its associated factors according to sex. Methods. A cross‐sectional study is presented herein, with a random sample of 132 noninstitutionalized elderly people. Individuals who did not use diuretics were excluded.
Ellen Cristina de Sousa e Silva Araujo, Valéria Pagotto, Erika Aparecida Silveira, Mariano Malaguarnera   +3 more
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