Eight weeks of Pilates Method improves physical fitness and sleep quality of individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: A randomized clinical trial blinded.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of eight weeks of Pilates Method on physical fitness and sleep quality of individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome.

Methods: Randomized clinical trial blinded conducted with fifty-nine individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome. The participants were randomly allocated to the Pilates group (PG; n = 20), supervised physical exercise group (SPEG; n = 20) and control group (CG; n = 19).

Muscle, endocrine, and immunological markers of frailty in older people.

Objective: To analyze muscle, endocrine, and immunological markers that influence frailty in older people assisted in primary care.

Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional, analytical, and probabilistic study were linked to the institutional research "Integrated Health Care for Older People." The study population consisted of males and females aged 60 years or more and assisted in primary health care.

Influence of a Pilates exercise program on the quality of life of sedentary elderly people: A randomized clinical trial.

This study evaluated the influence of a Pilates exercise program on the quality of life (QOL) of sedentary elderly women. Twenty-four elderly women (aged 64.8 ± 3 years) participated in this study.

Lack of association of body composition and functionality variables with metabolic syndrome in the elderly.

Background: The aging process causes alterations in body composition (decrease in lean mass and increase in fat mass), diminution of functionality (strength, mobility, and physical performance), and an increased prevalence of chronic diseases such as metabolic syndrome and obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of body composition and functionality with metabolic syndrome in the elderly.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Outpatient Clinic of the Geriatric Service of Hospital São Lucas of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) involving 74 patients (14 males and 60 females).

Hematological parameters and prevalence of anemia among free-living elderly in south Brazil.

Objective: The aims of this study were to analyze the hematological parameters, the prevalence of anemia and the association between anemia and socioeconomic conditions in an elderly community-based population.

Methods: A population-based study was performed as part of the Multidimensional Study of the Elderly in Porto Alegre, Brazil (EMIPOA). An initial total of 1058 community residents aged 60 years and older were interviewed.

Time of onset and prognosis amongst Southern Brazilian hospitalized elderly patients.

Unlabelled: The prognostic significance of in hospitalized elderly has not yet been fully clarified.

Objectives: The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between prevalent (PrD), incident (InD) and final outcome.

Methods: A historical cohort of 261 patients was selected.