CV Lattes
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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
graduate at Enfermagem from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (1983), master's at Education from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (1990) and ph.d. at Education from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (1997). Has experience in Nursing, acting on the following subjects: idoso, gerontologia, enfermagem, cuidado and família. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The contingent of elderly caregivers caring for elderly individuals increased in number and importance and is currently an important public health problem. The literature has shown that social support positively affects caregivers, especially in reducing stress and overload. There are, however, few studies addressing the relationship between social support and the cognition of caregivers.…
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in people over 65 years of age. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a brief test of tracking the cognitive deterioration, used internationally and translated into over 50 languages. Studies of laboratory tests of platelet ADAM10 have shown changes in expression in patients with AD. Studies that relate the cognitive symp…
There is a progressive increase in the number of elderly people providing care to another elderly person. The task of caring can bring benefits, yet caregivers are more prone to comorbidities that are identified as risk factors for chronic kidney disease. Thus, the objective of this study is to track hidden kidney disease in elderly caregivers enrolled in primary health care. This proposa…
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Introduction: Pain is linked to physical, cognitive, and psychological and behavioral impairments that compromise quality of life, having a higher prevalence, severity and duration in elderly women. Studies have shown protective effect of testosterone in reducing pain, however this relationship is not sufficiently clarified. Objective: To analyze the relationship between testosterone and …
This is the proposal of two studies to be conducted at University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, by the Bolsa Estágio de Pesquisa no Exterior (BEPE). The aim of the first study is to analyze the applicability of Mini Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination (M-ACE) in a cohort of Brazilian elderly with low education and living in rural communities of Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The study for brief…
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