Effects of Pilates on muscle strength, postural balance and quality of life of older adults: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial

LC de Oliveira, RG de Oliveira… - Journal of physical …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of Pilates on lower leg
strength, postural balance and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of older …

Doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e fatores sociodemográficos associados a sintomas de depressão em idosos

AR Silva, V Sgnaolin, EL Nogueira… - Jornal brasileiro de …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo Investigar a associação das doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e fatores
sociodemográficos com sintomas de depressão em idosos. Métodos Foi realizado um …

Prevalência de diabetes mellitus e adesão medicamentosa em idosos da Estratégia Saúde da Família de Porto Alegre/RS

AB Silva, P Engroff, V Sgnaolin, LS Ely… - Cadernos Saúde …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Introdução Com o envelhecimento populacional, há o aparecimento de doenças crônicas
incapacitantes, entre as quais se destaca a diabetes mellitus (DM). O objetivo do estudo é …

[HTML][HTML] Phonemic and semantic verbal fluency tasks: normative data for elderly Brazilians

CS Esteves, CR Oliveira, C Moret-Tatay… - Psicologia: Reflexão e …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
This study aims to investigate the influence of sociodemographic characteristics on the
performance of older people on two tasks of verbal fluency and provide normative data for a …

Suicide risk in the elderly: data from Brazilian public health care program

L Ciulla, EL Nogueira, IG da Silva Filho, GL Tres… - Journal of affective …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Examine prevalence and level of suicide risk, and its associations with
sociodemographic factors and mood disorders. Methods A cross-sectional study with a …

Pilates increases the isokinetic muscular strength of the knee extensors and flexors in elderly women

LC Oliveira, RG Oliveira… - Journal of bodywork and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Pilates has been shown to be effective for increasing muscle strength in older
adults, however, some variables have not yet been explored. Objective Investigate the …

[PDF][PDF] Frailty and geriatric syndromes in elderly assisted in primary health care

VE Closs, PK Ziegelmann… - Acta Scientiarum …, 2016 - repositorio.pucrs.br
The aim of this study was to describe the association between frailty and geriatric syndromes
(GS)[cognitive impairment (CI); postural instability (PI); urinary/fecal incontinence (UFI); …

[HTML][HTML] Uso de anti-inflamatórios e analgésicos por uma população de idosos atendida na Estratégia Saúde da Família

LS Ely, P Engroff, SR Guiselli, GC Cardoso… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Este estudo objetivou analisar a prevalência do uso de anti-inflamatórios e analgésicos em
idosos da Estratégia Saúde da Família de Porto Alegre-RS, bem como investigar fatores …

Quality of life perception of basketball master athletes: association with physical activity level and sports injuries

NB Moreira, O Mazzardo, GC Vagetti… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to verify the prevalence and characteristics of sports injuries (SI) and
determine the association between the physical activity level (PA) and SI with perception of …

Effects of childhood multiple maltreatment experiences on depression of socioeconomic disadvantaged elderly in Brazil

M Novelo, A von Gunten, GBG Jardim… - Child abuse & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Childhood maltreatment is a risk factor for depression in nonelderly individuals. We
investigated the effect of childhood abuse and neglect on the development of geriatric …