scholarly journals Perfil sociodemográfico, clínico e funcional de idosos com Doença de Parkinson / Sociodemographic, clinical and functional profile of elderly people with Parkinson's disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 10548-10557
Author(s):  
Maria Jose Silva De Souza ◽  
Sonia Maria César de Azevedo Silva ◽  
Flávia Doná ◽  
Etienne Duim
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Functional Profile

scholarly journals Unawareness of Hyposmia in Elderly People With and Without Parkinson's Disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly A. Shill ◽  
Joseph G. Hentz ◽  
John N. Caviness ◽  
Erika Driver-Dunckley ◽  
Sandra Jacobson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Elderly People

scholarly journals DETERMINING FACTORS IN THE SITUATIONAL TRANSITION OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CARE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simony Fabíola Lopes Nunes ◽  
Angela Maria Alvarez ◽  
Maria Fernanda Baeta Neves Alonso da Costa ◽  
Rafaela Vivian Valcarenghi
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
The Family ◽  
Elderly Caregivers

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the facilitator and inhibitory factors in the transition of elderly caregivers with Parkinson's disease. Method: a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, based on the family transition nursing theory developed with 20 elderly caregivers of elderly people with Parkinson 's disease, enrolled in the Associação Parkinson de Santa Catarina, from March to August 2015. To analyze and interpret the data, we used the thematic analysis of content proposed by Bardin, with the help of the ATLAS.ti software for data organization. Results: some factors were identified and considered as facilitators for the process of transition from the familiar to the exercise of the role of caregiver, such as: previous experiences as caregiver; spirituality and religiosity; family support network and health services. Other factors were identified as inhibiting factors for transition: emotional and physical health conditions; advanced age; personal life activities/commitments; family financial burden; and inadequate family support. It was observed that most family caregivers reported having previous experience in caring, having advanced age, and being able to care for the elderly with the disease. However, he considers his condition of emotional and physical health insufficient, resulting in overload. Lack of access to health services and family and financial support make it difficult to provide care. Conclusion: nurses should seek strategies to direct attention to facilitating factors in the family context in order to help the family to achieve well-being and healthy transition to the role of caregiver.

Elamol and motival - new psychotropic drugs?

1972 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 83-83
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Psychotropic Drugs ◽  
Major Metabolite ◽  
Treatment Of Depression

Tofenacine (Elamol - Brocades) has been introduced for the treatment of depression, particularly in elderly people. It is a major metabolite of orphenadrine (Disipal) and was developed as an antidepressive drug after mood-elevating effects had been claimed with orphenadrine given to patients with Parkinson’s disease. Motival (Squibb) is a combination of fluphenazine (Moditen) (0.5 mg) with nortriptyline (10 mg), and is promoted primarily for the treatment of anxiety combined with depression in general practice.

Depressive symptoms in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease: frequency and associated factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Layla Vieira Gomes da Costa ◽  
Karen Valadares Trippo ◽  
Gabriel Pereira Duarte ◽  
Alessandra Oliveira Cruz ◽  
Jamary Oliveira Filho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level

Background/aims Emotional health is an important factor in clinical and functional manifestations of Parkinson's disease. The aim of this study was to correlate clinical features with depressive symptoms in elderly patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. The Geriatric Depression Scale 15 was used to evaluate depressive symptoms, the modified Hoehn and Yahr scale was used to describe the symptom progression of Parkinson's disease and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 39 to assess the quality of life. The Pearson correlation and the chi-square test were used. Significance level was set at 5%. Results A total of 81 individuals participated and 48 (60.8%) presented with depressive symptoms. Participants in the moderate stage of Parkinson's disease and women presented a higher frequency of depressive symptoms. Cognition, communication and mobility presented the highest correlation with depressive symptoms. Conclusions The participants presented a high frequency of depressive symptoms that is correlated with a decrease in mobility, communication and cognitive functions. It is recommended that the rehabilitation of elderly people with Parkinson's disease should be performed by a multidisciplinary team, whose objectives are to improve mobility, cognition and communication, which can help reduce depressive symptoms and depression in elderly people with Parkinson's disease.

scholarly journals The dynamic of basal ganglia activity with a multiple covariance method: influences of Parkinson’s disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Rodriguez-Sabate ◽  
Ingrid Morales ◽  
Ricardo Puertas-Avendaño ◽  
Manuel Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Motor Disorders ◽  
Loop Model ◽  
Functional Profile ◽  
Motor Circuit ◽  
Profile Method

Abstract The closed-loop cortico-subcortical pathways of basal ganglia have been extensively used to describe the physiology of these centres and to justify the functional disorders of basal ganglia diseases. This approach justifies some experimental and clinical data but not others, and furthermore, it does not include a number of subcortical circuits that may produce a more complex basal ganglia dynamic than that expected for closed-loop linear networks. This work studied the functional connectivity of the main regions of the basal ganglia motor circuit with magnetic resonance imaging and a new method (functional profile method), which can analyse the multiple covariant activity of human basal ganglia. The functional profile method identified the most frequent covariant functional status (profiles) of the basal ganglia motor circuit, ordering them according to their relative frequency and identifying the most frequent successions between profiles (profile transitions). The functional profile method classified profiles as input profiles that accept the information coming from other networks, output profiles involved in the output of processed information to other networks and highly interconnected internal profiles that accept transitions from input profiles and send transitions to output profiles. Profile transitions showed a previously unobserved functional dynamic of human basal ganglia, suggesting that the basal ganglia motor circuit may work as a dynamic multiple covariance network. The number of internal profiles and internal transitions showed a striking decrease in patients with Parkinson’s disease, a fact not observed for input and output profiles. This suggests that basal ganglia of patients with Parkinson’s disease respond to requirements coming from other neuronal networks, but because the internal processing of information is drastically weakened, its response will be insufficient and perhaps also self-defeating. These marked effects were found in patients with few motor disorders, suggesting that the functional profile method may be an early procedure to detect the first stages of the Parkinson’s disease when the motor disorders are not very evident. The multiple covariance activity found presents a complementary point of view to the cortico-subcortical closed-loop model of basal ganglia. The functional profile method may be easily applied to other brain networks, and it may provide additional explanations for the clinical manifestations of other basal ganglia disorders.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic Profile of Elderly People with Temporomandibular Disorder and Depression in Combination with Parkinson's Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raíssa Barreto Tavares ◽  
Jonatas Silva de Oliveira ◽  
Patrícia Fernanda Faccio ◽  
Maria das Graças Wanderley de Sales Coriolano ◽  
Nadja Maria Jorge Asano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Temporomandibular Disorder ◽  
Sociodemographic Profile

scholarly journals The Impact of Parkinson’s Disease on Postural Control in Older People and How Sex can Mediate These Results: A Systematic Review

Geriatrics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Mathieu Dallaire ◽  
Guillaume Gagnon ◽  
Émilie Fortin ◽  
Josée Nepton ◽  
Anne-France Severn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Older People ◽  
Postural Control ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Postural Instability ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Parkinson’s disease is most prevalent among elderly people, 65 years and over, and leads to an alteration in motor control associated with postural instability. Current evidence shows that postural control decreases with the aging process. In addition, postural control is more altered in healthy aged men than in women. Until today, few studies have evaluated the combined impact of Parkinson’s disease and sex on postural control. This review has allowed to evaluate the impact of Parkinson’s disease and sex on postural control measurements in elderly people. Methodology: Studies have been selected from two main databases: PubMed and EBSCO using the keywords “Parkinson”, “postural control OR balance” and “sex”. Articles related to the evaluation of postural control, including men and women with Parkinson’s aged over 65 years old, regardless of stage, were included (n = 179). Articles were excluded if not written in French or English or not presenting original content. Results: Ten (10) studies out of 179 that fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were reported in the final analysis, which cumulates a total of 944 individuals with Parkinson’s (410 women). In general, results show greater postural instability among people with Parkinson’s compared to healthy subjects, and this according to different objective measurements using stabilographic parameters from force platforms. Only two studies out of ten evaluated postural control while briefly considering distinctions between sex, but without showing a significant difference between men and women with Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s severity, length of time of Parkinson’s disease and cognitive state of the person are the three variables with a negative impact on postural control. Conclusion: Older people with Parkinson’s disease have greater postural instability. Sex does not seem to influence the postural control of elderly people with Parkinson’s, although more studies are necessary.

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