cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11391291
title: INSOMNIA: PREVALENCE AND RELATED RISK FACTORS IN ELDERLY OUTPATIENTS

description: ABSTRACT Insomnia is a problem in all stages of life but is particularly common after age 65. It is defined as the inability to initiate or maintain sleep. Sleep disorders in the elderly are common and multifactorial. Several factors, including advanced age, psychosocial influences, clinical and psychiatric illnesses and the use of medications can be associates with insomnia. However, the risk factors involved in the insomnia development have not been completely identified. The privation of sleep may impair the quality of life and daytime functioning. The objective of this work is verify the prevalence of insomnia and risk factors to this complaint in geriatric outpatients of NAI (Núcleo de Atenção ao Idoso- Elderly Care Center)- UERJ, in 2005, aged 60 years or more, of both sexes. A complete assessment of insomnia and its correct evaluation are basic steps in the geriatric evaluation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11391291.v1
title: INSOMNIA: PREVALENCE AND RELATED RISK FACTORS IN ELDERLY OUTPATIENTS

description: ABSTRACT Insomnia is a problem in all stages of life but is particularly common after age 65. It is defined as the inability to initiate or maintain sleep. Sleep disorders in the elderly are common and multifactorial. Several factors, including advanced age, psychosocial influences, clinical and psychiatric illnesses and the use of medications can be associates with insomnia. However, the risk factors involved in the insomnia development have not been completely identified. The privation of sleep may impair the quality of life and daytime functioning. The objective of this work is verify the prevalence of insomnia and risk factors to this complaint in geriatric outpatients of NAI (Núcleo de Atenção ao Idoso- Elderly Care Center)- UERJ, in 2005, aged 60 years or more, of both sexes. A complete assessment of insomnia and its correct evaluation are basic steps in the geriatric evaluation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11390916.v1
title: AGING, OBESITY AND FOOD CONSUMPTION IN THE ELDERLY

description: ABSTRACT People are growing older, and chronic diseases are becoming predominant; in this scenery obesity stands out, due to its increasing prevalence among the several age groups, including the elderly, and for its complications, either alone or associated with other morbid events, such as: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus non-insulin dependent and cardiovascular diseases, which have high prevalence among aged people. Obesity, considered a public health problem, is an additional important risk for the elderly. Despite the multiple factors that determine alimentary consumption, aspects related to highly energetic diets, rich in animal fat, sugars, refined foods, and less fruits, vegetables and fibers content, suggest a contribution that favours que occurrence of obesity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11390916
title: AGING, OBESITY AND FOOD CONSUMPTION IN THE ELDERLY

description: ABSTRACT People are growing older, and chronic diseases are becoming predominant; in this scenery obesity stands out, due to its increasing prevalence among the several age groups, including the elderly, and for its complications, either alone or associated with other morbid events, such as: arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus non-insulin dependent and cardiovascular diseases, which have high prevalence among aged people. Obesity, considered a public health problem, is an additional important risk for the elderly. Despite the multiple factors that determine alimentary consumption, aspects related to highly energetic diets, rich in animal fat, sugars, refined foods, and less fruits, vegetables and fibers content, suggest a contribution that favours que occurrence of obesity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11390766
title: The effects of Tai Chi Chuan in occurrences of falls, fear of falling and balance in the elderly: a systematic review of randomized control trials

description: Abstract The aging process is one of the factors that influence the increasing number of falls and result in complications like fear of falling. The Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is an oriental martial art considered as light to moderate intensity exercise. The practice of TCC has positive effects on balance, occurrence of falls and fear of falling on the elderly. This study aimed to, through a systematic review, investigate the effects of TCC in risk of falls, fear of falling and balance in the elderly. Randomized controlled trials were investigated on databases Medline, Lilacs, Cochrane and PEDro. Two reviewers analyzed the quality of the studies and extract data independently. Six studies were selected, covering 816 participants. The results demonstrated a positive effect of TCC on decreasing occurrences of falls and fear of falling in sedentary community-dwelling elderly. The same effect was not observed for the postural stability.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11390766.v1
title: The effects of Tai Chi Chuan in occurrences of falls, fear of falling and balance in the elderly: a systematic review of randomized control trials

description: Abstract The aging process is one of the factors that influence the increasing number of falls and result in complications like fear of falling. The Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is an oriental martial art considered as light to moderate intensity exercise. The practice of TCC has positive effects on balance, occurrence of falls and fear of falling on the elderly. This study aimed to, through a systematic review, investigate the effects of TCC in risk of falls, fear of falling and balance in the elderly. Randomized controlled trials were investigated on databases Medline, Lilacs, Cochrane and PEDro. Two reviewers analyzed the quality of the studies and extract data independently. Six studies were selected, covering 816 participants. The results demonstrated a positive effect of TCC on decreasing occurrences of falls and fear of falling in sedentary community-dwelling elderly. The same effect was not observed for the postural stability.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10073882
title: Functional independence and factors that influence it in the scope of home care to elderly people

description: Abstract Introduction To verify the factors associated to functional independence of elderly in home care assistance. Method Analytical description of a cross-sectional study was accomplished through 80 handbooks of elderly people assisted in a Home Care Program. Results The elderly sample was composed of a majority feminine (76,3%), widows (57,5%), advanced age (83,36 ± 7,67) and bed rest (50%). They presented a low punctuation in total FIM (61,08 ± 33,10), motor (41,03 ± 24,38) and cognitive (20,05 ± 10,77), developing a functional dependence. The presence of several disease associated and high consumption of drugs had a significant weak positive correlation with a decrease in the punctuation of cognitive FIM. The presence of skin disease and/or subcutaneous tissue, mental problems and to be rest are issues associated with the decrease in punctuation of total FIM, motor and cognitive. The presence of nervous systems disease was associated with functional decline of total FIM and motor. Conclusions The acknowledgement of factors associated to functional decline (specific classes of disease, high consumption of drugs and kind of locomotion) can lead to a professional assistance of the main problems, before they are installed and come to impair elderly people’s quality of life.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10073882.v1
title: Functional independence and factors that influence it in the scope of home care to elderly people

description: Abstract Introduction To verify the factors associated to functional independence of elderly in home care assistance. Method Analytical description of a cross-sectional study was accomplished through 80 handbooks of elderly people assisted in a Home Care Program. Results The elderly sample was composed of a majority feminine (76,3%), widows (57,5%), advanced age (83,36 ± 7,67) and bed rest (50%). They presented a low punctuation in total FIM (61,08 ± 33,10), motor (41,03 ± 24,38) and cognitive (20,05 ± 10,77), developing a functional dependence. The presence of several disease associated and high consumption of drugs had a significant weak positive correlation with a decrease in the punctuation of cognitive FIM. The presence of skin disease and/or subcutaneous tissue, mental problems and to be rest are issues associated with the decrease in punctuation of total FIM, motor and cognitive. The presence of nervous systems disease was associated with functional decline of total FIM and motor. Conclusions The acknowledgement of factors associated to functional decline (specific classes of disease, high consumption of drugs and kind of locomotion) can lead to a professional assistance of the main problems, before they are installed and come to impair elderly people’s quality of life.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10073330.v1
title: Genetics aspects of aging and related diseases: a complex network of interactions between genes and environment

description: Abstract Aging is a dynamic process, when changes occur from the molecular to the morfo-physiological level, after maturity, leading to the organic decline, increasing susceptibility and vulnerability to diseases and to death. The genetics of aging studies the hereditary contribution of species and interaction with environment, causing biological modifications along time. It is a review of studies on this subject, suggesting that aging is under a genetic-environmental control. Except for syndromes, the genetic contribution such as life span and some cronic diseases (Alzheimer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus type 2) is relatively low. This shows that environmental factors, such as life style e diet, play a fundamental role on aging phenotypes. Genetics is not a deterministic route, and more and more it can be “manipulated” on behalf of health. Moreover, knowledge on the genetic of aging and associated diseases will provide more clinical instruments to benefit elderly people.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10073330
title: Genetics aspects of aging and related diseases: a complex network of interactions between genes and environment

description: Abstract Aging is a dynamic process, when changes occur from the molecular to the morfo-physiological level, after maturity, leading to the organic decline, increasing susceptibility and vulnerability to diseases and to death. The genetics of aging studies the hereditary contribution of species and interaction with environment, causing biological modifications along time. It is a review of studies on this subject, suggesting that aging is under a genetic-environmental control. Except for syndromes, the genetic contribution such as life span and some cronic diseases (Alzheimer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus type 2) is relatively low. This shows that environmental factors, such as life style e diet, play a fundamental role on aging phenotypes. Genetics is not a deterministic route, and more and more it can be “manipulated” on behalf of health. Moreover, knowledge on the genetic of aging and associated diseases will provide more clinical instruments to benefit elderly people.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10073312
title: Medicine consumption by the elderly assisted at a day care center for older people in northwestern Paraná, Brazil

description: Abstract This work aimed to evaluate medicine consumption by old-aged people at a day care center, relating aspects of its rational use. For this purpose, home visitation was carried out, followed by interview based on a structured questionnaire. The results of the 72 interviews show that the elderly presented low schooling, 66% among the female gender. The most prevalent age group was 60 to 75 years old (81%). Hypertension was the most frequent chronic disease (54%), followed by diabetes mellitus and arthritis/rheumatism (17 and 15%, respectively). As for the medicine consumption, 89% were using some kind, where 73% were doctor prescribed medicines and 27%, not. In spite of 83% of the 231 used medicines being correctly indicated, 43.3% of them were improperly consumed as for their utilization period. The antihypertensive were the most cited medicine (20%), followed by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (19%), diuretics (10%) and phytotherapics (9%). The data obtained in this research indicate that the elderly, besides being medicine great consumers, frequently use multiple medicines, which represents health risks for them. This research evinces the importance of adequate orientations to promote the rational use of medicines, avoiding their inadequate use.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10073312.v1
title: Medicine consumption by the elderly assisted at a day care center for older people in northwestern Paraná, Brazil

description: Abstract This work aimed to evaluate medicine consumption by old-aged people at a day care center, relating aspects of its rational use. For this purpose, home visitation was carried out, followed by interview based on a structured questionnaire. The results of the 72 interviews show that the elderly presented low schooling, 66% among the female gender. The most prevalent age group was 60 to 75 years old (81%). Hypertension was the most frequent chronic disease (54%), followed by diabetes mellitus and arthritis/rheumatism (17 and 15%, respectively). As for the medicine consumption, 89% were using some kind, where 73% were doctor prescribed medicines and 27%, not. In spite of 83% of the 231 used medicines being correctly indicated, 43.3% of them were improperly consumed as for their utilization period. The antihypertensive were the most cited medicine (20%), followed by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (19%), diuretics (10%) and phytotherapics (9%). The data obtained in this research indicate that the elderly, besides being medicine great consumers, frequently use multiple medicines, which represents health risks for them. This research evinces the importance of adequate orientations to promote the rational use of medicines, avoiding their inadequate use.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10074155
title: Characterization of the alimentary pattern, of energy and nutritients intake in the diet of seniors in a municipality in Zona da Mata, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

description: Abstract This study aims to evaluate food consumption, to identify the ingestion of energy and dietary nutritients of the diet, as well as eating habits of elderly registered in the Municipal Program of the Third Age (PMTI), in the municipal district of Viçosa-MG. Food consumption was evaluated in 183 seniors aged from 60 to 90 years, through the sum of consumption found between the 24hour-Recall and the Semi-quantitative questionnaire of Alimentary Frequency. To adapt consumption of nutrients and energy, we used a calculation based on the Dietary Ingestion of Reference (DRI's). Energy ingestion was below the estimated need for almost all seniors, and a high ingestion of energy of lipidic sources (52.5%) was observed. Highly inadequate frequency was verified in the consumption of vitamins (vitamins C, THE, B1, B2 and B6). Calcium consumption 1/3 of the recommended value. Unbalance in the diet was observed, with a high prevalence of inadequate in the consumption of proteins, vitamins and minerals in the diet of the elderly people studied.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10074155.v1
title: Characterization of the alimentary pattern, of energy and nutritients intake in the diet of seniors in a municipality in Zona da Mata, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

description: Abstract This study aims to evaluate food consumption, to identify the ingestion of energy and dietary nutritients of the diet, as well as eating habits of elderly registered in the Municipal Program of the Third Age (PMTI), in the municipal district of Viçosa-MG. Food consumption was evaluated in 183 seniors aged from 60 to 90 years, through the sum of consumption found between the 24hour-Recall and the Semi-quantitative questionnaire of Alimentary Frequency. To adapt consumption of nutrients and energy, we used a calculation based on the Dietary Ingestion of Reference (DRI's). Energy ingestion was below the estimated need for almost all seniors, and a high ingestion of energy of lipidic sources (52.5%) was observed. Highly inadequate frequency was verified in the consumption of vitamins (vitamins C, THE, B1, B2 and B6). Calcium consumption 1/3 of the recommended value. Unbalance in the diet was observed, with a high prevalence of inadequate in the consumption of proteins, vitamins and minerals in the diet of the elderly people studied.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10074005
title: Promoting Health and preventing dependency: identifying frailty signs among independent elderly

description: ABSTRACT Objective to identify frailty indicators for dependency and hospitalization in a sample of independent seniors of an elderly Center. Methods evaluation of the probability of hospitalization through an instrument composed by eight variables and functional evaluation with the use of an instrument composed of 11 tests and an interview structured to get information concerning self-referred morbidity. The statistical data were treated in a descriptive way and analyzed to the light of theoretical basis in the fields of the Gerontology and Public Health. Results From October 2005 to September 2006, 430 elderly were interviewed. A subsample of 285 subjects was submitted to the functional evaluation. Among them, 25% presented memory losses, 32.2% presented previous history of depression, 55.7% have hypertension diagnosis and 30.5% related falls in the last year. Conclusion 10% of the seniors needed urgent geriatric intervention, 45% presented important frailty indicators needing a comprehensive assessment and 28% would benefit of rehabilitation measures in order to prevent functional incapacity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.10074005.v1
title: Promoting Health and preventing dependency: identifying frailty signs among independent elderly

description: ABSTRACT Objective to identify frailty indicators for dependency and hospitalization in a sample of independent seniors of an elderly Center. Methods evaluation of the probability of hospitalization through an instrument composed by eight variables and functional evaluation with the use of an instrument composed of 11 tests and an interview structured to get information concerning self-referred morbidity. The statistical data were treated in a descriptive way and analyzed to the light of theoretical basis in the fields of the Gerontology and Public Health. Results From October 2005 to September 2006, 430 elderly were interviewed. A subsample of 285 subjects was submitted to the functional evaluation. Among them, 25% presented memory losses, 32.2% presented previous history of depression, 55.7% have hypertension diagnosis and 30.5% related falls in the last year. Conclusion 10% of the seniors needed urgent geriatric intervention, 45% presented important frailty indicators needing a comprehensive assessment and 28% would benefit of rehabilitation measures in order to prevent functional incapacity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9276149
title: Longevity in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, through the analysis of obtuaries in the newspaper Jornal da Tarde (2004-2005)

description: Abstract Study on longevity carried out in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, through the analysis of obituaries in Jornal da Tarde, a local newspaper. The 665 obituaries were analyzed throughout the periods of June, July and August of 2004 and 2005. The aim was to verify longevity of elderly residents in São Paulo metropolitan area and the aspects contained in the obituaries, such as: elderly's age group, marital status, gender prevalence (feminine or masculine), if the elderly left their families and families left by the elderly. The SPSS (version11.0) was used to deal with statisticcal data, because of the multiple choice questions, through a questionnaire elaborated after obituary clippings. Results showed a greater range of age for females, of 87,4 years of age with the deviation standard of 8,6 years and, for males, 82.1 years with deviation standard of 9 years. In relation to marital status, most part of the elderly were widows and men were in the category of being married/living together. For marital status without a partner (single, widow, separated/divorced), a higher frequency of females was observed and with a partner (married/living together), a higher frequency for males was noticed. Another significant association was encountered in relation to marital status, given that obituaries of the elderly without partners concentrated in the highest age ranges and with partners in the lower ones. The research did not find significant association concerning relatives left and type of relative left. The process longevity increasing in Brazil can be evinced by obituaries of elderly people. Longevity is a current phenomenon in the country and is determined by the highest age reached by the elderly. This process is more predominant among the female gender, and is known as feminization of old age.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.9276149.v1
title: Longevity in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, through the analysis of obtuaries in the newspaper Jornal da Tarde (2004-2005)

description: Abstract Study on longevity carried out in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, through the analysis of obituaries in Jornal da Tarde, a local newspaper. The 665 obituaries were analyzed throughout the periods of June, July and August of 2004 and 2005. The aim was to verify longevity of elderly residents in São Paulo metropolitan area and the aspects contained in the obituaries, such as: elderly's age group, marital status, gender prevalence (feminine or masculine), if the elderly left their families and families left by the elderly. The SPSS (version11.0) was used to deal with statisticcal data, because of the multiple choice questions, through a questionnaire elaborated after obituary clippings. Results showed a greater range of age for females, of 87,4 years of age with the deviation standard of 8,6 years and, for males, 82.1 years with deviation standard of 9 years. In relation to marital status, most part of the elderly were widows and men were in the category of being married/living together. For marital status without a partner (single, widow, separated/divorced), a higher frequency of females was observed and with a partner (married/living together), a higher frequency for males was noticed. Another significant association was encountered in relation to marital status, given that obituaries of the elderly without partners concentrated in the highest age ranges and with partners in the lower ones. The research did not find significant association concerning relatives left and type of relative left. The process longevity increasing in Brazil can be evinced by obituaries of elderly people. Longevity is a current phenomenon in the country and is determined by the highest age reached by the elderly. This process is more predominant among the female gender, and is known as feminization of old age.