Objetivo: Identificar, na literatura, os desafios enfrentados pelos profissionais de saúde quanto à atuação numa equipe multiprofissional de cuidados paliativos. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, realizada por meio de buscas nas bases de dados Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online e Scientific Electronic Library Online, ...
Introdução: Ao longo do envelhecimento ocorrem mudanças fisiológicas e comportamentais, que tornam o idoso mais vulnerável ao acúmulo excessivo de gordura. Isso aumenta a probabilidade de desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas e o risco de mortalidade. Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência de obesidade por diferentes indicadores antropométricos em idosos de um município de pequena população do nordeste brasileiro. Mate...
This study aimed to measure the strength and muscle mass of elderly people from a small town in northeastern Brazil; investigate differences between sexes and age groups; and correlate strength and muscle mass in the study population. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional study carried out with 211 elderly people from Aiquara-BA. Handgrip strength (HGS) was measured by a hydraulic dynamometer. Total muscl...
To analyze the factors associated with the occurrence of falls in elderly residents of the community. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional, population-based study. Socio-demographic information, level of physical activity, functionality, falls, body mass index and vitamin D concentration were obtained. 289 elderly people participated in the study, with hypovitaminosis D associated with falls. The finding...
This study aimed to investigate the contributions of physical exercise to health of elderly people with diabetes mellitus. This is an integrative literature review -that included studies indexed in Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), using the descriptors “elderly”, “aerobic ex...
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