Psychosocial aspects and support networks associated with disability in two longevous populations in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega, Juliana Barbosa Medeiros, Javanna Lacerda Gomes da Silva Freitas, Jaíza M. M. Silva, Raisa Fernandes Mariz Simões, Ricardo Olinda, Jair Lício de Ferreira Santos, Tarciana Nobre Menezes, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Mayana Zatz, David Matheson, Silvana Santos

Publikováno v: BMC Geriatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Abstract Background Among the oldest old, aged 80 years and over, the prevalence of disability is higher than in other age groups and can be considered a predictor of mortality. Objective To evaluate how psychosocial aspects and support networks infl

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Socioeconomic Factors and Health Status Disparities Associated with Difficulty in ADLs and IADLs among Long-Lived Populations in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

Autor: Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega MSc, Juliana Barbosa Medeiros MSc, Tácila Thamires de Melo Santos MSc, Saionara Açucena Vieira Alves MSc, Javanna Lacerda Gomes da Silva Freitas MSc, Jaíza M.M. Silva MSc, Raisa Fernandes Mariz Simões MSc, Allisson de Lima Brito MSc, Mathias Weller PhD, Jair Lício de Ferreira Santos PhD, Tarciana Nobre Menezes PhD, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte PhD, Mayana Zatz PhD, David Matheson PhD, Silvana Santos PhD

Publikováno v: Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, Vol 58 (2021)

Objective: To evaluate the association between socioeconomic factors, health status, and Functional Capacity (FC) in the oldest senior citizens in a metropolis and a poor rural region of Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional study of 417 seniors aged ≥80

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/7bced51a7f834e61984982a933f13f0c

Haplotypes of single cancer driver genes and their local ancestry in a highly admixed long-lived population of Northeast Brazil

Autor: Steffany Larissa Galdino Galisa, Priscila Lima Jacob, Allysson Allan de Farias, Renan Barbosa Lemes, Leandro Ucela Alves, Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega, Mayana Zatz, Silvana Santos, Mathias Weller

Publikováno v: Genetics and Molecular Biology, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Article number: e20210172, Published: 02 FEB 2022
Genetics and Molecular Biology v.45 n.1 2022
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Sociedade Brasileira de Genética (SBG)
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Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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Admixed populations have not been examined in detail in cancer genetic studies. Here, we inferred the local ancestry of cancer-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes of a highly admixed Brazilian population. SNP array was us

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2021-0172

Happiness, Subjective Well-Being, and Life Satisfaction: A Compared Study between Long-Lived Elderly People in Northeast and Southeast Brazil

Autor: Tarciana Nobre de Menezes, Tácila Thamires de Melo Santos, Mayana Zatz, Raisa Fernandes Mariz Simões, Júlia Cristina Leite Nóbrega, Juliana Costa Ribeiro Barbosa, Silvana Santos, Leandro Ucela Alves, Ricardo Alves de Olinda, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte

Publikováno v: Global Journal of Health Science. 13:89

This cross-sectional study aims to investigate and compare factors associated with happiness, subjective well-being, and life satisfaction in elderly people aged 80 and older in two different regions of Brazil. Face-to-face interviews were performed

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https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v13n1p89