[Resumen] Fundamentos: En una sociedad envejecida es necesario establecer nuevas alternativas que de alguna manera traten de satisfacer las necesidades de las personas mayores, a la vez que incrementen su calidad de ...

[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 ...

[Abstract] Neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) are a group of heterogeneous diseases that show differences in incidence, hereditary, etiology, prognosis, or functional impairments. Wheelchair use (manual or powered) is influenced ...

[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 ...

[Abstract] The present study provides a basic outline of the care and support that family caregivers offer to people affected by neuromuscular diseases. To determine the presence of burden in caregivers of people ...

[Abstract] Background. Due to recent improvements in colorectal cancer survival, patient-reported outcomes, including health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care, have become well-established endpoints to ...

[Abstract] This study aims to determine the impact of musculoskeletal pain (in terms of intensity of the pain, location and functional disability due to back pain) and other factors (socio-demographic, lifestyle and ...

[Resumen] Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia y los factores asociados al consumo farmacológico y a consultas al médico de familia por dolor musculoesquelético en mariscadoras. Métodos: Estudio transversal (n = 929) ...

[Abstract] Objectives: To investigate the effects of a preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation programme in patients with lung cancer undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery. Design: Randomized, single-blind controlled ...

[Abstract] Background. Frailty is a multidimensional clinical geriatric syndrome that may be reversed in its early stages. Most studies have paid attention to its physical or phenotypic boundaries, however, little is ...