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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...
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...
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...