Methodology: A sample of 500 older adults was selected, between 60 and 96 years of age. A questionnaire of psychosocial factors in older adults designed by Baca, Gonzalez, and Uribe was used. Results: Hypertension, diabetes and osteoporosis were the most frequent diseases in older adults, although the greater percentage of this population did not refer any pathology. Married and widowers individuals presented more diseases as compared to unmarried, separated and people who live together.Conclusions: Chronic diseases are still a problem in older adults, their presence is related not only with the decrease of functionality of the humanbeing, but also with the control and prevention of pathologies and the difficulty for accessing to health sys...
La revisión sistemática de 51 artículos en inglés publicados a partir del año 2000 en las bases de d...
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the various aspect...
Objective: To identify the sociodemographic and health characteristics of the elderly in the Life Ce...
Methodology: A sample of 500 older adults was selected, between 60 and 96 years of age. A questionna...
Este estudio examinó las diferencias en distintos indicadores de salud (función física, vitalidad, ...
Older adults are a population susceptible to abuse, allegations of abuse to this area are a constant...
Foundation: non transmissible chronic diseases are the main causes of morbi-mortality mainly in elde...
OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of a mixed regime of infectious and chronic conditions among older adu...
Introduction: the group of older adults will have the largest proportional increase in the world and...
ResumenEl adulto mayor se encuentra en una etapa de la vida con cambios fisiológicos importantes que...
Objetivo: determinar la prevalencia de deterioro cognitivo, depresión, ansiedad y su relación con la...
Introducción: el envejecimiento poblacional es un fenómeno que no es exclusivo de países desarrollad...
Costa Rica ́s process of population aging is a consequences of a low fertility and high life expecta...
Introduction: Older adults go through a series of physiological changes, making the loss of physical...
Introducción: la insuficiencia cardiaca (IC) es una patología cardiovascular producida por alteracio...
La revisión sistemática de 51 artículos en inglés publicados a partir del año 2000 en las bases de d...
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the various aspect...
Objective: To identify the sociodemographic and health characteristics of the elderly in the Life Ce...
Methodology: A sample of 500 older adults was selected, between 60 and 96 years of age. A questionna...
Este estudio examinó las diferencias en distintos indicadores de salud (función física, vitalidad, ...
Older adults are a population susceptible to abuse, allegations of abuse to this area are a constant...
Foundation: non transmissible chronic diseases are the main causes of morbi-mortality mainly in elde...
OBJECTIVE: Analyze the impact of a mixed regime of infectious and chronic conditions among older adu...
Introduction: the group of older adults will have the largest proportional increase in the world and...
ResumenEl adulto mayor se encuentra en una etapa de la vida con cambios fisiológicos importantes que...
Objetivo: determinar la prevalencia de deterioro cognitivo, depresión, ansiedad y su relación con la...
Introducción: el envejecimiento poblacional es un fenómeno que no es exclusivo de países desarrollad...
Costa Rica ́s process of population aging is a consequences of a low fertility and high life expecta...
Introduction: Older adults go through a series of physiological changes, making the loss of physical...
Introducción: la insuficiencia cardiaca (IC) es una patología cardiovascular producida por alteracio...
La revisión sistemática de 51 artículos en inglés publicados a partir del año 2000 en las bases de d...
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of chronic disease and the number of diseases on the various aspect...
Objective: To identify the sociodemographic and health characteristics of the elderly in the Life Ce...