O objetivo deste estudo é determinar a prevalência de queda em idosos que vivem no domicílio e identificar o
nível de dependência para as atividades da vida diária, entre os idosos que caíram e não caíram. Estudo transversal, com amostra por conglomerado de duplo estágio de 230 idosos, com idad...
ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the association between frailty with hospitalization and institutionalization in a follow-up study of elderly residents. Method: the follow-up study was performed in 2008 and 2013 with elderly of both genders, aged 65 years and older who were living in the community-d...
AIM: This study aimed to determinate the prevalence of falls in the elderly and its relationship with the functional capacity. METHOD: This is an epidemiological and cross-sectional study; a two-stage cluster sample of 240 male and female subjects aged over 60 years was used. Data were collected from Nov...
O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar o volume residual nos equipos de soluções parenterais utilizados na administração de medicamentos por via endovenosa e propor ação de enfermagem para eliminá-lo. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, quantitativa, realizada no laboratório de um centro univer...
The aging context of the elder elderly needs to be taken into account, due to the redefinition of family as a social institution. This is an epidemiological, cross-sectional study that characterized the household arrangements of 147 elder elderly living in Ribeirão Preto, SP, through home interviews. Th...
This study aimed to assess the cross-cultural adaptation of the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) and its validity in a Brazilian elderly sample. Translation and back-translation were performed, as well as discussion with professionals and elderly for conceptual equivalence, semantic validation and pre-test of ...
A administração parenteral é realizada através de seringas, soluções e agulhas estéreis. As vias parenterais mais utilizadas são as subcutânea, intradérmica, intramuscular e intravenosa. O objetivo deste estudo é identificar o volume residual em seringas e agulhas utilizadas para administrar m...
