Publications by authors named "J J Llibre-Rodriguez"
Background: Little is known about the relationship between parkinsonism or Parkinson's disease (PD) and frailty in Latin America.
Objective: The study aimed to determine the cross-sectional and prospective associations between parkinsonism and PD with frailty in a large multi-country cohort in Latin America. Frailty was assessed using three different models to explore which definitions are more appropriate to screen for frailty in a PD population.
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- * Results indicate that individuals with over 70% Native American or African American ancestry tend to have worse SDoH indicators, like lower education and socioeconomic status.
- * Importantly, after accounting for SDoH factors, genetic ancestry did not significantly influence dementia risk or cognitive performance, highlighting the greater importance of social and environmental factors in these communities.
Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a rapidly growing neurodegenerative disorder, but up-to-date epidemiological data are lacking in Latin America. We sought to estimate the prevalence and incidence of PD and parkinsonism in Latin America.
Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Scientific Electronic Library Online, and Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde or the Latin American and Caribbean Health Science Literature databases for epidemiological studies reporting the prevalence or incidence of PD or parkinsonism in Latin America from their inception to 2022.
Background: Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease (PD) in Latin America. Better understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis.
Objective: The aim of the study was to estimate the burden of parkinsonism and PD in six Latin American countries.
Background: intrinsic capacity (IC) is a construct encompassing people's physical and mental abilities. There is an implicit link amongst IC domains: cognition, locomotion, nutrition, sensory and psychological. However, little is known about the integration of the domains.
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