Resultados: 106

Nutritional status and factors associated with non-institutionalized people over 75 years of age

ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the factors related to the risk of malnutrition in a non-institutionalized population over 75 years of age. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire in a sample of 326 individuals over 75 years of age in Castellón (Spain), during 2015, and se...

O (des)cuidar-se como mulher ao ser cuidadora do companheiro com câncer

Resumo OBJETIVO Desvelar o significado do cuidado de si frente à realidade de ser cuidadora do companheiro com câncer. MÉTODO Pesquisa fenomenológica heideggeriana, realizada com dez mulheres cuidadoras dos companheiros com câncer, em um município da região noroeste do Paraná, entre dezembro de...

Percepção da qualidade de vida em portadores de distúrbios osteomusculares relacionados ao trabalho

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 15 (3), 2016
RESUMO Os Distúrbios Osteomusculares Relacionados ao Trabalho (DORT) são doenças crônicas causadas pelo trabalho extenuante, sem pausas, com posturas incorretas e movimentos repetitivos. Estudos mostram que portadores de doenças crônicas tendem a ter uma baixa qualidade de vida. Sendo assim, o obje...

Aging and quality of life of elderly people in rural areas

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and health of elderly in rural areas of Minas Gerais State's center-west. Method: Cross-sectional study, in four municipalities of Minas Gerais State, by interviewing elderly people. Associations between socio-demographic and quality of life variables...

Self-perceived health and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the self-perceived health status and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly attended at a Reference Center of Minas Gerais, Brazil and to evaluate the association between these variables through the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (IVCF-20) instrument. ...

Educational technology: a facilitating instrument for the elderly care

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To develop educational technology with caregivers of older people based on the needs, difficulties and concerns related to the elderly care expressed by the caregivers themselves. Method: Research of qualitative nature, with participant observation, based on concepts used by Paulo F...

Elderly people with mental disorders: experiencing the use of psychotropic medicines

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To interpret the experience of the elderly with mental disorder in the use of psychotropic medicines. Method: Qualitative study in the interpretative modality, supported by the Grounded Theory. It was carried out from interviews with 16 elderly people with mental disorder and six re...

Factors associated to the dependence of older adults with diabetes mellitus type 2

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify factors associated to the dependence of older adults with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Method: analytical and epidemiological study with 99 older adults. The Brazilian Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire and a questionnaire composed by socio-demographic and...

Calidad de vida en adultos posinfartados de la unidad cardiovascular del hospital Dr. Hernán Henríquez aravena de temuco

Cienc. enferm; 23 (2), 2017
RESUMEN Objetivo: Determinar la Calidad de Vida Relacionada con Salud (CVRS) de los pacientes infartados adultos de la Unidad Cardiovascular del Hospital Dr. Hernán Henríquez Aravena de la ciudad de Temuco, Chile. Material y método: Estudio cuantitativo exploratorio transversal retrospectivo. 105 ...

Alcohol consumption, Quality of Life and Brief Intervention among Nursing university students

Rev. Bras. Enferm. (Online); 71 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate nursing university students' alcohol consumption patterns, Brief Intervention and Quality of Life (QoL). Method: This is a prospective and longitudinal study containing sociodemographic, economic information concerning alcoholic beverages, BI and QoL evaluation among 281...