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Musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people
Figueiredo,Leandro Corrêa; Gratão,Aline Cristina Martins; Barbosa,Gustavo Carrijo; Monteiro,Diana Quirino; Pelegrini,Lucas Nogueira de CarvalhoABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people, and check association with personal and work-related factors. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study. Instruments for assessment were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20, Borg’s effort perception scale and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Results: in...
Fatores correlacionados à fragilidade de idosos em atenção ambulatorial: difere...
Barbosa,Gustavo Carrijo; Caparrol,Ana Júlia de Souza; Melo,Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza; Medeiros,Thais Juliana; Ottaviani,Ana CarolinaRESUMO Objetivo correlacionar variáveis sociodemográficas e de saúde de idosos de diferentes grupos etários com a fragilidade. Método estudo quantitativo, transversal, realizado com 50 idosos atendidos em um Ambulatório de Gerontologia no interior de São Paulo. Foram coletados dados sociodemográficos e de saúde, sendo: fragilidade; desempenho cognitivo; dependência em Atividades Básicas e Instrumentais de Vida ...
Prevalence of risk factors for dementia in middle- and older- aged people regis...
Luchesi,Bruna Moretti; Melo,Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza; Balderrama,Priscila; Gratão,Aline Cristina Martins; Chagas,Marcos Hortes NisiharaABSTRACT. It is important to assess the prevalence of risk factors for dementia to slow down the progression and evolution of the disease, and to support interventions and prevention programs. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of these factors in individuals registered in Primary Health Care in Brazil and their relationship with sex and age group. Methods: This was a cross-sectional and quantitativ...
Which older people in the community have the highest clinical-functional vulner...
Alves,Aline Martins; Andrade,Nathália de Oliveira; Facina,Maria Eduarda Leite; Melo,Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza; Gratão,Aline Cristina Martins<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To identify the factors related to clinical-functional vulnerability in older people.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in 2018/2019 with 492 older adults registered in Family Health Strategy units in the city of Três Lagoas, MS, Brazil. Sociodemographic data were collected and the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (CFVI-20) was applied (possibl...
Factors associated with depressive symptoms in older adults in context of socia...
Didoné,Letícia Souza; Jesus,Isabela Thaís Machado de; Santos-Orlandi,Ariene Angelini; Pavarini,Sofia Cristina Iost; Orlandi,Fabiana de SouzaABSTRACT Objective: To identify factors associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly inserted in a context of high social vulnerability. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 302 elderly people enrolled in Primary Care. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Scale, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Shor-form-6D Quality of Life Questionnaire and Medical Outcome Study Scal...
Pre-frailty, frailty and associated factors in older caregivers of older adults
Máximo,Roberta de Oliveira; Lopes,Ingrid Cristina; Brigola,Allan Gustavo; Luchesi,Bruna Moretti; Gratão,Aline Cristina Martins; Inouye,KeikaABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Providing care to an older adult is an activity that requires considerable physical effort and can cause stress and psychological strain, which accentuate factors that trigger the cycle of frailty, especially when the caregiver is also an older adult. However, few studies have analyzed the frailty process in older caregivers. OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of pre-frailty, frailty...
Brief version of Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) for burden assessment in older ca...
Gratão,Aline Cristina Martins; Brigola,Allan Gustavo; Ottaviani,Ana Carolina; Luchesi,Bruna Moretti; Souza,Érica Nestor; Rossetti,Estefani SerafimABSTRACT. The degree of burden related to the demands of daily care provided to a dependent older adult is important to evaluate due to the negative influence exerted on caregivers’ physical and psychological health. Objective: To analyze the validity of the 12-item version of the Zarit Burden Interview administered to older caregivers of community-dwelling older dependent individuals and suggest a cut-off scor...
Sociodemographic and health characteristics of formal and informal caregivers o...
Martins,Gabriela; Corrêa,Larissa; Caparrol,Ana Julia de Souza; Santos,Paloma Toledo Afonso dos; Brugnera,Leticia Maria; Gratão,Aline Cristina MartinsAbstract Objective: to evaluate and compare the sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptoms, anxiety and perceived stress of formal and informal caregivers of elderly people with Alzheimer's disease. Method: Quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative study with 44 caregivers that were divided into two groups of 26 informal caregivers (IC) and 18 formal caregivers (FC). The Instrument for Characteri...
Effects of health education in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment
Casemiro,Francine Golghetto; Quirino,Diana Monteiro; Diniz,Maria Angélica Andreotti; Rodrigues,Rosalina Aparecida PartezaniABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the effects of health education on both cognition and depressive/anxiety symptoms in the elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Method: this is a randomized and controlled clinical trial. Participants (n=22) were recruited from a specialized outpatient clinic, and assigned into two groups: a Health Education Group (HEG) (n=10) and a Control Group (CG) (n=12). The participan...
Estudo comparativo entre cuidadores formais e informais de idosos
Diniz,Maria Angélica Andreotti; Melo,Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza; Neri,Karolina Helena; Casemiro,Francine Golghetto; Figueiredo,Leandro CorreaResumo Este estudo objetivou comparar as condições de saúde e a sobrecarga de cuidadores formais e informais de idosos. Estudo observacional, seccional, comparativo com coleta em 2014, em São Carlos/SP, utilizando-se os instrumentos Escala de Sobrecarga de Zarit e SRQ 20 (Self Reporting Questionaire). A amostra, constituída de 15 cuidadores formais e 35 informais. Os formais, maioria mulheres (86,7%), média de ...