The results of the present study indicate that resistance training is an effective intervention in the reduction of anxiety symptoms and improves the quality of life in elderly people with Parkinson's disease.
Background Depression affects up to 40% of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Purpose To assess resistance training effects on the depressive symptoms of elderly PD patients. Study design A randomized control study. Methods Thirty‐three patients (aged ≥ 60 years) were randomly divided into two groups: (a) control group: n = 16 and (b) resistance training group (RTG): n = 17. All patients with Parkinson's disease (stage 1‐3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale). The RTG, in addition to maintaining their pharmacological treatments, performed 20 weeks of resistance training. The control group maintained their pharmacological treatments. Depressive symptoms, quality of life, unified Parkinson's Disease scale, and functional capacity were evaluated in both groups. Results The RTG presented a significant reduction (P < .05) of depressive symptoms (pre = 17.9 ± 8 score; post = 10.3 ± 6 score; effect size: −0.48), improved quality of life (pre = 40.3 ± 21.1 score; post = 30.2 ± 16.8 score; effect size: −0.26), and improved UPDRS (pre = 64 ± 34.6 score; post = 49.1 ± 24.1 score; effect size: −0.24). No significant changes in the control group regarding depressive symptoms (pre = 18.7 ± 5.4 score; post = 19.4 ± 5.2 score; effect size: 0.07), quality of life (pre = 39 ± 16.1 score; post = 40.6 ± 15.6 score; effect size: 0.05), and UPDRS (pre = 61.1 ± 24.3 score; post = 64.9 ± 23.4 score; effect size: 0.08) after 20 weeks. Conclusion Resistance training reduces depressive symptoms and improves the quality of life and functionality of elderly with PD.
Objective The Parkinson Anxiety Scale (PAS) was developed to measure the severity of anxiety symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and it has not yet been adapted and validated in Portuguese. Thus, this study evaluated the reliability and validity of a translated and adapted version of the PAS for the Brazilian population of PD patients. Methods The Parkinson Anxiety Scale – Brazilian Version (PAS-BV) was completed by 55 patients with PD. The reliability (test-retest reliability, interrater reliability and internal consistency) and construct validity of the PAS-BV were assessed by comparing it with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Parkinson’s Disease Fatigue Scale (PFS) and the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part III. Results Patients with PD had an average age of 64.51 ± 9.20 years and had PD for an average of 6.98 ± 5.02 years. The reliability of the PAS-BV was 0.83, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) (retest-test) was 0.88. The scale presented good convergent validity with the BAI ( r s = 0.82, p < 0.05). It also presented good divergent validity with the PFS ( r s = 0.24, p > 0.05) and the UPDRS part II ( r s = -0.10, p > 0.05), part III ( r s = -0.21, p > 0.05), and part IV ( r s = 0.03, p > 0.05), as indicated by the absence of significant correlations. However, there was a significant correlation between the PAS-BV and part I of the UPDRS ( r s = 0.67, p < 0.05). Conclusion The PAS-BV presents substantial reliability and validity for patients with PD without dementia.
RESUMOOs resíduos sólidos podem causar contaminação dos recursos hídricos através do chorume. Além disso, podem demorar para se degradar e gerar impactos ambientais no solo no ar, impactos visuais, sociais e desequilíbrios na fauna e na flora. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar as características dos resíduos sólidos de uma indústria de produtos alimentícios. Foi realizada uma análise da classificação e a composição gravimétrica dos resíduos gerados na unidade. Foi elaborado um mapeamento dos coletores e uma planilha para controle de descarte de resíduos. Observou-se que os resíduos de panificação representaram 94,98% dos resíduos gerados no processo produtivo durante o período analisado. Os resíduos de papel e papel representaram 3,62% e os resíduos de plástico representaram 1,40% do total de resíduos gerados. Concluiu-se que todos os resíduos gerados no processo produtivo possuem grande potencial de reaproveitamento ou reciclagem. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: alimentos, destinação final, indústria, resíduos ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLID WASTE FROM A FOOD INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDYABSTRACT Solid waste can cause contamination of water resources through slurry. In addition, they can take time to degrade and generate environmental impacts on soil in the air, visual and social impacts, and imbalances on fauna and flora. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the solid waste characteristics of a food industry. An analysis of the classification and the gravimetric composition of the residues generated in the unit was carried out. A mapping of the collectors and a spreadsheet for control of waste disposal were elaborated. It was observed that the bakery residues represented 94.98% of the residues generated in the production process during the analyzed period. Waste paper and paper accounted for 3.62% and plastic
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