4 results match your criteria: "Physiotherapy Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte[Affiliation]"
Objectives: This study analyzed the influence of anthropometric indices of adiposity on the physical performance of middle-aged and older women.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 368 women from 50 years to 80 years old. Anthropometric and biochemical characteristics were analyzed, and physical performance was evaluated.
Possible association of early menopause with worse physical function: a systematic review.
Menopause
January 2021
Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Importance: Menopause at younger ages is associated with a greater risk of adverse health outcomes such as osteoporosis, chronic diseases, and death. However, the association with physical function has not been well established.
Objective: Assess the association between timing of menopause and different measures of physical function.
Symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse and physical performance in middle-aged women from Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Womens Health
July 2019
Physiotherapy Department of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Senador Salgado Filho, S/N Caixa Postal 1524 - Campus Universitário - Lagoa Nova, CEP, Natal, RN, 59072-970, Brazil.
Background: Reproductive history and urogynecological disorders have been associated with limitations in physical function. However, little is known about the relationship between symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, and physical performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are independently associated factors with indicators of lower physical performance in middle-aged women from Northeast Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDoes body image perception relate to quality of life in middle-aged women?
PLoS One
October 2017
Health Sciences Center of Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Objective: In Brazil, information about the influence of body image on the various life domains of women in menopausal transition is scarce. Thus, the objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between body image and quality of life in middle-aged Brazilian women.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 250 women between 40 and 65 years old, living in Parnamirim/RN, Brazil, who were evaluated in relation to body image and quality of life.