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Relationship between functional fitness, medication costs and mood in elderly people
Objective: to verify if functional fitness (FF) is associated with the annual cost of medication consumption and mood states (MSt) in elderly people. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 229 elderly people aged 65 years or more at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Coimbra, Portugal. Seniors with physical and psychological limitations were excluded, as well as those using medication that limits performance on the tests. The Senior Fitness Test was used to evaluate FF, and the Profile of Mood States - Short Form to evaluate the MSt. The statistical analysis was based on Mancova, with adjustment for age, for comparison between men and women, and adjustment for sex, for comparison between cardiorespiratory fitness quintiles. The association between the variables under study was made with partial correlation, controlling for the effects of age, sex and body mass index. Results: an inverse correlation between cardiorespiratory fitness and the annual cost of medication consumption was found (p < 0.01). FF is also inversely associated with MSt (p < 0.05). Comparisons between cardiorespiratory fitness quintiles showed higher medication consumption costs in seniors with lower aerobic endurance, as well as higher deterioration in MSt (p < 0.01). Conclusion: elderly people with better FF and, specifically, better cardiorespiratory fitness present lower medication consumption costs and a more positive MSt
Bats of a varzea forest in the estuary of the Amazon River, state of Amapá, Northern Brazil
Mandibular growth and dentoalveolar development in the treatment of Class II, division 1, malocclusion using Balters Bionator according to the skeletal maturation
Micro and nanometric wear evaluation of metal discs used on determination of biodiesel fuel lubricity
Quality of life of caregivers for patients of cerebrovascular accidents: association of (socio-demographic) characteristics and burden
Construção e validação de instrumento para avaliação do Acolhimento com Classificação de Risco
The association between the functional incapacity of the older adult and the family caregiver's burden
Práticas de aleitamento materno de crianças menores de dois anos de idade com base em indicadores da Organização Mundial da Saúde
Laserterapia em úlceras por pressão: limitações para avaliação de resposta em pessoas com lesão medular
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