Cognitive stimulations effects and Taigeiko in elderly women's cognition: an intervention.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention through cognitive stimulation associated with Taigeiko practice in memory performance and executive function of elderly women, compared to a group exposed to Taigeiko alone.

Method: A quasi-experimental study was performed with 16 elderly women. 10 were allocated to the experimental group (EG) submitted to 16 sessions of cognitive stimulation and Taigeiko, and 6 elderly women in the control group (CG) submitted to Taigeiko alone.

Health Conditions and Memory Performance: a study with older adult women.

Objective: to verify the correlation between health condition and memory performance of older adult women in the community.

Method: Analytical cross-sectional study developed with 28 older adult women living in Cuiabá-MT. They answered the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and a shortened Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) to screen for dementia and depression symptoms.

Elderly victims of falls seen by prehospital care: gender differences.

Objective: To identify elderly who are victims of falls, according to gender, who received care from prehospital services of Maringá, Paraná.

Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory study carried out with 1,444 elderly patients who suffered falls in Maringá in the period from 2006 to 2008. Data were gathered from prehospital care services, typed and processed using the Epi Info 6.