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1. Evaluation of malnutrition frequency and related factors of geriatric patients in need of home healthcare
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The nutritional status of frail elderly people receiving home health services should be evaluated. This study aimed to determine the nutritional status of patients aged ≥65 years registered in the Home Healthcare Services unit and investigate the factors that may be associated with malnutrition. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptiv
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2023
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2. Hospitalization due to mental and behavioral disorders caused by use of alcohol and psychoactive substances among older adults and elderly people in Brazil: a cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It has been estimated that 17% of individuals aged 50 years or older suffer from addiction to legal or illegal drugs. Use of alcohol and psychoactive substances has been correlated with several diseases, e.g. psychiatric conditions and cardiovascular and sexual dysfunctions. Objective: To discuss the Brazilian profile of mental and beh
Sao Paulo Medical Journal. Publicado em: 2022
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3. Wheelchair basketball improves the treatment of urinary tract infection in people with motor disabilities: a clinical trial
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Few studies on physical medicine and rehabilitation analyze the benefit of wheelchair basketball in people with motor disabilities. Given these, this study aimed to investigate the effect of the intervention of wheelchair basketball on urinary tract infection in people with motor disabilities. METHODS: A 12-month experimental follow-up w
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. Publicado em: 2022
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4. Obesity and Physical Activity in Ostomized Patients
Abstract Introduction The relationship between obesity and physical activity is still unknown in specific groups, such as people living with ostomies. Objective To assess the prevalence of obesity and the level of physical activity in ostomized individuals. Methods A cross-sectional study with a population of ostomized patients in two hospitals of a Brazi
Journal of Coloproctology (Rio de Janeiro). Publicado em: 2022
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5. Proadrenomedullin in Patients with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Abstract Introduction: A potentially new marker of cardiovascular diseases — proadrenomedullin is the precursor of adrenomedullin, which is a multifunctional peptide hormone, produced in most of the tissues in response to cellular stress, ischemia, and hypoxia. Methods: Ninety-three people, aged 51-79 years, were included in the study. Exclusion criteria
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. Publicado em: 2022
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6. CALISTHENICS EXERCISES TO INTERVENE IN OBESITY AND DIABETES IN MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE
RESUMO Introdução: Há um aumento anual na incidência de diabetes tipo 2 (T2DM) nas pessoas de meia idade. O exercício aeróbico é conhecido por influenciar positivamente as vias metabólicas da glicose. Porém há poucos estudos sobre o exercício aeróbico calistênico e sua influência em pacientes entre 40 a 60 anos com T2DM. Objetivo: Medir o efe
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte. Publicado em: 2022
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7. The Role of Eye Color in the Emergence of Tinnitus in Silence
Abstract Introduction Previous research suggests that African Americans are less likely than Caucasians to perceive tinnitus in sustained silence. Objective To evaluate the association between non-cutaneous melanin as indicated by eye color and the emergence of temporary tinnitus during a brief period of silence. Methods A cross-section of adults grouped
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology. Publicado em: 2022
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8. Postural balance, handgrip strength and mobility in Brazilian children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta
Abstract Objective To describe postural balance, handgrip strength and mobility in children and adolescents with different types of osteogenesis imperfecta. Methods Cross-sectional study. Fifty selected subjects diagnosed with types I (n = 11), III (n = 21), and IV (n = 18), followed up at Brazilian reference center for osteogenesis imperfecta in the Midwe
J. Pediatr. (Rio J.). Publicado em: 2021-06
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9. Prostate Cancer Screening in Brazil: a single center experience in the public health system
ABSTRACT Purpose: Incidence and mortality of prostate cancer (PCa) are still increasing in developing countries. Limited access to the health system or more aggressive disease are potential reasons for this. Ethnic and social differences in developed countries seem to make inappropriate to extrapolate data from other centers. We aim to report the epidemiolo
Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2021-06
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10. Screening for cognitive impairment among individuals aged 60 years or over: scoping review
BACKGROUND: Growth in aging of the population has led to increasing numbers of elderly people presenting cognitive impairment and evolution to dementia. There is still no consensus within primary care on the best strategy for screening for cognitive impairment among elderly people. Standardization of a simple but reasonably accurate instrument for a brief c
Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 2021-05
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11. COVID-19: long-term respiratory consequences
BACKGROUND: Growth in aging of the population has led to increasing numbers of elderly people presenting cognitive impairment and evolution to dementia. There is still no consensus within primary care on the best strategy for screening for cognitive impairment among elderly people. Standardization of a simple but reasonably accurate instrument for a brief c
Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 2021-05
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12. Prediction of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality using central hemodynamic indices among elderly people: systematic review and meta-analysis
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite widespread usage of central blood pressure assessment its predictive value among elderly people remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the capacity of central hemodynamic indices for predicting future all-cause and cardiovascular hard outcomes among elderly people. DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review and meta-analysis deve
Sao Paulo Med. J.. Publicado em: 2021-04