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UnderstAID, an ICT platform to help informal caregivers of people with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled study
(Hindawi, 2016)
[Abstract] Information and communications technology (ICT) could support ambient assisted living (AAL) based interventions to provide support to informal caregivers of people with dementia, especially when they need to ...
Correlation between depression and burden observed in informal caregivers of people suffering from dementia with time spent on caregiving and dementia severity
(Verduci, 2016)
[Abstract] OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study is to compare data on the examined population of informal caregivers of people suffering from dementia with previous studies, as well as to assess the correlation between (i) ...
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 ...
Avellentamento e calidade de vida
(Universidade de Santiago, Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico, 2011-07-14)
[Resumo] Aínda que nos últimos tempos, e sobre todo nas sociedades desenvolvidas, asistimos a un espectacular avance na "cantidade" de anos vividos, non ocorreu o mesmo se nos referimos á cantidade de anos vividos libres ...
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, ...
Efficacy of a computerized cognitive training application for older adults with and without memory impairments
(Springer, 2013-06-19)
[Abstract] Background/aims It has been shown that cognitive
training might help to protect against age-related cognitive
decline. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of a computerized
cognitive training application and ...
Relación entre el déficit sensorial auditivo y depresión en personas mayores: revisión de la literatura
(Elsevier, 2010-09-30)
[Resumen] Los avances en las condiciones sanitarias y socioeconómicas de los países desarrollados han incrementado
la esperanza de vida y el número de personas mayores. Sin embargo, aunque las condiciones sanitarias
han ...
Prevalence of functional disability in activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and associated factors, as predictors of morbidity and mortality
(Elsevier, 2009-06-10)
[Abstract] The aim of this study is to establish the existing relationship among variables referred to the person, specifically age and gender, and the functional dependence in basic ADL and in IADL, as well as the possible ...
Influence of social support on older adults with cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, or both coexisting
(SAGE, 2013)
[Abstract] The influence of social support dimensions (the extent of contact with others, the satisfaction with contacts, and the availability of help if sick or disabled) in elderly people with cognitive impairment (COG), ...
Reliability of 4-m and 6-m walking speed tests in elderly people with cognitive impairment
(Elsevier, 2010-08-01)
[Abstract] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the interrater and test–retest reliability of 4-m and 6-m
walking speed tests in elderly people with cognitive impairment. 50 subjects aged 65 and over with
cognitive ...