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Prevalence of sleep disorders in elderly users of alcohol and illicit drugs tre...
Reckziegel, Luciana Côrtes de Oliveira Lima; Gomes, Lucy de Oliveira; Grangeiro, Adriano Filipe Barreto; da Silva, Sara ÂngelaThe aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of sleep disorders in elderly users of alcohol and illicit drugs treated at a specialized treatment center. A sample composed of 50 elderly people was studied and it was found that 96% of the elderly had poor quality sleep and that 54% had moderate or severe insomnia. It is believed that an adequate diagnosis of sleep disorders in elderly alcohol and dru...
Quality of life of elderly people before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and e...
Gomes, Lucy de Oliveira; Costa, Ana Luiza Patrício Ferreira; Ferreira, Wassery Augusto Santiago Laurindo; Costa, Ana Carolina CarvasThe present research aimed to know the opinions of a group of 67 elderly people who, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, were treated in university geriatric outpatient clinics, wondering about the feelings arising from the pandemic and the quality of life (QOL) in three moments (before and during the pandemic and the expectation of what it will be like in the post-pandemic). Less than a month after the quarantine ...
Screening for the risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in elderly people treated in ...
Grangeiro, Adriano Filipe Barreto; Gomes, Lucy de Oliveira; Castro, Jane Lúcia Machado de; Cunha, Cristina da Silva; Neiva, Tiago SousaThis is a cross-sectional study, with the objective of determining the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the elderly assisted in Primary Health Care (PHC). Of the 70 elderly people studied, 51 (72.9%) had an intermediate / severe risk of OSA. Correlation of OSA with female gender (p = 0.04), self-perceived health (p = 0.01), body mass index (p = 0.001), number of comorbidities (p = 0.002), arterial hyper...
Cognitive profile and associations among very old adults in an outpatient setti...
Silva, Henrique Salmazo; Chariglione, Isabelle Patriciá Freitas Soares; Oliveira, Maria Liz Cunha de; Gomes, Lucy de Oliveira; Moraes, Clayton FrancoThe aim was to investigate associations between the cognitive decline of very old adults in outpatient settings and sociodemographic variables, functional performance, chronic diseases, number of hospitalizations and access to health services. Very old adults (80 years and over) residing in the Federal District were interviewed, evaluated in an outpatient setting by means of standardized questionnaires and the ...
Professional education, knowledge and beliefs of Primary Health Care physicians...
Vieira, Aila Davis Fanstone Pina; Gomes, Lucy de Oliveira; Moraes, Clayton Franco; Nóbrega, Otávio ToledoThe increase in the elderly population, with the complex health problems that involve it, evidences the need to use Primary Health Care (APS), which should be the gateway to health care for the elderly. It is expected that the APS will carry out curative actions and, mainly, of prevention and health promotion in this age group. The objective of this study was to evaluate the professional training, basic knowled...
Aging and elderly blood donors: prevalence and adverse reactions
Carvalho, Priscila Oliveira de; Gomes, Lucy de Oliveira; Moraes, Clayton Franco; Nóbrega, Otávio de Tôledo; Grangeiro, Adriano Filipe BarretoPrevalence and adverse reactions to blood donations were found in aging and elderly donors. Retrospective study with data from the computerized system of Hemocenter in Brasília. Of the 55636 donors, 6.3% were aging and 0.8% elderly. There was a lower prevalence of adverse reactions in the elderly, with no significant difference. Regarding the intensity of the reactions, they were mild in the elderly, mild and m...