Perfil epidemiológico de idosos frequentadores de grupos de convivência no município de Iguatu, Ceará

Silva, Helder Oliveira e; Carvalho, Maynna Julianna Alencar David de; Lima, Flávia Emília Leite de; Rodrigues, Lusmar Veras

doi:10.1590/s1809-98232011000100013

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“…This corroborates earlier studies which point out the preponderance of women in the studied age range 21 . In addition to that, part of the group was composed of the elderly, where there's also predominance of women.…”

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Audição em adultos e idosos: associação com sexo, idade e cognição

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OBJETIVO:verificar a existência de associação entre a presença e o grau de perda auditiva em adultos e idosos e o desempenho em teste de rastreio cognitivo, o sexo e a idade dos mesmos.MÉTODOS:participaram deste estudo sujeitos com idade entre 52 e 92 anos. Todos responderam a questionário sócio-demográfico, ao teste de Mini Exame do Estado Mental e à audiometria tonal liminar.RESULTADOS: dos 90 indivíduos avaliados, 22 (24,4%) eram do sexo masculino e 68 (75,6%) do sexo feminino. Constatou-se que apenas 11 orelhas direitas e 11 orelhas esquerdas apresentavam limiares auditivos normais. Constatou-se que a idade estava associada com o aumento dos limiares auditivos, evidenciando que os indivíduos mais velhos apresentam maior grau de perda auditiva (p<0,005). Não houve diferença estatística entre os limiares auditivos de homens e mulheres (p=0,1). Observou-se que 80% dos sujeitos cujo resultado do rastreio cognitivo foi normal apresentaram os limiares auditivos menos afetados. Já 60% dos indivíduos cujo resultado do rastreio cognitivo foi alterado apresentaram maior grau de perda auditiva. Pode-se constatar a relação dos achados audiológicos com os resultados do teste de rastreio cognitivo, evidenciando que os sujeitos com o resultado alterado do mini Exame do Estado mental apresentam os maiores graus de perda auditiva (p<0,001).CONCLUSÃO:verificou-se que houve associação entre a presença e grau da perda auditiva com o resultado do Mini Exame do Estado Mental. O aumento da idade mostrou-se proporcional ao aumento dos limiares auditivos. Não foi constatada associação entre gênero e audição na amostra.

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Audição em adultos e idosos: associação com sexo, idade e cognição

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“…(21) Associated with this economic status, 68.5% of the sample lives with relatives, most married (39.4%) or cohabiting (37%), a situation which converges with other population-based studies (22,23) and it is considered positive by most of the elderly by enabling the support of the family in carrying out daily activities. (24) Anthropometry identified that 70% of elderly are overweight (25) and 89.8% of women have abdominal circumference > 80 cm, being an indicative of increased risk for cardiovascular disease, as shown in other studies. (26,27) Associated with this health condition and confirming other studies of aging, it was observed a high prevalence of chronic diseases such as anxiety, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.…”

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Physical Activity Level, Functional Mobility and Fall Risk in the Elderly

Silva¹,

Brandão²,

Silva³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: Low levels of physical activity and functional mobility lead to greater difficulty in performing activities of daily living and are directly proportional to mortality in the elderly. Thus, there are the need to create mechanisms linked to the maintenance of the functional capacity, which assure the elderly autonomy and self-confidence. Objective: To verify the level of physical activity and functional mobility in the elderly and if this functional mobility suffers interference of the age group and physical activity. Methods: The study involved the elderly aged 60 and over, living in Senhor do Bonfim (BA), in the northeastern region of Brazil, from February to July 2015. The evaluation of the subjects occurred in a single session, with physical and general clinical evaluation, as well as the collection of sociodemographic, anthropometric and self-reported morbidities through the application of questionnaires. It was also carried out the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) to verify the levels of functional mobility and level of physical activity with application of the International Questionnaire of Physical Activity (IPAQ) adapted for the elderly. Results: In this study, 127 patients were studied, predominantly female (87%) and mean age of 68 ± 7 years, and the majority of the elderly corresponded to the age group of 60 to 69 years. The elderly belonging to the group considered inactive (IPAQ up to 150 min/weekly) presented the execution time of TUG higher than the elderly in the group considered active (IPAQ > 150 min/weekly), with averaging time for carrying out the test of 10.5±2 minutes and 8.9±2 minutes respectively, with a statistically significant difference of p<0.01. And the execution time of TUG increased proportionally to the increase of the age group. Conclusion: Elderly with lower level of physical activity and belonging to the higher age groups present a higher risk of falls. Strategies should be developed to stimulate increased physical activity level and functional mobility of this population, especially among the older ones, reducing the incidence of falls and providing greater autonomy.

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“…On the other hand, it has been reported that active older adults who participate in senior centers show good or satisfactory quality of life (Serbim & Figueiredo, 2011;Silva, Carvalho, Lima, & Rodrigues, 2011). Such quality of life is a common need of the elderly, and is described in terms of functional capacity, independence, and ability to engage in everyday life activities (Vitorino, Paskulin, & Vianna, 2013).…”

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