Objective. To determine the variables contributing to the explanation of active aging according to Roy’s adaptation model. Methods. Descriptive correlational study, with convenience and snowball sampling. Two hundred older adults with chronic disease, were included. The instruments used were: a) Yesava...
ResumenIntroducción. El proceso de envejecimiento se concibe como un proceso heterogéneo, irreversible, universal que conlleva una disminución en las capacidades físicas. Al ser el envejecimiento objetivo de estudio de la enfermería, es necesario analizar cómo la enfermera y los estudiantes de la c...
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate religiosity and spirituality as a resilience strategy for the long-living older adults in their daily lives. Method: Qualitative research of phenomenological approach based on Martin Heidegger thoughts. Interviews were conducted with 14 older adults registered at a fa...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the healthy aging profile in octogenarians in Brazil. Method: this population-based epidemiological study was conducted using household interviews of 335 octogenarians in a Brazilian municipality. The decision-tree model was used to assess the healthy aging profile in ...
O objetivo da presente pesquisa foi analisar os fatores determinantes de um envelhecimento ativo e sua relação com a independência funcional. A pesquisa foi realizada com 100 idosos de uma Unidade de Saúde da Família, em João Pessoa-PB. Como instrumentos para a avaliação dos idosos foram utilizad...
