ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the incidence, risk factors for delirium, and its association with death in the elderly hospitalized with fractures. Method: Prospective cohort, with a one-year follow-up of elderly people with clinical or radiological diagnosis of fracture, from an emergency and trauma hospital in the state of Goiás. The outcome delirium was defined by the medical description in the medical reco...
Resumo Introdução Apesar das evidências de associação entre incapacidade funcional e autoavaliação de saúde ruim, ainda existe uma lacuna na literatura acerca da influência do tipo de atividade de vida diária na saúde dos idosos. Objetivo Identificar a prevalência de autoavaliação de saúde ruim de idosos e sua associação com a dependência para cada tipo de atividade da vida diária. Método Estudo transversal de ...
Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a validade e a acurácia do Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e da Circunferência da Cintura (CC) na avaliação de obesidade avaliada pelo excesso de gordura corporal (GC) e propor pontos de corte mais adequados para idosos. Os pontos propostos da literatura IMC (25,27 ou 30 kg/m2) e CC (≥ 102 cm-homens e ≥ 88 cm-mulheres ou ≥ 90 cm-homens e ≥ 80 cm-mulheres) foram avaliad...
ABSTRACT: Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the association between types of dependence for basic and instrumental activities of daily living and the occurrence of falls in the elderly. Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based study using data from 23,815 elderly people drawn from the National Health Survey (NHS) in 2013. The NHS, conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics...
Abstract Background: The diagnosis, treatment and control of arterial hypertension are fundamental for a reduction in cardiovascular outcomes, especially in the elderly. In Brazil, there are few studies that specifically identified these rates in the elderly population. Objective: To verify rates of prevalence, treatment and control of hypertension in elderly people living in the urban area of a Brazilian capit...
ABSTRACT Objective: To validate calf circumference as a technology for assessing muscle mass in the elderly. Method: Cross-sectional study with 132 elderly people from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Decreased muscle mass was determined by the skeletal muscle mass index (IME) using Dual Energy X-Ray Absortometry (DEXA). The cutoff circumferences (CC) cutoff points to indicate muscle mass decrease were estimated by ROC ...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and factors associated with falls in a nationally representative sample of older Brazilians residing in urban areas. METHODS Data from 4,174 participants (60 years or older) from the baseline of ELSI-Brazil, conducted between 2015 and 2016, were used. The outcome variable was the reporting of one or more falls in the last 12 months. The exploratory variables were soci...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate patterns and factors associated with tobacco consumption among residents of a rural settlement. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted between September and November 2014, with 172 residents of a rural settlement in the Midwest region of Brazil. We analyzed as dependent variables tobacco consumption at some point in life; current tobacco consumption; tobacco abuse; and the high...
Resumo Objetivo Estimar a prevalência de doenças musculoesqueléticas autorreferidas por idosos segundo variáveis demográficas, dor, autoavaliação de saúde e quedas. Métodos Estudo transversal, de base populacional, com amostra probabilística de 934 idosos residentes em Goiânia, em Goiás. Aplicou-se um questionário padronizado e semiestruturado. Considerou-se doença musculoesquelética autorreferida pelo idoso co...
<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To describe the prevalence of diabetes <i>mellitus</i> (DM) and excessive self-reported weight in the elderly and the association with sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and other comorbidities.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Cross-sectional population-based study with a probabilistic sample of elderly in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> Of the 934 elderly, 19.0% self-reported DM and 13.9%...