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Seniors self image with arteriousvenous fistula on hemodialytic treatment
Machado, Fabrícia Silvino; Barbosa, Conrado Carvalho Horta; Wollmann, Patrícia Galdino de Andrade; Barbosa, Patrícia de Mello Faria Horta; Gomes, LucyAs the aging leaves, and usually, the Chronic Kidney Disease, the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) establishment comes, making possible hemodialytic treatment, but carrying potential commitment on sefl image. This cross sectional, observational and transversal study, have the goal to evaluate self image on seniors who carry a arteriovenous fistula (AVF). We verified not to have negative repercussions as a perception...
Relationship of the thoracic kyphosis degree with the levels bone mineral densi...
Lopes, Bruno Sousa; Carvalho, Gustavo de Azevedo; Fernandes, Viviane Lemos Silva; Olegário, Raphael Lopes; Prado, Aline dos Santos; Gomes, LucyThe objective of this study was to mesure the kyphosis thoracic degree in older women through Flexicurve method, correlating this finding with Bone Densitometry, habits of life and anthropometric characteristics. 100 women who had undergone the examination of DMX were selected and divided into 3 groups according to the level of bone mineral density (BMD): the normal, osteopenic and osteoporotic. Was carried out...
Adverse reactions caused by drugs in the oral cavity of the elderly
Gomes, Lucy; Moraes, Clayton Franco; Chevalier, Anna Loianne NogueiraIntroduction: The individuals with advanced age are the ones who consume the greatest number of medications and, as consequence, adverse reactions to these drugs often occur, including in the oral cavity. Objective: These drug-related manifestations deserve attention of health professionals so that they are properly diagnosed and actions are taken to reduce or eliminate them. Material and methods: In this artic...
Artistic representation of the neurological consequences of stroke in the works...
Vaz, Monique Almeida; Gomes, Lucy; Bezerra, Armando J. C.Cerebrovascular diseases reach about 17 million individuals per year worldwide, including Stroke, which is characterized by sudden neurological deficit due to focal vascular alteration. In the present study, the case of the German painter Otto Dix, affected by stroke in the right hemisphere, at 76 years of age, is reported. As a result of the episode, he developed left hemielegiation and hemiparesis, hemianopsi...
The relation between fear of falling and recent and old fall events
Lopes, Bruno Sousa; Ribeiro, Raynan dos Santos; Barros, Vinício dos Santos; Lopes, Marina El Afiouni; Gomes, Lucy; Moraes, Clayton FrancoThe aim of the study was to evaluate whether the fear of falling is related to episodes of recent and/or old falls. Cross-sectional study with 78 elderly, being applied to Falls Efficacy Scale – International adapted to Portuguese and collecting the history of falls. The elderly were divided into groups according to the number and timing of falls; and comparison tests were conducted. ; El objetivo del studio f...
The impact of Alzheimer's disease in William Utermohlen’s self-portraits
Vaz, Monique Almeida; Gomes, Lucy; Bezerra, Armando José ChinaAlzheimer's disease (AD) triggers the progressive decline in cognitive function, particularly memory. The disease affects the frontal and temporoparietal cortex, affecting the patient’s cognitive and motor skills. This article describes the changes in the visual style of self-portraits by American artist William Utermohlen produced after AD diagnosis, correlating them with skills analyzed with cognitive functio...
Cartoons: how to portray stereotypes of the elderly
Vieira, Yasmine Oliveira; Pierdoná, Natália; Duarte, Josiane Aparecida; Bezerra, Armando J. C.; Gomes, LucyStereotypes about the elderly are present in society, creating generalizations about old age. The purpose of this article is was know how old is pictured in Cartoons of the Western filmography. Fifty one films were analyzed, in which prevailed the elderly being represented with positive images, despite the negative stereotypes are highlighted when they appear in the films, damaging the old image in front of chi...
A common polymorphism in the renin angiotensin system is associated with differ...
Moraes, Clayton F.; Souza, Elias R.; Souza, Vinícius C.; Medeiros, Eloá F.F; Gonçalves, Thiago F.; Tolêdo, Juliana O.; Karnikowski, Mauro; Gomes, LucyMade available in DSpace on 2016-10-10T03:51:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 5 A common polymorphism in the renin angiotensin system is associated with differential.pdf: 334227 bytes, checksum: 06c12daa2e863cfa07f1500998d20fbd (MD5) license_url: 52 bytes, checksum: 2f32edb9c19a57e928372a33fd08dba5 (MD5) license_text: 22213 bytes, checksum: a03e546c827bdf47d4a06cfce5c2fb1d (MD5) license_rdf: 23692 bytes, checksum:...
Medo à morte e ao morrer em idosas institucionalizadas e não-institucionalizadas
Araújo, Luciene Pires de; Helmer, Denise Santoro; Gomes, Lucy; Fukuda, Cláudia Cristina; Freitas, Marta Helena deMade available in DSpace on 2016-10-10T03:53:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 5 Medo à morte e ao morrer em idosas institucionalizadas e nãoi nstitucionalizadas.pdf: 137669 bytes, checksum: 5284edd9bfc50cd40440f58e5a3a69b8 (MD5) license_url: 49 bytes, checksum: d19d342748db5f03ed7aaaa231bf3a91 (MD5) license_text: 21532 bytes, checksum: bfe1917bf6ec5db6296b87b7fcf7c601 (MD5) license_rdf: 22514 bytes, checksum: b8dc...
Serum Klotho (but not haplotypes) associate with the post-myocardial infarction...
Paula, Roberta S.; Souza, Vinícius C.; Machado-Silva, Wilcelly; Almeida, Bruno Ratier S.; Daros, Andersen C.; Gomes, Lucy; Ferreira, Aparecido P.OBJECTIVES: The number of deaths from vascular diseases is incredibly high worldwide, and reliable markers for major events are still needed. The current cross-sectional study investigated the association of Klotho haplotypes and Klotho serum levels with classic risk factors and a clinical history of vascular events. METHODS: Clinical, anthropometric, biochemical and nutritional assessments were conducted with ...