ABSTRACT Objectives: to develop interactive gerontechnology for the prevention of falls in the elderly at home. Methods: an exploratory and descriptive study that consisted of gerontechnology development and evaluation by experts and the target audience. For evaluation, researchers used the Agreement I...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the prevalence and characteristics associated with sarcopenia in elders in Primary Health Care Units. Methods: cross-sectional study with 384 elders. To evaluate sarcopenia, we measured: strength and muscle mass, and physical performance. The elderly were classified as ...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the prevalence and characteristics associated with sarcopenia in elders in Primary Health Care Units. Methods: cross-sectional study with 384 elders. To evaluate sarcopenia, we measured: strength and muscle mass, and physical performance. The elderly were classified as ...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to develop and test a board game for fall prevention in older adults in the community. Methods: a descriptive study, carried out through the use of game design elements (narrative, mechanics, aesthetics and technology), the Health Promotion Model, assessment by experts and testing ...
Resumo Objetivo Identificar na literatura as gerontecnologias Internet das Coisas desenvolvidas para prevenção de acidentes por quedas em idosos. Métodos Revisão integrativa, realizada de janeiro a maio de 2020. Foram critérios de inclusão artigos, sem restrição de período ou idioma com indi...
RESUMO Objetivo: identificar sintomas de ansiedade e fatores associados entre profissionais de saúde durante pandemia da COVID-19. Método: estudo transversal, realizado com 1.354 profissionais da saúde, cujos dados socioprofissionais, sintomas psicológicos e físicos de ansiedade foram coletados vi...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess factors associated with vulnerability and fragility in the elderly. Methods: crosssectional study with 384 elderly people in Fortaleza, Ceará. The Vulnerable Elders Survey and Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index - 20 were used. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests we...
ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate a three-dimensional educational gerontotechnology for the prevention of falls in the elderly at home. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive study, involving the Development of gerontotechnology; Evaluation by specialists and target audience, took place in Fortaleza, State o...
RESUMO Objetivo Analisar a aplicabilidade da Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) para a avaliação da capacidade funcional de idosos com hanseníase. Método Pesquisa descritiva, transversal, desenvolvida com 77 idosos com hanseníase acompanhados no Centro de Referência em ...
Resumo Objetivo Analisar estudos de intervenções com tecnologias assistivas, empregadas no auxílio de idosos com demência, na execução das Atividades Básicas e Instrumentais de Vida Diária. Métodos Realizou-se levantamento, através das bases de dados CINAHL, MEDLINE/PubMed, LILACS, SCOPUS, Sc...
