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FACTORS LINKED TO THE PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG THE ELDERLY IN SOUTHE...
Lima,Alisson Padilha de; Lini,Ezequiel Vitório; Portella,Marilene Rodrigues; Doring,Marlene; Cardoso,Fabrício BrunoABSTRACT Introduction The increase in chronic diseases and physical inactivity are major public health problems among elderly populations worldwide. Objective This article aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with the practice of physical activity (PA) among elderly people living in urban environment. Methods A cross-population-based study was conducted in 2014, with 196 elderly people aged ...
Prevalence and factors associated with the performance of prostate cancer scree...
Lima,Alisson Padilha de; Lini,Ezequiel Vitório; Giacomazzi,Rodrigo Britto; Dellani,Marcos Paulo; Portella,Marilene Rodrigues; Doring,MarleneAbstract Objective: to identify the prevalence and factors associated with preventive examinations for the screening of prostate cancer in the elderly. Methods: a cross-sectional population-based study of 181 men aged ≥60 years who were residents of a small city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, was carried out. The dependent variable was considered to be the performance of preventive prostate cancer t...
Prevalência e fatores associados às quedas em idosos de Estação-RS: estudo tran...
Lima,Alisson Padilha de; Lini,Ezequiel Vitório; Dellani,Marcos Paulo; Portella,Marilene Rodrigues; Doring,MarleneResumo Objetivo Este estudo verificou os fatores associados às quedas em idosos de Estação, Rio Grande do Sul. Método Estudo transversal com 418 idosos. No questionário foram contempladas as informações pessoais e familiares: sexo, faixa etária, cor, com quem reside, zona de moradia, estado marital e aposentadoria. Condições de saúde e hábito de vida como: dor crônica, alimenta-se sozinho, banha-se, deita/levan...
Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grand...
Rodrigues,Daniel; Lini,Ezequiel Vitório; Mascarelo,Andréia; Portella,Marilene Rodrigues; Doring,MarleneABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic pain is a problem for the elderly, eliciting physical and psychological limitations. Few are the studies primarily focusing on evaluating pain in men. This study aimed at identifying the prevalence of chronic pain in male elderly people of a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul. METHODS: Crossover, population-based study carried out with people aged 60 years or above, f...
Prevalence of self-referred chronic pain and intercurrences in the health of th...
Lini,Ezequiel Vitório; Tomicki,Camila; Giacomazzi,Rodrigo Britto; Dellani,Marcos Paulo; Doring,Marlene; Portella,Marilene RodriguesABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic pain is a public health problem eliciting personal and social losses. This study aimed at identifying the prevalence of chronic pain and its repercussions in the health of the elderly. METHODS: This was a transversal, population-based study with 416 elderly living in a city to the South of Brazil. Data were collected by home interviews with the Health, Wellbeing and A...
Factors associated with the institutionalization of the elderly: a case-control...
Lini,Ezequiel Vitório; Portella,Marilene Rodrigues; Doring,MarleneAbstract Objective: to identify the factors associated with the institutionalization of the elderly. Method: a case-control, population-based study was performed with 387 elderly people. The study considered cases of elderly people (n=191) living in long-term care facilities, and a control group (n=196) who lived in homes in urban areas of the city. Both groups were identified from the records of the Family Hea...