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Background: Self-reported clinical worsening by people with Parkinson's disease (PD) during social distancing may be aggravated in Brazil, where the e/tele-health system is precarious.Objectives: This study aims to investigate self-reported changes in motor and non-motor aspects during social distancing in people with PD living in Brazil and to investigate the factors that might explain these changes.Methods: In this multicenter cross-sectional trial, 478 people with a diagnosis of idiopathic PD (mean age = 67, SD = 9.5; 167 female) were recruited from 14 centers distributed throughout the five geographical regions of Brazil. The evaluators from each center applied a questionnaire by telephone, which included questions (previous and current period of social distancing) about the motor and non-motor experiences of daily living, quality of life, daily routine, and physical activity volume.Results: Self-reported clinical worsening in non-motor and motor aspects of daily life experiences (Movement Disorder Society-Unified PD Rating Scale—parts IB and II—emotional and mental health, and fear of falling) and in the quality of life was observed. Only 31% of the participants reported a guided home-based physical activity with distance supervision. Perceived changes in the quality of life, freezing of gait, decreased physical activity volume, daily routine, and fear of falling explained the self-reported clinical worsening (P < 0.05).Conclusions: Self-reported clinical worsening in people with PD living in Brazil during social distancing can also be aggravated by the precarious e/tele-health system, as perception of decreased physical activity volume and impoverishment in daily routine were some of the explanatory factors. Considering the multifaceted worsening, the implementation of a remote multi-professional support for these people is urgent.

The findings of the present study are relevant, because if deficits in balance and functionality in older adults can be linked to a decline in maximum muscle strength of hip abductors, this parameter can be treated to maintain independence in older adults for as long as possible.

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(DAPS/ENSP/FIOCRUZ). 2 Pesquisadora, professora, DAPS/ENSP/FIOCRUZ. The objective of this study was to analyze the perceptions that the elderly from the Lar dos Idosos Monsenhor Rocha, Caratinga, MG, Brazil, elderly's home have of their own health, at this time in their lives. Towards this end, a qualitative study was undertaken with a group of elderly people -residents of that asylum -, in which they were submitted to a semi-structured individual interview. So as to arrive at a more profound comprehension of the issue, we also investigated the internal documents of the institution concerning its residents. The analysis of data from the interviews revealed very interesting findings as, for example, the comprehension and the broad perspective the subjects had concerning the concept of health. Based on this concept, the main results suggest that there is a very important relation between work, social network, spirituality, state of health and happiness. Moreover, growing old in good health and being happy are concrete possibilities for these people. The situation in which they find themselves, -institutionalized -, was able to awake, within these elderly people, feelings of nostalgia and desires that emerge as expressions of exclusion and limitations. KEY-WORDS: Old age peoples' health; elders' health; institutionalization; health promotion. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar as percepções que o idoso do Lar dos Idosos Monsenhor Rocha, Caratinga, MG, têm de sua saúde, nesta idade da vida. Para se alcançar os resultados, foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa com um grupo de idosos residentes naquela instituição, por meio de entrevista semi-estruturada individual. Para que pudéssemos chegar a uma compreensão mais profunda do assunto, acessamos também os documentos internos da instituição relacionados aos residentes. A análise das entrevistas nos revelou achados interessantes como a compreensão e a visão ampla acerca do conceito de saúde. A partir dessa compreensão, os principais resultados nos sugerem que há uma relação importante entre o trabalho, a rede social, a espiritualidade e o estado de saúde e a felicidade. Além disso, envelhecer com saúde e estar feliz são possibilidades concretas para eles. A situação em que se encontram, institucionalizados, pôde despertar nesses idosos sentimentos de saudades e desejos que surgem como expressão de exclusão e limitação. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Saúde do idoso; institucionalização; promoção da saúde. FREIRE JR, R. C.; TAVARES, M. F. L. Health from the viewpoint of institutionalized senior citizens: getting to know and value their opinion, Interface -Comunic., Saúde, Educ., v.9, n.16, p.147-58, set.2004/fev.2005