Introduction: The current scenario in our country shows the growth of the elderly population concomitantly with the increase in the rate of chronic diseases, number of hospitalizations and decline in physical and cognitive ...

Advances in technological, economic and health conditions have increased the life expectancy of human beings. Currently, the number of older adults is approximately 1 billion worldwide according to the World Health ...

Non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) is considered one of the main complaints reported by the older people, leading to disability and decreased functional performance. The literature describes Pain Neuroscience ...

INTRODUCTION: thyroid cancer commonly appears in women over 40 years of age and its treatment is total thyroidectomy. The consequence of this is chronic hypothyroidism, which results in significant physiological and emotional ...

Introduction: Epidemiological studies that demonstrate the association between diabetes and muscle strength (MS) classify individuals as diabetic or non-diabetic. Thus, is not known how such associations behave in undiagnosed ...

It is in cities that most people have aged. Research that investigates the built environment, social functions and the relationship between human beings and housing is essential. Housing, offered and guaranteed with quality, ...

Longevity brings important challenges for society, especially with regard to ensuring a better quality of life for the older adults. The social and family support network are proven relevant factors for reducing the risk ...

Purpose: to analyze the oral intake rate of patients with dysphagia hospitalized to a public hospital in Campinas-SP during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Study of quantitative and retrospective methodology ...

As the demographic transition becomes a reality, it is of the utmost importance to study the various contexts in which the population is inserted and to influence aging. Currently there are few studies that seek to identify ...

Among the so-called chronic non-communicable diseases and syndromes that commonly affect older people, dementias stand out, for having characteristics that do not affect only the sick individual. They extend to the entire ...