Journal of Aging Science

Experimental Laboratory of Institute of Biological and Health Sciences of Pontifical, Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada Conceição, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Biography

Since 1992 she has been working at the telecommunications research center for the Telecom Italia Group. She has been responsible for internal and european R&D projects and currently she is leading interaction design and technical activities to develop innovative interaction paradigm and cross-media services. Her interests are focused on Interaction design (ID), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Knowledge-based Systems. She is professor of HCI and ID at the University of Torino since 2009.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Oral Administration of Poly-pharmacy in Institutionalized Elderly Patients with Dysphagia
  Author(s): Julio C. Francisco*, Bárbara Marin de Oliveira, Denise Faucz Kletemberg, Kátia Renata Antunes Kochla, Ricardo C. Cunha, Luiz Cesar Guarita- Souza, Rossana B. Simeoni and Rodrigo G. M. Silvestre
  
  Background: Poly-pharmacy in older people is a major concern in nursing home residents. Different factors can modify oral medications status like swallowing difficulties. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the drug-food interactions in institutionalized elderly with dysphagia. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with individualized data for 16 institutionalized older people ≥ 65 years of both sexes (13 women, 3 men) were examined from the Curitiba of Paraná State, Brazil. Data were collected from medical prescriptions and patients medical records. The prescriptions were analyzed for the potential drug interactions using the ATC (Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical) classification proposed by the World Health Organization. This Study all participants signed the informed cons.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8847.19.07.200

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