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...
ABSTRACT Objective: identify the knowledge and care practices concerning urinary incontinence in elderly women and develop a care proposal for these women for the purpose of health promotion in Primary Health Care. Method: a qualitative, convergent care research was undertaken. The data were collecte...
ABSTRACT An academic experience report of the university extension project: Mutual Help Group for Relatives of Elderly Living with Alzheimer's or Related Diseases. Alzheimer's is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, which is part of the group of dementias, being characterized by the deterioration of ...
This study aimed to identify the satisfaction of the elderly population in relation to the health care received in the Family Health Strategy, in Santa Cruz, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It is a descriptive quantitative study, with a sample of 101 older adults registered in the municipali...
Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar os determinantes do envelhecimento ativo em idosos de 60 a 70 anos, residentes em Rodeio-SC. Estudo quantitativo, do tipo exploratório-descritivo, cuja coleta de dados ocorreu entre abril e agosto de 2011. Foram entrevistados 264 idosos em seus domicílios, utiliza...
