ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between self-reported fragility and quality of life in older adults. Method: Cross-sectional study carried out with Brazilian older adults between July and October 2020. Three instruments were applied to obtain bio sociodemographic, frailty data and qualit...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the interventions proposed in the literature aimed at preventing elder abuse among community-residing elders. Method: This was a mixed-methods systematic review that followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols checklist. The p...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the incidence, risk factors for delirium, and its association with death in the elderly hospitalized with fractures. Method: Prospective cohort, with a one-year follow-up of elderly people with clinical or radiological diagnosis of fracture, from an emergency and trauma ...
ABSTRACT Aims To understand how the fear of falls emerges and manifests itself in caregivers of institutionalized elders. Method It is a qualitative study, based on the Grounded Theory and carried out with 24 informal caregivers, 5 nurses, 2 physicians and 2 directors of two Portuguese nursing homes. D...
ABSTRACT Objective To understand the existential transformations of the family caregiver of a person living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Method Qualitative study based on assumptions of Martin Heidegger Existential Phenomenology, with 12 family caregivers of the person with Amyotrophic Lateral S...
ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the prevalence of mechanical restraint and factors associated with its practice in elderly in Home Care. Methods This was a cross-sectional study with 162 elderly randomly assigned to a home care program in Rio de Janeiro, from March 2018 to July 2018. Used as a techniq...
Introducción: hoy en día, la mayoría de las personas puede aspirar a vivir más de 60 años; en México, la esperanza de vida es de 75 años y se prevé que aumente a 80 años en el año 2050. Como consecuencia del envejecimiento demográfico ha surgido la sociología de la vejez que estudia a las soc...
Resumo: No Paraná, destaca-se um grupo de descendentes de imigrantes vindos da Ucrânia. Esse povo é reconhecido por suas manifestações culturais, que são típicas e antiquíssimas, cultivadas pelos descendentes dessa nação. Em especial, os idosos ucranianos mantêm próximos os costumes e hábito...
Resumo: Trata-se de estudo do tipo quantitativo de corte transversal descritivo e correlacional com o objetivo de analisar a relação da condição e dos marcadores de fragilidade física com os sintomas depressivos em idosos na Atenção Primária à Saúde. O estudo integra o projeto matriz intitulado...
OPS en su Serie Recursos Humanos para la Salud No 59 informa las dificultades para formar RRHH en Gerontología Geriatría (G-G) dados por aspectos educativos, escasas ofertas laborales y centros asistenciales específicos. El saber en el tema es vasto, no es así el conocimiento que se tiene frente a la...
