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This article proposes to identify the scientific production about the ICT scenario in the daily life of the elderly people in Brazil, which fits in the position of digital immigrant, from 2007 to 2017. This is a bibliographical study of the “state of the art”, with a quantitative approach. The results showed that, despite the small number of publications, there has been a growth of research on the subject in Brazil. Keywords: Aging; Elderly People; Information and Communication Technology.

This article seeks to investigate vulnerabilities related to the aging process of homosexual individuals through an integrative review of publications found in the Pubmed, Scopus and Web SciELO databases. Thus, there was a need for greater multidisciplinary care directed to the elderly under this sexual orientation and the importance of health professionals being able to address the issue of sexuality, so that there may be a more humanized care for this population. 

The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of sarcopenia or dinapenia, and the association between handgrip strength (PPF) with health status and inspiratory muscle strength in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study's findings suggest that, in the presence of sarcopenia, FPP was related to health status and inspiratory muscle strength. In addition, in this same group, FPP influenced the outcome variables in elderly patients with COPD. Elderly; Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive; Sarcopenia.   

The study aims to analyze the quality of life and occupational roles of elderly participants in the Open University of Maturity at the Federal University of Paraná during their participation in the project. This is an exploratory, descriptive, longitudinal study with a quantitative approach with 60 elderly people aged 60 and over. Even as a result of the aging process, it is necessary to observe the consequences on the quality of life of the elderly and in relation to occupational roles.

The increasing incidence of HIV/AIDS among the older adults challenges researchers, managers, health professionals, and social movements to produce knowledge and health practices to mitigate the vulnerabilities in this population. We analyzed the scientific production of the Brazilian Congresses of Social Sciences and Humanities in Health, promoted by the Brazilian Association of Collective Health (ABRASCO), between 1995 and 2013, about the binomial HIV/AIDS and the older adults and the contribution of this subfield to Collective Health.

The objectives were to assess the frequency and severity of symptoms that impact the quality of life of the elderly in palliative cancer care. As a method, an observational retrospective cohort study. The results show that pain and fatigue were the most frequent symptoms in the elderly (100%), with lack of appetite being the most severe symptom in 45.4% of the elderly. It is concluded that the clinical manifestations of cancer and the side effects resulting from the treatment directly affect the quality of life of the elderly in palliative cancer care. 

We report here the experience of implementing a theater workshop for the 50+ audience that took place at SP Escola de Teatro in July 2018 and during the first semester of 2019. The project was driven by the results of the research “Bairro Amigo do Idoso - Brás e Mooca (São Paulo)” pointing out the lack of cultural activities for elderly people in the Brás neighborhood. The importance of an approximation between gerontology and the arts, and between research and university extension was highlighted.

The objective of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the King´s Parkinson´s Disease Pain Questionnaire into the Brazilian- Portuguese language carried out in five phases: (1) The original instrument was translated into Brazilian Portuguese; (2) to assess cultural, semantic and conceptual equivalence in relation to the original instrument; (3) it was back-translated from Brazilian Portuguese into English; (4) The original instrument and its versions were evaluated by a committee of specialists with a pre-test  with 30 patients; (5)  in order to test the validity of the scale in Brazil.

The challenges arising from the population aging process must be met with caution by the institutions charged with protecting the health of the aged citizen. The information contained in this work deals with the activities thought and developed by the Municipal Health Secretariat of Foz do Iguaçu/PR in an interinstitutional partnership with the 9th Regional Health Department of Paraná, in resonance with the Elderly Health care line. The guiding basis is the idealization of building and implementing an Integrated Health Care Network for the Elderly (RAISI) in Iguassu, aiming at a more comprehensive and humanized care.  

This study aims the understanding of the roles played by elderly parents and their children at Old Age. An integrated literature review was carried out using the American Psychological Association (APA), SciELO and Web of Science database, which resulted in a selection of 19 empirical studies. The results highlight the filial responsibility and Family relationships preservation at old ages. The results supported that the roles played by elderly parents and their grown up children are rather complex and interdependent.  Keywords: Adult children; Elderly parents; Intergenerational relations.

The study aimed to analyze the prevalence of frailty syndrome and correlate with the occurrence of falls, in a sub-sample of Rede Fibra, composed of 318 older adults aged 65 and over. It was found a high prevalence of pre-frail older adults and a high incidence of falls among them. However, there was no statistically significant difference. Further studies are needed to identify the frailty syndrome and to present an intervention to prevent and rehabilitate adverse effects such as falls. 

Dual sensory loss (DSL) refers to the presence of both hearing- and vision- loss. The objective of this study was to explore the link between frailty and DSL in older adults. This cross-sectional study was conducted in a public health rehabilitation center with one hundred seven older adults Participants with hearing loss had significantly higher levels of frailty scores (p =0.014). We observed that the variable frailty had a statistically significant association with hearing loss, glaucoma, male older adults and cognitive decline a risk factor for frailty in older adults.

Objective: Propose recommendations for prevention measures to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in long-term institutions and strategies to ensure the connectivity of elderly residents with family and friends in the context of Covid-19. Method: Reflective study, produced based on readings correlated with the subject area. Results: Recommendations were made based on current scientific evidence for preventive measures for the new coronavirus and strategies to minimize the impacts of social isolation in the elderly in long-stay institutions. Final considerations: The reflections carried out contribute to guide strategies for nursing care to institutionalized elderly.

This article aimed to describe the contributions of awareness workshops for the knowledge of academics from health care courses about Alzheimer's disease in the elderly/family. A semi-structured interview was carried out, before and after awareness-raising workshops with 12 academics from the health courses of a University of Rio Grande do Sul. There were findings about the academics' perception about Alzheimer's disease; risk factors, diagnosis and treatment for Alzheimer's disease and on the perception of the family in the context of the disease.

This is a protocol study that aims to investigate the effects of Exergames on the body balance of elderly people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The primary outcome will be body balance, followed by cognition, functional performance, manual muscle strength, confidence in balance and symptoms. depressive. The study has been registered in the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (REBEC), RBR-67y6cz, since October 14, 2019.Keywords: Exergame; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Balance training.

Aging is associated with the decline of physiological functions. In this process, the human skeleton is especially affected by time: bone loss begins as early as the third decade of life. Performance in postural balance tests was evaluated in elderly women who were fallers and non-fallers with low bone mineral density and, secondarily, those afraid of falling had lower performance in balance tests. Sixty-two elderly women aged ≥ 60 years were evaluated, divided into two groups: fallers and non-fallers. The volunteers were evaluated using two postural balance tests: the miniBESTest (test with 14 tasks that assesses balance according to postural responses to external disturbances and verticality); and the NeuroCom Balance Master force platform, in the protocols of the Going Up and Going Down Steps and Sit and Stand Tests. There were no differences in the miniBESTest or in the NeuroCom Balance Master tests between groups. In addition, there were no differences between elderly women with and without fear of falls, in the same variables studied. Elderly people, regardless of being fallers, did not differ in the performance of the postural balance tests, nor in terms of the presence or absence of fear of falling.Keywords: Elderly; Osteoporosis; Falls; Postural balance.

It is a prospective cohort, carried out in an emergency room of a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil, of 493 individuals aged 60 years or over. The results suggest statistical significance in the association of five independent factors with hospital death: the elderly cannot count on someone during their daily life in question of the Edmonton Fragility Scale (EFE), neoplasm as a cause of hospitalization, history of previous hospitalization in question of the Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR), Confusion Assesment Method (CAM) positive for Delirium, and age. 

The aim of this study was to analyze the elderly's perception towards the meaning, importance of and the cessation of driving vehicles. In the research, participated 22 active drivers and another ones who drove for the last 12 months, from both sexes, with age equal to or superior than 65 years. The instruments used were a social demographic questionnaire and semi structured questions about the perception of driving. We observed that the act of driving to elderly people is related to maintaining their liberty and autonomy, and it also brings them joy and pleasure. Concerning the cessation of it, there is a difficulty in accepting this moment, due to the impact caused in their liberty, autonomy and independence. 

The health profile and subjective well-being of elderly people who are part of a physical exercise group in a public university in the interior of Amazonas were traced. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional observational study, the sample consisted of 26 elderly people, there was a predominance of women aged between 60 and 69 years, with less than five years of education, retired, living with a spouse and using two to four medications. As for health conditions, the most prevalent diseases were hypertension, gastrointestinal diseases and osteoporosis. When evaluating the subjective well-being, most elderly people had a positive status when comparing their health with that of other people of the same age, as for the social support received, most elderly people had a negative status and said they needed a lot of help when they stay sick or need to make a decision, even financial help. The findings showed that chronic diseases and other health problems found in most elderly people are related to the socio-economic profile, eating habits and low level of physical activity, indicating that it is necessary to apply this study in a larger population of elderly people so that these results can be generalized.

The objective of the study was to recognize meanings assigned to physical activity by elderly people who attended service centers in Puerto Rico, and its links with the subjective benefits of health, discomfort and psychological, physical and social well-being. A qualitative study of a phenomenological type with 55 participants. The primary significance was exercise, walking, and physical health; recognized its multidimensional importance; some comments were: "he feels happy", "I avoid mental illnesses with distraction", "to eliminate pain".Keywords: Physical Activity; Elderly; Psychological well-being.