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Quality of life in Parkinson’s disease patients: progression markers of mild to...
Moreira,Raissa Carla; Zonta,Marise Bueno; Araújo,Ana Paula Serra de; Israel,Vera Lúcia; Teive,Hélio A. G.ABSTRACT Objective To investigate which factors are associated with the quality of life decline in Parkinson’s disease patients from mild to moderate stages. Methods The Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale and Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire-39 were used to evaluate clinical/functional data and the quality of life. Results The markers of clinical/functional worsening were drooling (p < 0.004), need for a...
Equipment in senior gyms: influence on the behavior of blood pressure and heart...
Júnior,Sillas Oliveira Leonel; Antunes,Mateus Dias; Ovando,Ramon Gustavo de Moraes; Araújo,Ana Paula Serra de; Bortolozzi,Flávio<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To analyze the behavior of blood pressure and heart rate in elderly people practicing physical exercises in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> 70 elderly volunteers were evaluated, 41 women and 29 men, with a mean age of 67.2 ± 6.6 and 65.9 ± 12.3 years, respectively. They performed three minutes of exercise on the selected equipment, evaluated by means of a frequency meter and by...