Browsing by Subject "Older people"

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    • Characterization by gender of frailty syndrome in elderly people according to frail trait scale and fried ... 
      Palomo, Iván; García, Francisco; Albala Brevis, Cecilia Hortensia; Wehinger, Sergio; Fuentes, Manuel; Alarcón, Marcelo; Arauna, Diego; Montecino, Héctor; Méndez, Diego; Sepúlveda, Magdalena; Fuica, Peggy; Fuentes, Eduardo (MDPI, 2022)
      Background: Frailty has emerged as one of the main geriatric syndromes to be prevented in order to improve quality of health and life in the elderly. In this sense, the characterization of this syndrome through reliable ...
    • Effectiveness of the National Program of Complementary Feeding for older adults in Chile on vitamin B12 ... 
      Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia; Dangour, Alan D.; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (BioMet Central, 2013)
      Background: Older people are at increased risk of vitamin B12 deficiency and the provision of fortified foods may be an effective way to ensure good vitamin B12 status in later life. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness ...
    • Factors related to total energy expenditure in older adults (Chile) 
      Pakozdi, Tamara; Leiva Balich, Laura; Bunout Barnett, Daniel; Barrera Acevedo, Gladys; Maza Cave, María Pía de la; Henríquez, Sandra; Hirsch Birn, Sandra (Aula Médica Ediciones, 2015)
      Aim: to asses Total Energy Expenditure (TEE) in healthy Chilean institutionalized or independently older people Methods: twenty seven young (27-30 years), 27 institutionalized (> 65 years old) and 27 free-living older ...
    • Structural disadvantage and (un)successful ageing: gender differences in activities of daily living for ... 
      Rotarou, Elena; Sakellariou, Dikaios (Taylor and Francis, 2019)
      Discourses on successful ageing have changed the way older age is viewed and the possibilities associated with it. However, such discourses do not always take into account differential capacities and resources that may ...
    • Validity and reliability of the SF-36 in Chilean older adults: the ALEXANDROS study 
      Lera Marques, Lydia; Fuentes García, Alejandra; Sánchez Reyes, Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (Springer, 2013)
      To validate short-form-36 health survey (SF-36) with specific scoring algorithm obtained in a large sample of Chilean older people and to associate quality of life in this sample with social and health related factors. ...