Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal study
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate elderly patients in a geriatric service, along with their sensory characteristics and their association with clinical aspects. Methods: This was a descriptive longitudinal study. We enrolled 36 healthy participants of both sexes in this study. The following instrume...
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| author | Luciana Alvarenga da Silva Omar Jaluul Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira José Tadeu Tesseroli de Siqueira Wilson Jacob Filho Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate elderly patients in a geriatric service, along with their sensory characteristics and their association with clinical aspects. Methods: This was a descriptive longitudinal study. We enrolled 36 healthy participants of both sexes in this study. The following instruments were used and evaluations performed: clinical evaluation, Mini-Mental State Exam, and quantitative sensory testing. Results: During the follow-up, there was reduction of mean corpuscular volume at each evaluation (p < 0.001) and significant increase in mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (p < 0.001). There was an increase of the olfactory (p < 0.001), salty (p = 0.024), sour (p = 0.020), bitter (p = 0.001), facial cold (p = 0.019), hand cold (p = 0.004), facial tactile (p < 0.001), hand tactile (p = 0.012) and facial vibration (p = 0.018) thresholds. Previous existing morbidities were associated with sensitivity changes in the individuals in this sample. Conclusion: This longitudinal study suggests that the loss of sensitivity with aging may be associated with the presence of morbidities in elders. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5cedfb39bf71473ab5b33d16cda6b1c32025-08-20T03:34:13ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-4227761174375010.1590/0004-282x20180129S0004-282X2018001100743Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal studyLuciana Alvarenga da SilvaOmar JaluulManoel Jacobsen TeixeiraJosé Tadeu Tesseroli de SiqueiraWilson Jacob FilhoSilvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de SiqueiraABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate elderly patients in a geriatric service, along with their sensory characteristics and their association with clinical aspects. Methods: This was a descriptive longitudinal study. We enrolled 36 healthy participants of both sexes in this study. The following instruments were used and evaluations performed: clinical evaluation, Mini-Mental State Exam, and quantitative sensory testing. Results: During the follow-up, there was reduction of mean corpuscular volume at each evaluation (p < 0.001) and significant increase in mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (p < 0.001). There was an increase of the olfactory (p < 0.001), salty (p = 0.024), sour (p = 0.020), bitter (p = 0.001), facial cold (p = 0.019), hand cold (p = 0.004), facial tactile (p < 0.001), hand tactile (p = 0.012) and facial vibration (p = 0.018) thresholds. Previous existing morbidities were associated with sensitivity changes in the individuals in this sample. Conclusion: This longitudinal study suggests that the loss of sensitivity with aging may be associated with the presence of morbidities in elders.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2018001100743&lng=en&tlng=enEnvelhecimentolimiar sensorialidosopaladarolfato |
| spellingShingle | Luciana Alvarenga da Silva Omar Jaluul Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira José Tadeu Tesseroli de Siqueira Wilson Jacob Filho Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal study Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Envelhecimento limiar sensorial idoso paladar olfato |
| title | Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal study |
| title_full | Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal study |
| title_fullStr | Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal study |
| title_short | Quantitative sensory testing in elderly: longitudinal study |
| title_sort | quantitative sensory testing in elderly longitudinal study |
| topic | Envelhecimento limiar sensorial idoso paladar olfato |
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