Highlights High fatigue and nutritional risk at discharge improved over one year in cancer survivors. Psychological symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder, remained prevalent for one year. 66% of patients had lasting symptoms or impairments after 12 months of follow-up. Nutritional risk was resolved in the following year. ABSTRACT Objective: Post-COVID symptoms are frequent and can be debilitating, particularly in individuals with cancer. However, their impact on this population remains unclear. This study aimed to prospectively assess […]

Highlights A total of 11.7% had concomitant limitations in activities of daily living, slow gait speed, and low muscle strength. Grip strength was not associated with limitations in activities of daily living. Slow gait speed increases the likelihood of limitations in activities of daily living. Gait speed is an essential variable for screening functional decline in older people. ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether low muscle strength and low gait speed increase the risk of disability related to basic activities of […]

Highlights Sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors impact the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Breast cancer therapy may affect future perspectives and emotional, cognitive, and sexual function. Some aspects of quality of life still require attention from health professionals. ABSTRACT Objective: Patients with cancer often undergo multiple extended treatments that decrease their quality of life. However, the quality of life of women with breast cancer after they undergo treatment remains underexplored in Brazil. Therefore, this study determined sociodemographic, behavioral, […]

RESUMO Objetivo Examinar a associação entre o fator de crescimento de fibroblastos 23 sérico e a capacidade funcional em indivíduos independentes, com 80 anos ou mais. Métodos A capacidade funcional de 144 idosos foi avaliada por meio de Atividades Instrumentais da Vida Diária, testes cognitivos, força de preensão manual e capacidade de levantar de uma cadeira e sentar cinco vezes. O fator de crescimento de fibroblastos 23 foi medido pelo teste ELISA. Resultados Os participantes no tercil mais baixo de […]

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a capacidade funcional dos idosos internados em um serviço de emergência para as Atividades Básicas e Instrumentais de Vida Diária. Métodos: Estudo transversal com 200 idosos internados no serviço de emergência de um hospital universitário do município de São Paulo (SP). A capacidade funcional dos idosos foi avaliada pelas escala de Katz e a de Lawton e Brody. Os testes estatísticos utilizados foram análise de variância, correção de Bonferroni, χ2 ou da razão de verossimilhança. Resultados: A […]