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Determinants of quality of life in pre-frail older adults according to phenotypic criteria: the VERISAUDE Study
(Springer para The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS), 2017-02-04)[Abstract] Frailty is a dynamic clinical syndrome considered as part of an age-associated continuum of severity, including pre-frailty as an intermediate frailty status with potential reversibility to robustness. The main ... -
Dual and triple tasks performance in institutionalized prefrail and frail older adults
(Willey, 2020-07-13)[Abstract] Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to investigate differences on dual- and triple-task performance in institutionalized prefrail and frail older adults. Performance on these tasks is relevant since ... -
Dysphagia and its association with other health-related risk factors in institutionalized older people: a systematic review
(Elsevier, 2023-03-07)[Abstract] Background: Dysphagia is considered a geriatric syndrome that is characterized by inability to or difficulty in safely and effectively forming or moving the food bolus toward the esophagus. This pathology is ... -
Effectiveness of a chess-training program for improving cognition, mood, and quality of life in older adults: a pilot study
(Elsevier, 2021-06-04)[Abstract] Background. Regular practice of a cognitively stimulating activity, such as chess, can help maintain a healthy cognitive, social, and psychological state during the aging process. Objective. To evaluate ... -
Effects of degree of urbanization and lifetime longest-held occupation on cognitive impairment prevalence in an older spanish population
(Frontiers, 2017-02-13)[Abstract] Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in rural and urban elderly populations and to examine the relationship between lifetime occupation and general cognitive performance. A cross-sectional ... -
Exploring genetic outcomes as frailty biomakers
(Oxford, 2018-04-19)[Abstract] Frailty has emerged as a reliable measure of the aging process. Because the early detection of frailty is crucial to prevent or even revert it, the use of biomarkers would allow an earlier and more objective ... -
Frailty in older adults Is associated with plasma concentrations of inflammatory mediators but not with lymphocyte subpopulations
(Frontiers, 2018-05-16)[Abstract] Frailty denotes a multidimensional syndrome that gives rise to vulnerability to stressors and leads to an increase of the age-related decline of different physiological systems and cognitive abilities. Aging-related ... -
Frailty status in older adults is related to alterations in indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 and guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I enzymatic pathways
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Frailty syndrome and genomic instability in older adults: suitability of the cytome micronucleus assay as a diagnostic tool
(Oxford, 2018-01-13)[Abstract] Frailty, a condition involving increased risk of disability and mortality in older adults, has emerged as a reliable way to predict the effect of aging. Genomic instability may help to anticipate recognition of ... -
Immune activation in older-aged individuals is associated with genetic instability (or vice versa)
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Immune biomarkers in older adults: role of physical activity
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-05-19)[Abstract] Aging is associated with a decline in the normal functioning of the immune system. Several studies described the relationship between immunological alterations, including immunosenescence and inflammation, and ... -
Is salivary chromogranin A a valid psychological stress biomarker during sensory stimulation in people with advanced dementia?
(IOS Press, 2016-12-20)[Abstract] Salivary chromogranin A (sCgA) is gaining attention as a biomarker of psychological stress. The objective of this work was to determine whether individualized music intervention and multisensory stimulation ... -
Is sensory loss an understudied risk factor for frailty? a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Oxford Academic, 2020-07-06)[Abstract] Background. Age-related sensory loss and frailty are common conditions among older adults, but epidemiologic research on their possible links has been inconclusive. Clarifying this relationship is important ... -
Low-volume cycling training improves body composition and functionality in older people with multimorbidity: a randomized controlled trial
(Nature, 2021-06-28)[Abstract] Physical exercise, when practiced regularly and in adequate doses, is a proven nonpharmacological measure that helps to prevent and reverse noncommunicable diseases, as well as reduce mortality rates from any ... -
Morbidity and medication consumption among users of home telecare services
(Wiley, 2016-08-02)[Abstract] Telecare is a healthcare resource based on new technologies that, through the services offered, attempt to help elderly people to continue living in their homes. In this sense, first-generation telecare services ... -
Multisensory stimulation and individualized music sessions on older adults with severe dementia: effects on mood, behavior, and biomedical parameters
(IOS Press, 2018)[Abstract] Background:Multisensory stimulation and individualized music have shown to be good in handling the psychological and behavioral symptoms in people with severe dementia. Objective:Explore the effects of two ... -
Nutritional determinants of frailty in older adults: a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2017-05-15)[Abstract] Background. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that affects multiple domains of human functioning. A variety of problems contributes to the development of this syndrome; poor nutritional status is an important ... -
Pain as a mediator in the temperament-alexithymia relationship in individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis
(Verduci, 2021-12)[Abstract] OBJECTIVE: The study aims to establish a relationship between temperament traits, symptoms of alexithymia, and pain intensity in rheumatoid arthritis. Despite the significant progress seen in the area of RA ... -
Quality of life, functional impairment and social factors as determinants of nutritional status in older adults: the VERISAÚDE study
(Elsevier, 2017-04)[Abstract] Background & aims. Malnutrition is an important and growing health problem in elderly people. The main aim of this research was to examine the relationship between socio-demographic factors, social resources, ... -
Relationship between DNA damage measured by the comet-assay and cognitive function
(Elsevier, 2022-10-17)[Abstract] Recent studies exploring the relationship between DNA damage measured by the comet assay (single-cell gel electrophoresis) and cognitive function in both animal models and humans are reviewed and summarized. ...