Activities of daily living (ADL) comprise the basic actions that involve caring for one's self
and body, including personal care, mobility, and eating. In this review article, we (1) review …

Part I of this two-part introduction to this Special Issue on the practice of physical therapy in
the 21st century outlines the epidemiological basis and rationale for evidence-informed …

Com o envelhecimento populacional, temos um aumento da prevalência de doenças
crônicas e incapacitantes e uma mudança de paradigma na saúde pública. As doenças …

OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores associados a quedas e a quedas recorrentes em idosos
vivendo na comunidade, determinando o risco relativo de cada fator como preditor para …

Background. Functional impairment in community-dwelling older adults is common and is
associated with poor outcomes. Our goal was to compare the contribution of impairment in …

Background—Chronic disease can contribute to functional disability, which can degrade
quality of life. However, the prevalence of functional disability and its association with …

Background. The concept of a frailty index, developed in Canadian elderly populations as
an indicator of biological age as opposed to chronological age, was tested in an elderly …

Objective Primary objective of this study was to find a statistical link between the most
worldwide comorbidities affecting the elderly population (hypertension, diabetes …

OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores de risco para perda da capacidade funcional de idosos.
MÉTODOS: Estudo de coorte Epidoso (Epidemiologia do Idoso) com idosos residentes em …

O declínio da capacidade cognitiva (DCC) decorre dos processos fisiológicos do
envelhecimento normal ou de um estágio de transição para as demências. Estudos …