Estado nutricional e ocorrência de hipertensão arterial e de diabetes em idosos residentes e não residentes em instituições geriátricas

The aging process involves challenges in meeting social needs, economic and health. Physiopathological changes and socio-economic predispose the elderly population at nutritional risk. The monitoring of nutritional status predict some complications of obesity or malnutrition, and is a tool for health care. The objective to know the nutritional status and risk of chronic diseases of the elderly in geriatric institutions and volunteers. The elderly population of 3 geriatric institutions (n=122) and non-institutionalized elderly (n=75) were evaluated. The body mass index was evaluated according to Nutrition Screening Initiative. For waist circumference, was used the World Health Organization criteria. For statistical analysis, chi-square was used. A high proportion of obesity (46%) was observed. The underweight affects 4% and 20% of noninstitutionalized and institutionalized, respectively. The frequency of the risk of diseases associated with obesity was higher among non-institutionalized. Hypertension affects more than 50% of the elderly. The nutritional status was different between the two situations, with high incidence of overweight and visceral adiposity, in volunteers, and wasting among institutionalized. The data emphasize that it is necessary special attention and appropriate measures to prevent morbidity and mortality and to improve quality of life.

Fisioterapia respiratória, pressão intra-abdominal e função renal de pacientes de terapia intensiva

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação da qualidade de vida de idosos participantes e não participantes de grupo de convívio

Pós-graduação em Enfermagem (mestrado profissional) - FMB

Percepção térmica de idosos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Nível de atividade física, estado nutricional e níveis de BACE 1 e BACE 2 em idosos neurologicamente saudáveis e com doença de Alzheimer

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Validação de imagens de material didático para a educação de jovens adultos e idosos

This work originated as a tool for validation of an illustrated alphabet designed for youth, adults and seniors, developed by Profª Maria Aparecida Couto em seu Mestrado Profissionalizante da UNESP de Bauru - Faculdade de Ciências, Pedagogical mediation with didactic material support for education of youth and adults. With this guiding goal first we chose a brief theoretical introduction in order to identify and differentiate the students of the EJA and then the selected images were taken to the field for validation and adaptation through the contribution of the students of the EJA

Capacidade funcional de idosos dependentes cadastrados na estratégia saúde da família do município de Londrina,PR

Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva - FMB

Fatores dietéticos, antropométricos e socioeconômicos associados à sarcopenia em idosos: estudo transversal de base populacional

Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva - FMB