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Successful aging and functional capacity in brazilian elderly people
Botoni,Adriana Letícia de Andrade Silva; Pimenta,Fausto Aloísio Pedrosa; Freitas,Sílvia Nascimento; Nascimento,Raimundo Marques<p><b>INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:</b> This study evaluates the prevalence of health problems in the elderly, an index of successful aging and considers its relationship with sociodemographic factors and functional capacity, in a random sample representative of the residents in Ouro Preto.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Association between functional capacity and sociodemographic and clinical variables was assessed by mult...
Characteristics of instruments of functional assessment in the elderly persons ...
Silva,Adriana Letícia de Andrade; Chaimowicz,Flávio; Dias,Rosângela Correa; Freitas,Sílvia Nascimento; Nascimento,Raimundo Marques<p><b>BACKGROUND:</b> Independence level of elderly persons is highly associated to the ability to overcome deficits in cognition, humor, mobility and communication capacity domains and can be measured by instruments which appraise need of help to perform daily living activities.<br> <b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To assess characteristics of the Brazilian version of <i>Older Americans Resources and Services Multidimensiona...
Age transition of tuberculosis incidence and mortality in Brazil
Chaimowicz,FlávioOBJECTIVE: Before the Aids pandemic, demographic transition and control programs prompted a shift in the age of incidence of tuberculosis from adults to older people in many countries. The objective of the study is to evaluate this transition in Brazil. METHODS: Tuberculosis incidence and mortality data from the Ministry of Health and population data from the Brazilian Bureau of Statistics were used to calculat...
Use of psychoactive drugs and related falls among older people living in a comm...
Chaimowicz,Flávio; Ferreira,Teresinha de Jesus Xavier Martins; Miguel,Denise Freire AssumpçãoINTRODUCTION: Population aging in Brazil has increased the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease) and affective disorders (anxiety, depression), all common in old age. A retrospective study was carried out with the purpose of ascertaining if there is an association between falls and psychoactive medication use among older residents of a community in Brazil. METHODS: All r...
Dinâmica da institucionalização de idosos em Belo Horizonte, Brasil
Chaimowicz,Flávio; Greco,Dirceu BOBJETIVO: O processo de envelhecimento populacional brasileiro tem sido acompanhado por transformações epidemiológicas e sociais que, em outros países, aumentaram a demanda por instituições de longa permanência. Nesse sentido, desenvolveu-se estudo sobre dinâmica da institucionalização de idosos através da análise da oferta de leitos e características demográficas dos residentes em asilos. MÉTODOS: Foi realizad...
A saúde dos idosos brasileiros às vésperas do século XXI: problemas, projeções ...
Chaimowicz,FlávioSão analizadas as características atuais e as perspectivas dos processos de transição demográfica e epidemiológica no Brasil. Foram utilizados os resultados do censo demográfico de 1991 e 1996 e Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) de 1993 e 1995, de novas projeções populacionais, e de recentes estudos sobre o perfil socioeconômico e de saúde de idosos de três grandes capitais brasileiras. Embora ...