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- Phase angle in osteoarthritis patients, relations with pain, muscular mass and strengthPublication . Pais, Sandra; Guerreiro, Pedro; Guerreiro, Carla; Botelho, MartaSeveral researches have been carried out to see the relation between the Phase Angle (PhA), disease and several health risks factors. Ageing is associated with the loss of muscle mass and changes in body composition, which result in a decrease of the PhA. Malnutrition and inflammation have been reported to have a strong influence on PhA in diseased individuals. Subjects with Osteoarthritis (OA) have decreased muscular strength and pain. The aim of this study was to understand if the PhA was altered in patients with OA and if it's related with pain, muscular mass and strength.
- A systematic review of reviews on the psychometric properties of measures of older persons’ ability to build and maintain social relationshipsPublication . Julião, Pedro Lobo; Fernandes, Óscar Brito; Alves, Janice P; Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Jotheeswaran; Mikton, Christopher; Diaz, Theresa; Pais, SandraBackground Within the scope of the World Health Organisation's (WHO) world report on ageing and health and how healthy ageing was conceptualised, the WHO has been working with academia towards producing reviews of the psychometric properties of instruments that measure different domains of functional ability. This study aimed to conduct a review of reviews to examine existing and validated instruments measuring the ability of older persons to build and maintain social relationships and to evaluate the psychometric properties of these instruments.Methods We searched for studies published in the English, Spanish and Portuguese languages. No restrictions were placed on the year of publication. The following databases were searched: PubMed, Embase, Psyinfo and Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Titles and abstracts were screened and selected articles were screened and reviewed independently by two reviewers.Results A total of 3,879 records were retrieved, of which 39 records were retrieved for full-text analysis. None of the reviews met the inclusion criteria, thus resulting in an empty review.Conclusions Considering the current definition of older persons' functional ability to build and maintain social relationships, this review did not identify instruments that can measure both constructs simultaneously. We suggest the development of an instrument that simultaneously assesses the ability of older persons to build and maintain relationships.
- The frailty of the invinciblePublication . Illario, M.; Zavagli, V.; Noronha Ferreira, L.; Sambati, M.; Teixeira, A.; Lanata, F.; Pais, Sandra; Farrell, J.; Tramontano, D.The COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled the frailty of our societies from too many points of view to look away. We need to understand why we were all caught unprepared. On the one hand, we have all short memories. As we forget too quickly, we were unable to recognize key factors influencing response and preparedness to public health threats. For many years, economic evaluation pushed governments all over the world to cut resources for public health systems, with COVID-19 pandemic the question arises: do we spend too much or too little on health care? What is the right amount to spend on health? Moreover, in many countries, the privatisation, or semi-privatisation, of healthcare may give rise to inequitable access to health care for everyone. Although COVID-19 is very “democratic”, its consequences aren’t. According to OECD, income inequality in OECD countries is at its highest level for the past half century. Three main causes have been recognized, technological revolution, globalization, and “financialisation”. In this scenario, lockdown measures adopted to save lives are showing dramatic economic consequences. To address post COVID-19 reconstruction we need to go beyond GDP. As an economic measure this has many shortcomings in describing the real well-being of a country, and since what we measure affects what we do, new paradigms will have to guide the post COVID-19 reconstruction strategies, as the fate of countries and their citizens is at stake.
- Building bridges for innovation in ageing: synergies between action groups of the EIP on AHAPublication . Bousquet, J.; Bewick, M.; Cano, A.; Eklund, P.; Fico, G.; Goswami, N.; Guldemond, N. A.; Henderson, D.; Hinkema, M. J.; Liotta, G.; Mair, A.; Van Ganse, E.; Nadif, R.; Vera-Munoz, C.; Nalin, M.; Navarro-Pardo, E.; Malva, J.; Nekam, K.; Ninot, G.; Bousquet, P. J.; Kuna, P.; Magnan, A.; Paccard, D.; Pais, Sandra; Palummeri, E.; Panzner, P.; Van Hage, M.; Avignon, A.; Papadopoulos, N. K.; Schmid-Grendelmeier, P.; Papanikolaou, C.; Visser, F.; D'Angelantonio, M.; Pavlickova, A.; Passalacqua, G.; Pastorin