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Relationship between physical activity and functional capacity change in aged c...
Ribeiro,Maria Claudia Martins; Sañudo,Adriana; Simões,Eduardo J; Ramos,Luiz RobertoABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the relationship between leisure-time physical activity and functional capacity change among aged people. Methods: we analyzed data of an aged cohort looking for determinants of functional capacity at follow-up. Baseline data were collected between 2007 and 2008 - average follow-up of 3,5 years. A full multivariate linear regression model was built to evaluate functional capacit...
Benzodiazepines utilization in Brazilian older adults: a population-based study
Freire,Marina de Borba Oliveira; Da Silva,Bruna Gonçalves Cordeiro; Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso; Fontanella,Andréia Turmina; Mengue,Sotero SerrateABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the utilization of benzodiazepines (BZD) in Brazilian older adults, based on the Pesquisa Nacional de Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM - National Survey of Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines). METHODS The PNAUM is a cross-sectional study conducted between 2013 and 2014, representing the Brazilian urban population. In the pres...
Effects of water aerobics on posture alignment and risk of falls of older adult...
Reis,Camila Costa Ibiapina; Santos,Marcos Antônio Pereira dos; Costa,Camila Feitosa da; Araújo,Edna Maria Silva; Ramos,Luiz RobertoABSTRACT Considering that aging leads to losses in postural control and balance, our objective was to analyze the effects of water aerobics on posture alignment and risk of falls in older adults. A quasi-experimental intervention study included 49 older adults in the Intervention Group (IG) and 34 in the Control Group (CG). A plumbed symmetrograph assessed posture alignment, while a Time Up & Go test determined...
Avaliação dos usuários sobre as farmácias públicas no Brasil
Costa,Karen Sarmento; Zaccolo,Anamaria Vargas; Tavares,Noemia Urruth Leão; Arrais,Paulo Sérgio Dourado; Luiza,Vera Lucia; Oliveira,Maria AuxiliadoraResumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar aspectos relacionados aos serviços prestados nas farmácias do SUS do Brasil, segundo a percepção dos usuários. Utilizou-se dados da Pesquisa Nacional de Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos, realizada entre 2013 e 2014. Analisou-se indivíduos que obtiveram algum medicamento nas farmácias públicas. Para o cálculo das estimativas de prevalências, f...
Leisure-time physical activity as a protective factor for functional capacity l...
Ribeiro,Maria Claudia Martins; Sañudo,Adriana; Ramos,Luiz RobertoABSTRACT Populational aging led to the emergence of chronic diseases, all potentially incapacitating, thus affecting functional capacity (FC) of elders. Despite health evidences in favour of having regular physical activity, the majority of elders are not sufficiently active. Baseline data of an urban elder cohort in Brazil showed that only 28% were active and 68% had some functional loss, a figure that went up...
Nationwide use of psychotropic drugs for treatment of self-reported depression ...
Ramos,Luiz Roberto; Mari,Jair de Jesus; Fontanella,Andréia Turmina; Pizzol,Tatiane da Silva Dal; Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso; Mengue,Sotero SerrateABSTRACT: Objective: Antidepressant use is increasing worldwide, but national data on psychotropic drug use by depressed patients in Brazil is lacking. Methodology: Between 2013 and 2014, a representative sample of urban adult individuals were asked if they had a diagnosis of chronic disease, had a medical indication for drug treatment, and were taking chronic medications at the time for each reported diagnosis...
Does socioeconomic inequality occur in the multimorbidity among Brazilian adults?
Costa,Ândria Krolow; Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso; Fontanella,Andréia Turmina; Ramos,Luiz Roberto; Arrais,Paulo Sergio Dourado; Luiza,Vera LuciaABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of multimorbidity among Brazilian adults and its association with socioeconomic indicators. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that used data from the Pesquisa Nacional Sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos no Brasil (PNAUM – Brazilian National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use of Medicines), carried out between 2013 and 20...
Medicine package inserts from the users’ perspective: are they read and underst...
Pizzol,Tatiane da Silva Dal; Moraes,Cassia Garcia; Arrais,Paulo Sérgio Dourado; Bertoldi,Andréa Dâmaso; Ramos,Luiz Roberto; Farias,Mareni RochaABSTRACT: Introduction: The written information on medicines has been acknowledged as an important tool for health education. Objective: To analyze the use and understanding of medicine package inserts by users and assess sociodemographic and medical factors associated with their comprehension. Method: Data in this analysis are part of the PNAUM National Survey - a cross-sectional population-based study conduct...
Prevalência e características dos eventos adversos a medicamentos no Brasil
Sousa,Livia Alves Oliveira de; Fonteles,Marta Maria de França; Monteiro,Mirian Parente; Mengue,Sotero Serrate; Bertoldi,Andréa DâmasoResumo: O presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever a prevalência e fatores associados a eventos adversos a medicamentos (EAM) referidos por usuários de medicamentos no Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo transversal de base populacional, realizado no período de setembro de 2013 a fevereiro de 2014, com dados coletados na Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM...
Genes related to maintenance of autophagy and successful aging
Chaves,Carolina Fioroto; Mazzotti,Diego Robles; Cendoroglo,Maysa Seabra; Ramos,Luiz Roberto; Tufik,Sergio; Silva,Vanessa Cavalcante da; D'Almeida,VâniaABSTRACT Considering aging as a phenomenon in which there is a decline in essential processes for cell survival, we investigated the autophagic and proteasome pathways in three different groups: young, older and oldest old male adults. The expression profile of autophagic pathway-related genes was carried out in peripheral blood, and the proteasome quantification was performed in plasma. No significant changes ...