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Avaliação de seguimento do Estudo Fibra: caracterização sociodemográfica, cogni...
Neri,Anita Liberalesso; Melo,Ruth Caldeira de; Borim,Flávia Silva Arbex; Assumpção,Daniela de; Cipolli,Gabriela Cabett; Yassuda,Mônica SanchesResumo Objetivo Investigar e comparar o perfil sociodemográfico, cognitivo e de fragilidade dos participantes do Estudo Fragilidade em Idosos Brasileiros em medidas de seguimento (SG) e linha de base (LB) realizadas em 2016-2017 e 2008-2009, respectivamente. Métodos Participaram da LB 1.284 idosos residentes em Campinas e Ermelino Matarazzo (SP), Brasil, que compuseram amostra única. No SG foram novamente entr...
A scoping review protocol to map the evidence on self-reported health and neuro...
Cachioni,Meire; Alonso,Vanessa; Cipolli,Gabriela Cabett; Melo,Ruth Caldeira de; Paúl,Constança<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To identify the evidence on self-reported health and neuroticism in older adults.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Indexed literature published in English, Spanish and Portuguese will be systematically searched and retrieved from 10 databases; reference lists from included studies will be manually searched. Two authors will independently screen titles, abstracts, and full texts against the eligibility c...
Defining, reporting, and monitoring near-falls in older adults: a scoping revie...
Cervato,Carina Junqueira; Buarque,Giselle Layse Andrade; Robinson,Katie; Frost,Rachael; Gavin,James; Perracini,Monica Rodrigues; Melo,Ruth Caldeira de<p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> In addition to traditional risk factors for falls (e.g., reduced muscle strength, polypharmacy, and poor vision), researchers have been investigating whether other factors, such as near-falls, can be identified to allow early intervention and prevention. A near-fall can be defined as a slip, trip, or loss of balance that would result in a fall if adequate recovery mechanisms were not act...
Relationship between respiratory muscle strength and grip strength in instituti...
Marcon,Liliane de Faria; Melo,Ruth Caldeira de; Júnior,Francisco Luciano Pontes<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To evaluate the relationship between respiratory muscle strength and grip strength in institutionalized and communitydwelling older adults.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> This convenience sampled cross-sectional study had 64 voluntary participants with a good general health status and without limiting chronic diseases: 33 were institutionalized and 31 lived in the community. Maximal inspiratory pressu...
COVID-19: challenges in long-term care facilities for older adults in Hispanic ...
Wachholz,Patrick Alexander; Jacinto,Alessandro Ferrari; Melo,Ruth Caldeira de; Dinamarca-Montecinos,José Luis; Boas,Paulo José Fortes Villas<p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> Little is known about management and mitigation of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCF) for older adults in Latin America.<br> <b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To describe how the management of LTCF in Hispanic American countries plan and adapt their routines for coping with COVID-19 and whether they have been able to fulfill recommendations published by the World Health Organization (WHO).<br>...
Health profile of older adults assisted by the Elderly Caregiver Program of Hea...
Andrade,Suzana Carvalho Vaz de; Marcucci,Rosa Maria Bruno; Faria,Lilian de Fátima Costa; Paschoal,Sérgio Márcio Pacheco; Rebustini,FlávioABSTRACT Objective To assess the health profile of community-dwelling older adults, according to sex, assisted by the Elderly Caregiver Program of the City of São Paulo. Methods Secondary data of 535 older adults, assisted by ten Elderly Caregiver Program teams from the southern region of São Paulo, were collected from medical records and the Multidimensional Evaluation of Older People in Primary Care, after ve...
Effectiveness of a multiple intervention programme for the prevention of falls ...
Silva,Vilmar Mineiro da; Arruda,Alex Sandro Faria de; Silva,Laís dos Santos Vinholi e; Pontes Junior,Francisco Luciano; Cachioni,MeireAbstract Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multiple intervention programme for the prevention of falls in older adults from a University of the Third Age (U3A). Method: A quasi-experimental, non-controlled, longitudinal and quantitative study was performed. 69 older adults were allocated into three groups: Control (CG), Physical Exercise (PEG) and Multiple Intervention (MIG). The instruments/tests u...
Subjective and psychological well-being among elderly participants of a Univers...
Cachioni,Meire; Delfino,Lais Lopes; Yassuda,Mônica Sanches; Batistoni,Samila Sathler Tavares; Melo,Ruth Caldeira deAbstract Objective: The present study aimed to analyze the distribution of measures of subjective and psychological well-being according to demographic criteria and length of participation in the program. Method: A cross sectional study using the following instruments was carried out: a sociodemographic questionnaire (age, gender, education, length of participation in University of the Third Age (U3A) and simil...
Fatores ambientais e risco de quedas em idosos: revisão sistemática
Oliveira,Adriana Sarmento de; Trevizan,Patrícia Fernandes; Bestetti,Maria Luisa Trindade; Melo,Ruth Caldeira deA queda em idosos é resultado de uma interação complexa entre fatores intrínsecos e extrínsecos. Embora seja difícil separar esses fatores, estudos apontam que fatores de risco ambientais estão presentes em aproximadamente 40% das quedas. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre o envolvimento de fatores ambientais nas quedas em idosos vivendo na comunidade. Para tanto, f...