Banca de DEFESA: ELIZA MIKAELE TAVARES DA SILVA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : ELIZA MIKAELE TAVARES DA SILVA
DATA : 20/02/2019
HORA: 10:00
LOCAL: Sala de videoconferência
TÍTULO:

Complaint of Dizziness and sociodemographic, clinical-functional and psycho-cognitive relations in the elderly with Diabetes Mellitus type 2

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

aged; health of the elderly; vertigo; dizziness

PÁGINAS: 75
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências da Saúde
ÁREA: Fonoaudiologia
RESUMO:

Introduction: Elderly people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) commonly develop changes over time in the sensory systems responsible for postural balance, which may make the dizziness complaints more common in this population. Purpose: To verify the association of the complaint of dizziness with sociodemographic, clinical-functional and psycho-cognitive data in the elderly with DM2. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study of an analytical character performed in a university hospital of average and high complexity. Elderly patients aged 60 years and older diagnosed with DM2 have participated. The elderly were evaluated through a multidimensional survey containing sociodemographic, clinical-functional and psycho-cognitive data. In addition, the following instruments were used: Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) for screening for cognitive deficit and depressive symptoms and mobility analysis, respectively. Results: The sample consisted of 157 elderly people, of whom 45.22% presented dizziness. The complaint of dizziness presented association with the variables gender, marital status, education, self-perception of general health and vision, complaint of pain in lower limbs, fear of falls, tendency to falls and psycho-cognitive symptoms. Conclusion: The association between the complaint of dizziness and the negative self-perception of general health and vision and marital status without marital life is highlighted.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Externo à Instituição - FATIMA CRISTINA ALVES BRANCO BARREIRO - UNIFESP
Presidente - 2090691 - JULIANA MARIA GAZZOLA
Interno - 027.561.234-12 - LEONARDO WANDERLEY LOPES - UFPB