Abstract A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials was carried out to identify, synthesize, and assess the available evidence on the aims and effects of interventions used by health professionals for older adults with low health literacy. Relevant articles were selected from the databases from April 2017 to April 2020. The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions was u...
Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi verificar associação da autoavaliação da saúde e memória com manutenção de hábitos de vida, em adultos e idosos durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Foi feito um estudo transversal com dados secundários do estudo “Pandemia de COVID-19: percepção de risco, apoio e estratégias de enfrentamento de adultos e idosos”. Foi realizada coleta on-line das variáveis sociodemográficas, hábitos de...
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi o de verificar os indicadores de bem-estar e analisar os benefícios das pessoas idosas na participação em um programa de educação permanente. Estudo transversal com 138 idosos da UnATI-EACH/USP. O sexo, faixa etária, escolaridade, arranjo de moradia, tempo de participação na UnATI, número de atividades realizadas foram avaliadas, A avaliação da cognição, da satisfação com a vi...
Resumo Objetivo analisar associações diretas e indiretas entre autoavaliação de saúde, indicadores objetivos de saúde e neuroticismo em idosos Método Os dados foram extraídos dos registros de seguimento (2016-2017) do Estudo da Fragilidade em Idosos Brasileiros (Estudo FIBRA), de base populacional, sobre fragilidade e fatores associados na velhice. Trezentos e noventa e sete indivíduos com idade a partir de 7...
Resumo Objetivo Verificar a associação entre propósito de vida (PV) e a realização de atividades avançadas e instrumentais de vida diária (AAVD e AIVD) em idosos. Método Estudo de corte transversal com participantes da avaliação de seguimento do estudo FIBRA (Fragilidade em Idosos Brasileiros) nas cidades de Campinas e Ermelino Matarazzo (SP), Brasil, nos anos de 2016 e 2017. Participaram 187 idosos com 80 ano...
ABSTRACT Background: The link between sarcopenia and cognitive impairment has not yet been thoroughly evaluated, especially among older adults. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between probable sarcopenia and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults in two Brazilian cities. Methods: Probable sarcopenia was assessed using the EWGSOP2 (2018) criteria. Thus, participants were classified as...
ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and degenerative condition affecting several cognitive areas, with a decline in functional abilities and behavioral changes. Objective: To investigate the association between neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with AD and caregiver burden and depression. Methods: A total of 134 family caregivers of older people diagnosed with AD answered a questionnaire ...
ABSTRACT. The concept Awareness of Age-Related Change (AARC) is defined as a person’s awareness that their behavior, level of physical, cognitive and social performance, and ways of experiencing life have changed as a consequence of having grown older, and not because of disease. Objective: A psychometric study investigating evidence of construct validity and internal consistency of the Portuguese version of th...
<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To identify the evidence on self-reported health and neuroticism in older adults.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Indexed literature published in English, Spanish and Portuguese will be systematically searched and retrieved from 10 databases; reference lists from included studies will be manually searched. Two authors will independently screen titles, abstracts, and full texts against the eligibility c...
Abstract This study aimed to identify predictive factors for subjective and psychological well-being in a sample of 265 older adults enrolled in the University of the Third Age (U3A). The scales used were: General Satisfaction with Life Scale and referenced to the domains, Positive and Negative Affect Scale and Personal Development Scale. Multivariate logistic analysis indicated that being 70 or older and male ...