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Self-perceived general health among community-dwelling Portuguese older adults:...
Alarcão, V; Costa, J; Madeira, T; Peixoto-Plácido, C; Fernandes, E; Sousa-Santos, N; Santos, O; Nicola, PJ; Lopes, C; Gorjão-Clara, JEvidence on how gender intersects with relevant social constructs in later phases of life is scarce. This investigation examined gender inequalities in perceived health status (self-perceived general health; SPGH) by Portuguese elderly community-dwellers while considering psycho-social and socio-demographic determinants. This study used data from a representative sample of community-dwellers aged ≥65 years (N =...
Nutritional intake and malnutrition in institutionalised and non-institutionali...
Madeira, T; Severo, M; Correia, D; Lopes, C; Clara, JGMalnutrition (synonym: undernutrition) is prevalent among older adults, which may be partly related to changes in dietary intake, but evidence on the link between malnutrition and diet is scarce. The aims of this study were to estimate the association between energy/nutrients intake and malnutrition, and to characterise nutritional inadequacy in institutionalised and non-institutionalised older adults. A nation...
Nutritional intake and malnutrition in institutionalised and non-institutionali...
Madeira, T; Severo, M; Correia, D; Lopes, C; Gorjão Clara, JMalnutrition (synonym: undernutrition) is prevalent among older adults, which may be partly related to changes in dietary intake, but evidence on the link between malnutrition and diet is scarce. The aims of this study were to estimate the association between energy/nutrients intake and malnutrition, and to characterise nutritional inadequacy in institutionalised and non-institutionalised older adults. A nation...
The association between dietary patterns and nutritional status in community-dw...
Madeira, T; Severo, M; Oliveira, A; Gorjão Clara, J; Lopes, CBackground Diet plays a key role in the ageing process. Despite this, little is known about the effect of dietary patterns on older adults’ nutritional status. The main aim of this study was to analyse the association between a posteriori derived dietary patterns (DPs) and nutritional status among community dwellers aged ≥65. Methods Cross-sectional study including a representative sample of the community-dwell...
Geriatric Assessment of the Portuguese Population Aged 65 and Over Living in th...
Madeira, T; Peixoto-Plácido, C; Sousa-Santos, N; Santos, O; Alarcão, V; Nicola, PJ; Lopes, C; Gorjão Clara, JIntroduction: As populations live longer, they also aim to live better. A crucial step for this is to improve the understanding about older adults' physical and psychological health. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to characterise the Portuguese population over-65 regarding nutritional status, cognitive function, functional status, symptoms of depression, and loneliness, by sex and age groups. Mater...
Association between living setting and malnutrition among older adults: The PEN...
Madeira, T; Peixoto-Plácido C; Sousa-Santos, N; Santos, O; Costa, J; Alarcão, V; Nicola, PJ; Severo, M; Lopes, C; Clara, JGObjectives Malnutrition is frequent among older adults, especially those living in nursing homes, but the association between residential setting and nutritional status is controversial. The aim of this study was to examine the association between living setting (nursing home versus community) and malnutrition while adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, health-related, and psychosocial factors. Methods This...
Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes: The PEN-3S ...
Madeira, T; Peixoto Plácido, C; Sousa Santos, N; Santos, O; Alarcão, V; Goulão, B; Mendonça, N; Nicola, PJ; Yngve, A; Bye, A; Bergland, AObjectiveTo characterise the nutritional status and to identify malnutrition-associated variables of older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes.DesignCross-sectional study. Data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics, self-reported morbidity, eating-related problems, nutritional status, cognitive function, depression symptoms, loneliness feelings and functional status were collected by trained n...
Challenging wax-cast figurine serial production unravelled by multi-analytical ...
Le Gac, A; Madeira, T; Pereira, M; Santos, J; Piorro, L; Dias, L; Manso, M; Bleton, J; Longelin, S; Prazeres, C; Mirao, J; marques, J; Candeias, AEight complementary techniques were successfully applied to study a pair of very alike eighteenth-century colored wax figurines belonging to the Museu Nacional Machado de Castro, Coimbra (Portugal): examination under visible and ultraviolet light, X-ray radiography (XRR), neutron radiography and tomography (NR and NT), energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energ...
National survey of the Portuguese elderly nutritional status: study protocol
Madeira, T; Peixoto-Placido, C; Goulao, B; Mendonca, N; Alarcao, V; Santos, N; de Oliveira, RM; Yngve, A; Bye, A; Bergland, A; Lopes, C; Nicola, PBACKGROUND: Worldwide we are facing a serious demographic challenge due to the dramatic growth of the population over 60 years. It is expected that the proportion of this population will nearly double from 12 to 22 %, between 2015 and 2050. This demographic shift comes with major health and socio-economic concerns. Nutrition is a fundamental determinant of both health and disease and its role in extending a hea...