Objective To systematically review the research conducted on prevalence of frailty and
prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income …

Background Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have experienced a rapid
increase in their proportion of older people. This region is marked by a high prevalence of …

Chronic diseases, signals and symptoms of health problems and objective losses in
functionality are seen as strongly related to low levels of life satisfaction in old age. Among …

RESUMO O objetivo do presente trabalho foi descrever as definições conceitual e
operacional da síndrome de fragilidade recomendadas pelo Consenso Brasileiro de …

Background: Several cognitive tools have been developed aiming to diagnose dementia.
The cognitive battery Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination–Revised (ACE-R) has been …

Background Evidence suggests a possible bidirectional connection between cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and the frailty syndrome in older people. Purpose To verify the relationship …

Background To analyze costs associated with dementia based on a cross-sectional study in
the Brazilian health system. Methods Direct and indirect costs were estimated by conducting …

The aim of the present study was to describe the conceptual and operational definitions of
the frailty syndrome recommended by the Brazilian Consensus on Frailty in Older People. In …

Objetivo: investigar a associação entre fragilidade física e qualidade de vida de idosos
usuários da atenção básica de saúde da capital paranaense. Método: estudo quantitativo …

Objective To determine the association between body composition and frailty in older
Brazilian subjects. Material and methods This is a Cross-sectional study called FIBRA-BR …