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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduated in Nursing from UFSCar (1999), Master in Nursing from UNICAMP (2004) and PhD in Sciences from the School of Nursing at USP (2011). She is Associated Professor III of the Department of Gerontology at UFSCar. She is Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Gerontology (PPGGero) at UFSCar. She is a Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Nursing at UFSCar (master's and doctorate) and PPGGero at UFSCar (master's). She is the leader of the Gerontology and Quality of Life Research Group. He is a founding member of the Red Panamericana de Programs and / or Carreras Universitarias de Gerontología. She is the Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Extension Research and Extension Program at Maturity (PIPEM). She is an effective member of the Gerontology Course Council. She is a member of the Mobility and Research Commission, which advises the Gerontology Course Coordination. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest public health emergency facing the international community in decades. In addition to concerns about physical health, it also brings concerns about mental health, since psychological suffering can be experienced by the general population and by the health professionals involved, directly impacting their quality of life. The intensification of feelings …
Population aging is a prominent worldwide phenomenon.In this context, fragility is emerging as a public health priority, and strongly related to negative outcomes related to health, such as addiction, hospitalization, institutionalization, falls and death. The early detection of the fragility enables the implementation of actions and public policies directly influencing the improvement of…
Brazilian families that traditionally care for their elderly have undergone changes in its structure and functioning. As a result, there is an increase in the search for places in Institutions of Long Term Elderly. Institutionalization in Institutions of Long Term Elderly can interfere in quality of life (QOL) of residents. Thus, measures are needed to assess and investigate how an Instit…
Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease is characterized by kidney damage and a gradual, irreversible loss of their functions, making it a public health issue. In its terminal stage, dialysis treatment is required, with hemodialysis being the most common. Patients undergoing hemodialysis often face biopsychosocial challenges. Given this context, it is important to understand the family struc…
Frailty is strongly prevalent in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), with those on dialysis being the most frail. In addition, the literature points out that frailty is associated with a higher risk of hospitalization and mortality in patients with CKD. Although there is a very strong conception of frailty from a physical point of view, it is not an exclusively physical syndrome, …
Introduction: It is notorious the increase in the number of elderly people in civilizations and cultures from all over the world. However, in contrast to this advance, there are factors that make it difficult the exercise of their rights and which may negatively influence their quality of life, such as such as the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the restrictive health mea…
The increase in life expectancy is a phenomenon that spreads worldwide and, concomitantly, some aspects associated with aging arise, such as the impairment of physical and cognitive abilities. Therefore, the population may be more susceptible to the onset of diseases, such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD). AD is the most prevalent type of dementia in Brazil and, due to its characteristics, it …
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