Introduction. Weak grip strength is a well-known associated factor with disability and physical performance, but this association is controversial in older adults aged 80 years or more. Objective. To determine the association between prehensile strength and functional dependence and physical performance among adults older than 80 years. Methods. This research was an analytical, cross-sectional study, conducted in 147 older adults aged 80 years or more, from Naval Peruvian Service. We included assessments about muscle strength, physical performance, disability, anthropometric variables, and nutritional assessment. Results. We found a significant association between weak grip strength and dependence for basic activities of daily living (aOR: 2.81, 95% CI: 1.32 to 10.11), as well as altered physical performance (aOR: 4.32, 95% CI: 1.97 to 9.59), these associations were independent of age, n...

Los cuidados paliativos, además de ser parte de las competencias que debería haber adquirido un profesional de la salud durante su formación, son una necesidad en crecimiento para pacientes de diferentes grupos etarios, ya sea para enfermedades oncológicas, cardiovasculares, degenerativas, entre otras. Se consideran un reto para los servicios de salud por ser cuidados complejos, que requieren de trabajo en equipo, recursos humanos y sistemas que funcionen adecuadamente. Los aspectos de gestión, salud pública, integración de servicios, dilemas éticos y aspectos legales en transición son las principales barreras a las que se enfrentan los profesionales que atienden personas con enfermedad terminal. Una de las principales armas que tenemos es consolidar programas educativos para empoderar con conocimiento a los profesionales y, de esta forma, que hagan notar la necesidad del manejo...

Objective: To determine the association between depression and functional dependence in elderly patients of the Centro Geriátrico Naval (Peruvian naval medical center for elderly people). Materials and methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional, analytic study conducted from a secondary data analysis, with a convenience sample size of 625 elderly people. Results: In the linear regression analysis which predicts functional dependence according to the Barthel Index, it was found that, for each point in the Yesavage questionnaire, the Barthel Index score decreases 4.8±1.82 points and, for every 5 points, it decreases 29.99±3.62 points. In relation to the Lawton Index, significant outcomes were found regarding age, gender, military rank, physical performance, grip strength and depression. Conclusions: The results show an association between depression and functional dependence in performin...

Objective: To determine the association between the exposure to scuba diving during military service and the development of neurocognitive disorders in elderly people. Materials and methods: A retrospective analytical study, derived from the database analysis of the study "Fragility and functional dependence in older adults" conducted between 2010 and 2015 on an outpatient basis by the staff of the geriatrics service of the Centro Médico Naval del Perú (Peruvian Naval Medical Center). The chi-square test, p<0.05 and 95 % CI were used to establish said association, and the Poisson model was used as regression model. Results: A total of 1,020 participants were analyzed. Three hundred twenty-two (322 [42.42 %]) participants were between 71 and 80 years of age. Two hundred forty (240 [31.62 %]) had neurocognitive disorders. Factors associated with neurocognitive disorders were: age ran...

The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in Peruvian Navy Veteran's older adults and family members. A total of 311 non-institutionalized men and women aged 60 years and older, from the Geriatrics Service of the Peruvian Navy Medical Center (Centro Médico Naval “Cirujano Mayor Santiago Távara”) were assessed between May and October 2010. Frailty was defined as having two or more of the following components: 1) unintentional weight-loss, 2) weakness (lowest 20% in grip-strength), 3) self-reported exhaustion, and 4) slow walking speed (lowest 20% 8-meter walk-time in seconds). Additionally, information on socio-demographic factors, medical conditions, depressive symptoms, disability, and cognitive function were obtained. Of the 311 participants, 78 (25.1%) were not frail, 147 (47.3%) were pre-frail, and 86 (27.8%) were frail. Using ...

Los cuidados paliativos, además de ser parte de las competencias que debería haber adquirido un profesional de la salud durante su formación, son una necesidad en crecimiento para pacientes de diferentes grupos etarios, ya sea para enfermedades oncológicas, cardiovasculares, degenerativas, entre otras. Se consideran un reto para los servicios de salud por ser cuidados complejos, que requieren de trabajo en equipo, recursos humanos y sistemas que funcionen adecuadamente. Los aspectos de gestión, salud pública, integración de servicios, dilemas éticos y aspectos legales en transición son las principales barreras a las que se enfrentan los profesionales que atienden personas con enfermedad terminal. Una de las principales armas que tenemos es consolidar programas educativos para empoderar con conocimiento a los profesionales y, de esta forma, que hagan notar la necesidad del manejo...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Prostate cancer is considered a predominant type of neoplasia and aging is a factor for chemotherapeutic toxicity, which can increase due to chronic diseases, particularly diabetes. Despite all this knowledge, there are no studies to evaluate the association between diabetes and the risk of chemotherapeutic toxicity in these patients. Objective: To determine the association between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the risk of chemotherapy toxicity in in older adults with prostate cancer in the Geriatric Service of the Peruvian Naval Medical Center. Material and methods: Analytical retrospective cohort study and secondary database analysis. The adverse effects of chemotherapy and the associated factors of 161 retired sailors with prostate cancer were evaluated between 2013 and 2015. Cox Regression Model for Adjusted Toxicity was constructed for antecedents of diabetes, ...

Older adults are the most vulnerable population group in the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only do they have the highest mortality, multimorbidity, and various problems during the pandemic, but they will have the greatest number of needs after it. To guarantee human rights, optimize the healthy aging process and center attention in person, the state and society in general will require a series of extraordinary measures.

Objective. Was to determine the factors associated with the lack of adherence to ophthalmological treatment in patients with glaucoma, at a private clinic. Methods. Observational, analytical and crosssectional design. The sample consisted of 106 patients with a previous diagnosis of glaucoma. The statistical analysis was carried out with STATAv.16., the Student’s t test, the Chi square test and the logistic regression analysis were performed with a level of significance of 5%. Results. The average age of the patients was 66,6 ± 13,8 years, the majority were women (59,43%), from the coast (62,26%), with a high school degree education (38,68). The frequency of poor adherence to ophthalmological treatment was 69,81% (n = 74). The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that accessibility to medications (OR = 0,10; 95% CI = 0,03-0,32) and...

 Sr. Editor, La fragilidad es considerada un síndrome geriátrico dinámico donde el deterioro cogniti­vo, el autorreporte de salud y la pérdida de independencia para realizar actividades básicas e instrumentales se van interrelacionando. Por ello, la Universidad de Dalhousie durante la pandemia por COVID-19 propuso elaborar un algoritmo enfocado en las comorbilidades, al­teraciones de salud autorreportadas, dependencia para actividades básicas e instrumentales de la vida diaria que podrían ayudar a determinar el nivel de fragilidad en adultos mayores de manera más certera. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre el algoritmo propuesto por la Universidad de Dalhousie y la Escala Clínica de Fragilidad (CFS) en adultos mayores en diferentes niveles asistenciales durante la pandemia por COVID-19 (1,2).

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The mortality rate from COVID-19 in Peru continues to increase, considered by January 24, 2022, as the third country with the most cases and deaths in all of South America. Connement favors an extremely sedentary lifestyle, physical inactivity, and poor eating practices causing serious health risks.   Objectives: Describe the eating habits and lifestyles of medical students during the CoVID-19 quarantine.   Materials and Methods: Multicenter Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.   Results: A total of 886 medical students participated. The female gender prevailed with 81.49% (n = 722) compared to the male gender with 18.51% (n = 164). Regarding the perception of health, only 4.51% (n= 40) rated it as low and the remaining 95.49% rated it as satisfactory (n= 111), good (n= 495), very good (n= =200) and excellent (n=40). The predominant healthy habits were not smoking 91.08% (n=...

Introduction. Intimate partner violence against women is a global health problem of epidemic proportion. Objectives. Establish the association between contraception use and intimate partner violence against women of reproductive age in Peru. Methods. Analytical cross-sectional study of the 2017 Demographic and Family Health Survey. The association was established based on the complete surveys. Bivariate and adjusted prevalence ratios (PRa) of having suffered intimate partner violence and contraceptive use were estimated. Results. Data from 21 392 women were analyzed, 10,6% suffered intimate partner violence, 10% used contraceptives, 14,8% was between 15 and 24 years old, 11,7% completed primary education, 12,8% lived in the highlands. In the adjusted prevalence ratio, the use of modern contraception was related to a decreased likelihood of intimate...

Introduction. The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced medical education to change to a virtual modality. This can influence the quality of teaching and the perception that students have about older adults. Objective. Our objective is to evaluate the perception of the self-report fulfillment of geriatric competencies (SRFGC) in medical students from universities in Lima-Peru, comparing face-to-face and virtual techniques. Methods. A cross-sectional study was designed including students from 3 universities in Lima, Peru who have taken the geriatrics course in person or virtually, measuring the main variables such as ACCG according to the recommendations of the pogoe web portal and ageing the UCLA-GAS scale. Averages and standard deviations were calculated for numerical variables and frequency for categorical variables. Bivariate analysis was also performed between ACCG and the rest of the...

Objetivo: Evaluar la relación entre el estado nutricional y el deterioro cognitivo en adultos mayores atendidos en el Centro Médico Naval “Cirujano Mayor Santiago Távara” en el periodo 2010-2015. Materiales y métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, observacional, analítico, retrospectivo, transversal. Se incluyeron 1 594 pacientes adultos mayores que cumplieron los criterios de selección. La evaluación del deterioro cognitivo fue mediante la prueba MoCA, MMSE, y el cuestionario funcional de Pfeiffer. Se utilizó el software estadístico STATA. Mediante regresión lineal se analizó el deterior cognitivo según índice de masa corporal. Resultados: La edad promedio fue de 78,4 ± 8,5 años. Hubo más varones (59%) que mujeres (41%). Cerca del 25% tenía bajo peso. El promedio de puntaje MoCA y MMSE fue significativamente menor en los participantes con bajo peso, mientras que se...

Objetivo: Determinar los factores más frecuentemente asociados a la depresión en adultos mayores residentes en once comunidades altoandinas de Perú. Materiales y métodos: El estudio fue realizado en residentes mayores de 60 años de once comunidades altoandinas de Perú. Se utilizaron como instrumentos, el tamizaje de depresión según Cuestionario de Yesavage ultracorto (Diagnostico de depresión con un score de 3 o más puntos); y autorreporte de depresión, que utilizó la siguiente pregunta: ¿Se siente frecuentemente triste o deprimido? Además, se recolectó datos sociodemográficos, presencia de Síndromes Geriátricos y Comorbilidades. Se realizó un análisis bivariado usando análisis de regresión, Chi cuadrado y prueba T de Student para grupos independientes. Resultados: La población de estudio fue de 371 participantes. Se encontró un 40,7% de residentes que pr...

Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre el riesgo de caídas y deterioro cognitivo en adultos mayores del Centro Médico Naval “Cirujano Mayor Santiago Távara” 2010-2015. Materiales y métodos: Fue un estudio observacional, analítico, retrospectivo, que consistió en el análisis secundario de una base de datos. Se evaluó el riesgo de caídas mediante los resultados de la prueba de alcance funcional (AF), mientras que para determinar el deterioro cognitivo se utilizó el cuestionario de Pfeiffer. Adicionalmente, se estudiaron factores socio-demográficos como la edad, sexo, nivel educativo; y clínicos como la presencia de comorbilidades, polifarmacia o antecedentes de caídas. Resultados: La muestra estuvo conformada por 1786 adultos mayores. El 45,1% tenían entre 71 y 80 años, de sexo masculino (58,9%), con nivel educativo técnico/ superior (70,9%), tenían 2 o más comorbili...

Objective: to determine the relationship between albuminuria and mortality in elderly subjects with diabetic foot seen in the outpatient clinic in Cirujano Mayor Santiago Tavara Peruvian Navy Medical Center between 2010 and 2015. Materials and methods: this is a quantitative, observational, analytical and retrospective cohort study. Data from 89 elderly subjects who complied with selection criteria was entered. A descriptive analysis was performed in which the following variables were included: death during the study, comorbidities, and sociodemographic data. Afterwards, a bivariate analysis based on survival at the end of the study was performed, where all covariates based on the main variable of the study (mortality) were assessed. Results: average age of subjects was 79.3 ± 7.2 years, and they were mainly male (58.4%). We also found that 52 subjects (58.4%) had a past history of albu...

Durante los últimos años las redes sociales y las aplicaciones para dispositivos móviles (APP) han revolucionado la comunicación y facilitado las actividades diarias. Ello es reflejado en el creciente número de usuarios de smartphones y tablets. Asimismo, según The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, el 18% de adultos mayores (AM) son propietarios de un Smartphone. Actualmente, debido al crecimiento demográfico respecto a la población adulta mayor, el número de comorbilidades se encuentra en crecimiento y ha resultado ser un reto importante para el manejo, cuidado y seguimiento de la salud.