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Epidemiology of falls in older adults in Brazil: an integrative literature review

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To conduct an integrative literature review on epidemiology of falls in older adults in Brazil, seeking to identify occurrence rate, recurrence, and potentially modifiable factors associated with these events.<br> <b>METHOD:</b> This literature review consisted of searching the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), ...

<i>Geriatria &amp; Gerontologia</i>: primeiro ciclo editorial conclu&iacute;do

Frailty: trajectories of a new approach to assessing the elderly

A screening tool for knee pain (KNEST) in primary care: translation, cultural a...

<p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> To translate into Brazilian Portuguese and adapt culturally a knee pain screening tool (KNEST) designed for primary care of senior citizens and test it on a sample of elderly patients in Fortaleza, Brazil.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> The translation and cultural adaptation followed the method proposed by Guillemin and coworkers. Elderly subjects enrolled in a health program for senior citizens lin...

Disfunção cognitiva e doença renal crônica

Uma revista nacional de geriatria e gerontologia

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS): a valid tool to screen for depression in olde...

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To assess the validity of the geriatric depression scale (GDS) (4-item short form - GDS-4) to screen for depression in elderly primary care patients in Brazil.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Cross-sectional study among 220 patients aged 60 or over attending 4 primary care clinics in Fortaleza city, Brazil. Those unable to answer the questionnaire because of impairments in communication skills were exc...