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Risco de quedas em idosos: estratégia cuidativa-educacional para cuidadores para adoção de medidas preventivas

Objetivo: implementar atividade educativa junto a cuidadores de idosos para prevenir quedas. Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa-cuidado, realizada em uma Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos, de abril a julho de 2019. Informa-se que participaram 23 cuidadores. Coletaram-se os dados em cinco enc...

Influência da espiritualidade na qualidade de vida de idosos hemodialíticos

Objetivo: analisar o conhecimento científico existente acerca da influência da espiritualidade na qualidade de vida de idosos em Terapia Renal Substitutiva do tipo hemodiálise. Método: trata-se de um estudo bibliográfico, descritivo, tipo revisão integrativa, com delimitação temporal de 2013 a 20...

Factors associated with symptoms of depression among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify factors associated with depressive symptoms among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: a cross-sectional study developed in all regions of Brazil, using an electronic form among older adults aged 60 or over. Data were collected from April 17 to May 15, 202...

Evaluation of fall risk factors present during institutionalization of elderly people

ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the development and validation of the Scale of Practices of Evaluation of Fall Risk Factors during Institutionalization of Elderly People and to describe the practices of evaluation of communication of fall risks to institutionalized elderly people. Methods: methodolo...

Dementia in institutionalized elderly: a nursing team's experiences and perceptions

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand nursing workers' experiences with the nursing care provided to elderly individuals with dementia living in a long-term care facility. Method: comprehensive qualitative study conducted in a long-term care facility located in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, from July...

Validation of the international 7-item falls efficacy scale in portuguese community-dwelling older adults

ABSTRACT Objective to determine the psychometric properties of the international 7-item Falls Efficacy Scale. Method a psychometric study. Convenience sample consisting of 170 older adults living in the Madeira Autonomous Region, Portugal. A two-part instrument was used (sociodemographic characteriza...

Construction and validation of an educational manual for family caregivers of older adults after a stroke

ABSTRACT Objective to construct and validate an educational manual for family caregivers of older adult dependent on care after a stroke. Method a methodological study with four stages: focus group with five family caregivers, to identify doubts and difficulties regarding home care for older adults w...

Health-disease-care process in older adults living in rural areas: perspective of culturally coherent care

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the health-disease-care process of the older adult living in rural areas. Method: a qualitative research study from the perspective of Madeleine Leininger's Theory of Diversity and Universality of Cultural Care, carried out with the participation of 19 older adults li...

Vivência de idosos diante do isolamento social na pandemia da COVID-19

Rev Rene (Online); 22 (), 2021
RESUMO Objetivo desvelar a vivência de idosos diante do isolamento social na pandemia da COVID-19. Métodos estudo qualitativo, com 14 idosos em isolamento social. A coleta foi realizada por contato telefônico, cujo conteúdo foi gravado e processado por meio do software Interface de R pour les Ana...

Risk of violence and functional capacity of hospitalized elderly: a cross-sectional study

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 55 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the risk of violence associated to functional capacity and sociodemographic characteristics of hospitalized elderly. Method: Quantitative, cross-sectional, multicenter study conducted with elderly receiving care at university hospitals of the municipalities of João Pesso...