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Adults at high-risk of severe coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) in Brazil
CONCLUSIONS Proportion and total number of adults at risk of severe Covid-19 are high in Brazil, with wide variation across states and adult subgroups. T hese findings should be considered while designing and implementing prevention measures in Brazil. We argue that these results support broad social isolation measures, particularly when testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 is limited.
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - May 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Hands-only CPR training for children, adolescents and adults at the school community: The kids save lives Brazil experience
The education of bystanders to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is crucial to improve the victim's survival and quality of life. KIDS SAVE LIVES BRAZIL program has trained children, adolescents, and adults of school communities to identify signals and symptoms as to take first actions in acute stroke, choking, and sudden cardiac arrest. The present longitudinal study assessed the success rate between a 45-min training using low-fidelity/low-cost manikins (1630 subjects, mean age 16 years, 38% male) and a 2-h training using high-fidelity manikins (347 subjects, mean age 27 years, 32% male) on the development of t...
Source: Resuscitation - October 1, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Naomi Kondo Nakagawa, Katia Moreno Garcia Oliveira, Ana Paula Boaventura, Thatiane Facholi Polastri, Mariangela Macchione, Regiani Carvalho-Oliveira, Marcelo Calderaro, Ludhmila Abrah ão Hajjar, Heraldo Possolo Souza, Eduardo Vieira Motta, Priscila Aikaw Tags: PT39 Source Type: research
Frailty in community-dwelling older people: comparing screening instruments
CONCLUSIONS: Although the analyses show moderate agreement and strong positive correlation between the instruments, the indicated prevalence of frailty is discrepant. Our results attest the need to standardize the instrument for assessing frailty in community-dwelling older people.RESUMO OBJETIVO: Comparar os instrumentos Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) e Índice de Vulnerabilidade Clínico-Funcional-20 (IVCF-20) quanto ao grau de concordância e de correlação, bem como comparar modelos descritivos com variáveis associadas à fragilidade em idosos brasileiros comunitários. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, aninhado a uma coorte...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - November 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Who are the people with Alzheimer's disease in Brazil? Findings from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging
Conclusion: Older adults with AD in Brazil reported impaired physical and mental health compared with the non-AD population.RESUMO: Objetivo: Descrever as caracter ísticas socioeconômicas, comportamentais, clínicas e aquelas relacionadas à saúde de idosos brasileiros com Doença de Alzheimer (DA). Métodos: Foram analisados dados de linha de base do Estudo Longitudinal da Sa úde dos Idosos Brasileiros (ELSI-Brasil). Essa pesquisa nacional entrevistou 9.412 adultos com pelo menos 50 anos. O diagnóstico de DA e as variáveis de exposi ção (sociodemográficas, clínicas, comportamentais e aquelas rela...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - April 14, 2021 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Examining the factors associated with functional capacity of community-dwelling older adults using the ICF framework: a cross-sectional study from the Frailty in Brazilian Older Adults Study (FIBRA)
CONCLUSION: Functional capacity of older adults is associated with some non-modifiable factors, such as age and sex. The modifiable factors must be addressed by health professionals and policymakers in the geriatric area, especially depression, obesity, physical inactivity, and social support.PMID:35659442 | DOI:10.1080/09593985.2022.2079574
Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - June 6, 2022 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Karina Simone de Souza Vasconcelos Alessandra de Carvalho Bastone Renata Alvarenga Vieira Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade Ros ângela Correa Dias Jo ão Marcos Domingues Dias M ônica Rodrigues Perracini Ricardo Oliveira Guerra Bruno de Souza Moreira Source Type: research
New Urban Health ‘Accelerator’ Aims to Transform Cardiovascular Population Health Globally
May 22, 2023
GenevaThe CARDIO4Cities Accelerator by Novartis Foundation and IntraHealth International aims to replicate the successful CARDIO4Cities approach in 30 major cities within three years to transform cardiovascular population health and equity globally.Results of initial programs in São Paulo, Dakar and Ulaanbaatar show the cost-effective approach averted up to 13% of strokes and 12% of heart attacks during implementation.Experts say public-private partnerships are key to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease, the world’s leading cause of death,according to the World Health Organizati...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: Global Noncommunicable Diseases Source Type: news
Brazilian Portuguese Adaptation and Validation of the Language Screening Test for Poststroke Patients
CONCLUSION: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the LAST is a valid, simple, easy, and rapid test to screen poststroke aphasia in hospital settings.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.23548911.PMID:37410632 | DOI:10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00611
Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - July 6, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Renata de Lima Ramos Mariana M Bahia Constance Flamand-Roze Regina Yu Shon Chun Source Type: research
