Study on the Dynamics of Cortisol Secretions in Hypertensive Elderly Patients

Ageing is defined as a slow, irreversible process of cellular changes, that are due to a lack of balance between degradation and repair, a continuous interaction between physiological and pathological processes. Physiological aspects in elderly people are often confused with disease. Given these general considerations, we would make observations about the dynamics of cortisol secretion in healthy elderly subjects and patients with a diagnosed cardiovascular disease, more precisely hypertension. The study was conducted during 2003–2010, on a number of 135 patients older than 65 years of age, who were divided into two groups: one group counting 66 patients and consisting of healthy elderly controls (without systemic disease, renal, endocrine, or cardiovascular known issues) and group 2 who consists of 69 elderly patients who associate known hypertensive and other cardiovascular issues.

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Exercise Testing in Healthy Elderly Subjects and Elderly Patients with Cardiac Disease

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation ◽

10.1097/00008483-198901000-00006 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 35-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gary J. Balady ◽

Donald A. Weiner

Keyword(s):

Elderly Patients ◽

Exercise Testing ◽

Cardiac Disease ◽

Elderly Subjects ◽

Healthy Elderly ◽

Healthy Elderly Subjects

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The generation of visual inferences in normal elderly Influence of schooling and visual complexity

Dementia & Neuropsychologia ◽

10.1590/s1980-57642010dn40300194 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 194-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ariella Fornachari Ribeiro ◽

Maria Isabel d'Ávila Freitas ◽

Márcia Radanovic ◽

Letícia Lessa Mansur

Keyword(s):

Visual Complexity ◽

The Other ◽

Elderly Subjects ◽

Healthy Elderly ◽

Group 3 ◽

Group 2 ◽

Level Group ◽

Different Levels ◽

Healthy Elderly Subjects ◽

Group 1

Abstract The generation of inferences makes the construction and comprehension of discourse easier, and integrates representations which add coherence to the arguments. Visuoperceptual and inferential deficits merge in the attempt to explain the difficulties that some individuals have in the comprehension of certain kinds of visual stimuli. Objectives: a) To examine the performance of cognitively healthy elderly subjects in the execution of visual inferences using pictures of different levels of complexity; b) To compare the performance of subjects according to schooling level. Methods: A total of 45 normal elderly aged from 61 to 82yrs (M=68; SD=0.57) were examined. The subjects were divided into three groups according to schooling level: Group 1 (1 to 4 years); Group 2 (5 to 8 years) and Group 3 (9 or more years). Each subject had to create a narrative based on four figures with controlled visual complexity. The narratives were transcribed, analysed and scored. Results: For the essential inferences, the high educated group (3) had a better performance in both visually simple and complex conditions. On the visually complex figures, the medium educated group (2) was statistically equivalent to the high educated group for one figure and equivalent to the less educated group (1) for the other. There was no difference among the groups for the accessory propositions. Conclusions: Visual complexity interferes with the subject's ability to make inferences in low and medium educated individuals. High educated subjects maintain the same performance in making inferences, regardless of the visual complexity level.

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