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Cognitive abilities of institutionalized older persons with depressive symptoms
Felício,Laís Francielle Francisca; Leão,Luana Lemos; Souza,Eric Hudson Evangelista e; Machado,Frederico Sander Mansur; Laks,JersonABSTRACT Objective To determine the level of association between depressive symptoms and cognitive abilities of institutionalized older adults. Methods This is a cross-sectional study that enrolled 69 older adults, living in a long-term care facility. Investigation of depressive symptoms in all individuals was performed using the geriatric depression scale. Cognitive verbal fluency, digit span forward (DSF) and...
Factors associated with adherence to sports and exercise among outpatients with...
Monteiro,Fernanda Castro; Schuch,Felipe Barreto; Deslandes,Andrea Camaz; Mosqueiro,Bruno Paz; Caldieraro,Marco Antonio; Fleck,Marcelo Pio de AlmeidaAbstract Introduction Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) face more barriers to engagement in sports and exercise interventions. Evaluating clinical and demographic factors associated with adherence to sports and exercise among MDD outpatients could support development of new options and strategies to increase their participation. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 268 depressed outpatients were e...
Accuracy of the semantic fluency test to separate healthy old people from patie...
Neves,Tatiana Reis Fabiano; Araújo,Narahyana Bom de; Silva,Felipe de Oliveira; Ferreira,José Vinícius Alves; Nielsen,Thomas Rune; Engedal,KnutABSTRACT Objective Evaluate the accuracy of two semantic categories of the verbal fluency test (supermarket and animal categories) to separate healthy elderly individuals and lower educated Alzheimer’s disease patients. Methods We evaluated 69 older adults with less than 5 years of schooling, consisting of 31 healthy elderly, and 38 patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Semantic verbal fluency was evalua...
Floor Maze Test as a predictor of cognitive decline in older adults living in n...
Almeida,Creso Alberto Bem de; Figueiredo,Luiz Felipe da Silva; Plácido,Jéssica; Silva,Felipe de Oliveira; Maciel-Pinheiro,Paulo de TarsoABSTRACT Objective Long-term care facilities (LTCF) are associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and impairment in spatial navigation abilities. Recent studies have demonstrated that spatial navigation as a complex skill, involving cognitive and motor functions, emerging as a new marker for the progression of dementia. The present study aims to compare spatial navigation in healthy, institutionali...
Posturographic analysis of older adults without dementia and patients with Alzh...
Sant’Anna,Paula; Silva,Felipe de Oliveira; Rodrigues,Ana Carolina de Mello Alves; Plácido,Jéssica; Ferreira,José ViniciusABSTRACT. Additional clinical tools should be investigated to facilitate and aid the early diagnosis of cognitive decline. Postural control worsens with aging and this may be related to pathological cognitive impairment. Objective: to compare the balance of older adults without dementia in a control group (CG) and with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), to observe the possible association with the independent variables ...
Utility of handgrip strength cut-offs for identification of weakness and disabi...
Teixeira,Ivan Abdalla; Silva,Felipe de Oliveira; Ferreira,José Vinícius Alves; Plácido,Jéssica; Marinho,Valeska; Deslandes,Andrea CamazABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the utility of handgrip strength cut-offs for the identification of weakness and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) disability in elderly people with neurocognitive disorders. Methods Cross-sectional study of community-dwelling elderly individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD, n = 40) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 22); healthy individuals (n = 36) were recru...
Can physical exercise modulate cortisol level in subjects with depression? A sy...
Beserra,Ana Heloisa Nascimento; Kameda,Priscila; Deslandes,Andrea Camaz; Schuch,Felipe Barreto; Laks,Jerson; Moraes,Helena Sales deAbstract Introduction: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent medical illness that is associated with chronic stress. Patients with MDD can show an imbalance in cortisol levels, which can be restored with the remission of symptoms. Physical exercise training has been used as a tool to promote changes in cortisol levels in healthy individuals. However, it is unknown if exercise can produce the same resul...
Assessing cardiorespiratory capacity in older adults with major depression and ...
Zanco,Marcos Felipe; Moraes,Helena; Maranhão Neto,Geraldo; Laks,Jerson; Deslandes,Andrea CamazABSTRACT Objective To assess cardiorespiratory capacity through subjective and objective tests in older adults diagnosed with major depression (MDD), Alzheimer disease (AD) and healthy older adults. Methods Fifty seven subjects (72 ± 7.9 years) were divided into three groups: MDD (n = 20), AD (n = 17) and Healthy (n = 20). The subjects answered Hamilton Scale (HAM-D), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Veter...
Impaired cognition in depression and Alzheimer (AD): a gradient from depression...
Araujo,Narahyana Bom de; Moraes,Helena Sales; Silveira,Heitor; Arcoverde,Cynthia; Vasques,Paulo Eduardo; Barca,Maria Lage; Knapskog,Anne-BritaObjective To assess cognition in major depressed (MD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and depression in AD elderly. Method Subjects were evaluated by Mini Mental, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Rey Complex Figure, Digit Span, Similarities, Trail Making A/B, Verbal Fluency and Stroop. One-way ANOVA and multivariate models were used to compare the performance of each group on neuropsychological tests. Results We e...
Impact of physical exercise on quality of life of older adults with depression ...
Tavares,Bianca Boscarino; Moraes,Helena; Deslandes,Andrea Camaz; Laks,JersonINTRODUCTION: Physical exercise has been associated with improvement of quality of live (QoL), but its effect among the elderly with depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is still unclear. This systematic review evaluated randomized and controlled studies about the effect of physical exercise on QoL of older individuals with a clinical diagnosis of depression and AD.METHODS:We searched PubMed, ISI, SciELO and...