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This study aimed to investigate the functional independence and its relations in the quality of life of elderly participants Basic Units of community groups Health. It was observed that the functional independence presents correlation with the quality of life of the elderly, with statistical significance for the domains 'functioning of the sensorium', 'autonomy' and 'social participation'. Cloncluded that functionally independent elderly present a better quality of life. 

This is an experience report of a group of elderly memory and communication stimulation carried out between 2014th and 2017th. A total of 96 elderlies participated in the meetings, with a prevalence of females. About 14 semesters of meetings were held weekly, lasting 80 minutes. In addition to a living space, stimulation activities focused on cognitive performance were carry out in order to elderly health promotion and quality of life. 

This study aims to relate the performance in Working Memory with the self-perception of Quality of Life in active older people. This study is an observational, cross-sectional, quantitative, and descriptive study carried out in a community center for the elderly in Aracaju, SE, Brazil, which concluded that the Working Memory was associated with self-perception of quality of life and satisfaction with health in the population studied.

The aim of this study was to verify the profile of studies that deal with female genital self-image in the aging process and the intervening factors in it. Integrative bibliographic review in the SciELO, LILACS, MEDLINE and PubMed databases. 28 articles were found, most of them with women in perimenopause, using the Female Genital Self Image Scale and having as intervening factors sexual function, genital surgeries, relationship status, age, among others. 

This article aims to investigate how dance, while body expression is related to a life-enhancing experience in old age. For this, a systematic review of the literature was carried out by combining the descriptors: dance, body, aging and potentiating experience, in the SciELO database, obtaining 33 publications in the period from 2005 to 2015. It is concluded that the experience of dance enables the elderly to reinvent themselves, although studies on the subject are still scarce in the scientific literature.

The objective of this work was to report the experience lived in the realization of therapeutic music workshops to promote the health of the elderly. The activities took place in two stages: in the first, the activities of therapeutic music workshops were carried out and, in the second, a conversation circle for dialogue about this Complementary Integrative Practice. The use of music is relevant for health promotion in elderly individuals, being easy to apply by students, guided by health professionals.

The objective of this article was to carry out a participatory evaluation of an Open University to the Third Age from the elderly’s perspective. Ten people aged between 62 and 74 years participated in a semi-structured interview, whose data were submitted to the thematic content analysis. Three categories were discussed: satisfaction with the project, learning for daily life and didactic resources and planning. Satisfaction arose from the possibility of interaction and acquisition of knowledge. It discusses the need to advance the didactics used by teachers and project planning. 

The objective of this study was to search for original articles that approach the Brazilian and Czech  elderly’s quality of life in different dimensions. A systematic review was developed and the searches were carried out in Pub-Med/MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO and PsycINFO databases. The quests were performed using the English language, over the period ranging from July 2008 through June 2018. Thirty  studies, 27 with  Brazilian elderly, 2 with Czech elderly and 1 with both populations,  were found according to selected inclusion criteria. The results show that the Czech elderly have a lower quality of life perception than the Brazilian ones. When living in rural areas, the latter showed good results for autonomy, psychological and physical factors as well as low consumption of alcohol and tobacco. The different dimensions of quality of life can be improved for the Czech and Brazilian elderly for health education and social purposes. 

The study aimed to analyze the pelvic floor functionality of physically active elderly women with and without Urinary Incontinence, according to the age group. Through a descriptive research, with 61 elderly women (30 with UI and 31 without UI) aged between 60 and 71 years, physically active in the municipality of Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The elderly women with UI in the longest-lived group had worse pelvic floor functionality, in the items strength (p = 0.049) and maintained repetitions (p = 0.023), with aging being an influencing factor for UI genesis.

The objective is to know the gender gaps in the life of rural elderly people and their impact on old age. The methodology is qualitative, the study analyzes the life stories of 15 rural elderly people (9 women and 6 men), in Mexico. The results show that from an early age there are gender differences resulting in interdependent gaps and inequalities that affect the entire course of life, with accentuated effects on old age. 

This article aims to explore enablers and barriers in the implementation of centered care in older people. From the research carried out in English, Spanish and Portuguese, in the databases EBSCO-PSY / ASC, PUBMED, SciELO and B-on, 27 articles were included for narrative review of the literature. The information was organized into six domains and made it possible to understand the aspects that influence the development and maintenance of practices centered in older people living in long-term care facilities.  

The main objective of the present research was to analyze the self-perception of dental users over 50 years of age regarding oral health conditions. Qualitative, quantitative and cross-sectional research was carried out through the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) instrument, two closed questions, sociodemographic questionnaire and clinical analysis. The average GOHAI index was considered poor, observing the relationship between income and self-perceived oral health as poor. All participants reported having a problem with their teeth, gum or prosthesis, which is still worrying on the threshold of old age. 

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) estimates that in 2060 Brazil will have 33 million elderly people. In the present study, we sought to assess the perception of finitude of a group of non-institutionalized elderly people in the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. The results showed that 70% of the elderly studied are aware that death is a natural process that is part of life, and about 27.6% are totally at odds that death is seen as suffering and loneliness.

It characterized the cognitive performance, functionality and physical health of the elderly in the rural municipality of Coari into the Amazon, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 100 elderly aged 60 years or more. Most seniors of the countryside is considered young, with severe cognitive impairment, self reported pain, but with good functionality and autonomy. There inside the Amazon shortage of public policy for the population of rural elderly. 

Prevalence and adverse reactions to blood donations were found in aging and elderly donors. Retrospective study with data from the computerized system of Hemocenter in Brasília. Of the 55636 donors, 6.3% were aging and 0.8% elderly. There was a lower prevalence of adverse reactions in the elderly, with no significant difference. Regarding the intensity of the reactions, they were mild in the elderly, mild and moderate in the aging, also without significant difference 

With the aging of humanity, conceptions of health and quality of life of older people show up relevant in the scientific debate, so this study aimed to verify the association of self-perceived health with the quality of life of older women who practice physical activity, through quantitative, cross-sectional and correlational research. We conclude that the perception of health seems to be associated with good scores of perception of the older person's quality of life practicing physical activity. 

This article aims to identify and critically analyze the risk factors that are associated with falls in the elderly population according to the scientific literature. An integrative review conducted at the VHL, LILACS, SciELO, CINAHL and Google Scholar resulted in a sample of 10 publications. Extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors were identified, which describe a multidimensionality of falls, and the importance of nurses associated with other professionals, whether in the hospital or in primary care.

The objective was to evaluate the functional capacity of the elderly during hospitalization. Descriptive and quantitative field study conducted with 37 hospitalized elderly by applying the functional assessment scales. There was a higher incidence of decline in cognitive screening, followed by Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Basic Activities of Daily Living. It is expected to contribute to better nursing care for the elderly aiming at the prevention of functional impairment resulting from hospitalization. 

Aging is a natural and progressive process marked by musculoskeletal, cognitive and perceptual changes that can lead the elderly to present episodes of falls. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the number of falls, the perception of the risk of falls and the fear of falling in the elderly, of both sexes, aged 60 years or over. The study has a cross-sectional design and was composed of 106 elderly people (69.64 ± 8.94 years). The perception of falls was assessed using the Falls Risk Awareness Questionnaire (FRAQ) and the fear of falling using the Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I). It can be concluded that the smaller the number of drugs consumed, the number of falls and the fear of falling, the greater the perception of the risk of falls for the elderly. In addition, it was also possible to observe that the greater the consumption of medications, the greater the fear of falling for the elderly. 

The paper presents a comparative documental analysis of the geriatric-gerontological instruments made official in the southern Brazilian states, which, in turn, aim to guide the social-sanitary assistance provided in the state and municipal health and social assistance systems. In this critical lineage, the text seeks to describe the scope of these instruments, regarding the management of health care for the elderly, highlighting the models of management and geriatric-gerontological assistance adopted in the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. It intends to make contributions to the study of human aging, especially from the hygienist point of view, which understands the health of older adults as a dynamic and complex concept in the context of the Brazilian Unified Health System.