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Frailty in the elderly: prevalence and associated factors

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the prevalence and factors associated with frailty in elderly assisted by the Centro Mais Vida de Referência em Assistência à Saúde do Idoso (Mais Vida Health Reference Center for the Elderly) in the North of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: cross-sectional study, with samp...

Vulnerability of caregivers of the elderly with dementia: a cross-sectional descriptive study

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the caregivers and its relation with the overburden from the care of the elderly with dementia. Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study; the sample was non-probabilistic, developed with caregivers of elderly people with de...

Complex educational and care (geron)technology for elderly individuals/families experiencing Alzheimer's disease

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the contributions of the Integrated Multidisciplinary Care Group for Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease as an educational and care (geron)technology in the context of Alzheimer's disease in elderly individuals from the perspective of family members/caregiv...

Hospitalization of people 50 years old or older living with HIV/AIDS

ABSTRACT Objective: Identify the rate and predictive factors of the hospitalization of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), aged 50 years or older. Method: A quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted at two inpatient units specialized in infectious diseases in a teaching hospital. Data were gath...

Association between filial responsibility when caring for parents and the caregivers overload

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between filial responsibility and the overload of the children when caring for their older parents. Method: Cross-sectional study with 100 caregiver children of older adults. Filial liability was assessed by the attitudes of the responsible child (scale of...

Older adults abuse in three Brazilian cities

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the police reports filed by older adults who suffered abuse in order to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of victims and aggressors, type of violence, location, as well as to compare rates in three Brazilian cities in the period from 2009 to 2013. Method: Eco...

Validation of educational booklet for HIV/Aids prevention in older adults

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the process of manufacturing and validation of an educational booklet for HIV/Aids prevention in older adults Methods: Methodological study developed in two phases - manufacturing of the booklet and validation of the educational material by judges. The manufacturing proc...

Evaluation of the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the safety of hospitalized older adults as for the risk of falls according to the parameters of the Morse Fall Scale. Method: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, prospective and descriptive study with n=75. Results: Average age of 71.3 years (SD±8.2); 58.7% male; 44% wit...

As rupturas sociais e o cotidiano de pessoas em situação de rua: estudo etnográfico

RESUMO Objetivo Conhecer os fatores geradores das rupturas das redes sociais de suporte, identificar o cotidiano e os projetos de vida de pessoas em situação de rua. Método Estudo etnográfico desenvolvido entre 2012 e 2013 em Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil. Quinze pessoas participaram do estudo. A co...