Representations related to self-medication were investigated, seeking to identify contextual elements that can reinforce or inhibit such practice. An anthropological approach based on the model of… (More)
OBJECTIVE
A population-based study was carried out in the municipality of Bambuí, Brazil (population: approx. 15,000 inhabitants), to determine the prevalence of self-medication and its associated… (More)
This study aimed to examine the prognostic value of lipid parameters for incident hypertension in elderly living in a community. The study included 306 (81% from total) persons aged > 60 years who… (More)
This study focused on the association between disability and use of health services among elderly individuals in Greater Metropolitan Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The study included… (More)
The aim of this study was to examine the association between social capital and cost-related non-adherence (CRN) in an elderly population, using data from 1,134 respondents to the Greater… (More)
The study objective is to examine the role of African genome origin on baseline and 11-year blood pressure trajectories in community-based ethnoracially admixed older adults in Brazil. Data come from… (More)
This study examined trends in health conditions and use of health services by the Brazilian elderly, based on health data from the National Household Sample Surveys (PNAD) conducted in 1998 and 2003.… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To assess the prevalence and factors associated with binge drinking in two populations of older adults (> or = 60 years).
METHOD
A random sample of 685 subjects in the metropolitan area… (More)
The aim of this study was to investigate whether cohort differences exist in the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among older elderly from the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging. Participants were… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To understand the meanings attributed to self-assessment of health by the elderly.
METHODS
Qualitative study performed with 17 elderly individuals (> 70 years of age) of both sexes,… (More)