Resultados: 30

Características da úlcera terminal de Kennedy em pacientes paliativos: uma revisão integrativa

Objetivo: Identificaras principais características da Úlcera Terminal de Kennedy (UTK)em pacientes paliativos.Método:Revisão de literatura do tipo integrativa cuja pergunta norteadora foi “Quais são as características da Úlcera Terminal de Kennedy que possibilitam a su...

Quality of life related to functional dependence, family functioning and social support in older adults

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 56 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the relationship between quality of life and functional dependence, family functioning and social support in older adults in northeastern Mexico. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive and analytical study, with 205 older adults. The Barthel Index, Lawton and Brody...

Fatores associados à contaminação e internação hospitalar por COVID-19 em profissionais de enfermagem: estudo transversal

Resumo Objetivo: identificar fatores associados à contaminação e internação hospitalar por COVID-19 em profissionais de enfermagem. Método: estudo transversal, realizado em hospital especializado em cardiologia, com 415 profissionais de enfermagem. Foram avaliadas as variáveis sociodemográfica...

Frailty and sociodemographic and health factors, and social support network in the brazilian elderly: A longitudinal study

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 56 (), 2022
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify and analyze the sociodemographic and health factors and the social support network of the elderly associated with frailty in the assessments carried out between 2007/2008 and 2018. Methods: This is a longitudinal study with elderly people aged ≥65 years living in t...

Spatial analysis of elder abuse in a Brazilian municipality

Rev. bras. enferm; 74 (supl.2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the spatial distribution of elder abuse in Ribeirão Preto-SP, according to victims' place of residence and event. Method: an ecological study that analyzed 1,153 elder abuse police reports (2009 to 2013). Local gross and empirical Bayesian rates and Local Moran's I were ...

Hospital care for elderly COVID-19 patients

Objective: to analyze the newspaper articles on hospital care for elderly COVID-19 patients in online newspapers. Method: documentary, retrospective, descriptive and exploratory research. The data were collected from articles published on open-access websites of 12 newspapers from the following countrie...

Treatment adherence and frailty syndrome in hypertensive older adults

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 54 (), 2020
Abstract Objective: To analyze the association between adherence to antihypertensive treatment and frailty syndrome in hypertensive older adults. Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach with older adults. The data collection took place between November 2017 and March...

Avaliação do estado cognitivo e fragilidade em idosos mais velhos, residentes no domicílio

Ciênc. cuid. saúde; 13 (1), 2014
Com o crescente envelhecimento populacional é possível verificar um importante aumento de morbidades, não apenas no que se refere ao surgimento de doenças crônicas, mas também à detecção de importantes alterações cognitivas e incapacidades físicas. Como exemplo, cita-se a fragilidade,...

Frailty syndrome and cognitive impairment in older adults: systematic review of the literature

Objective: to synthesize the knowledge about the association of frailty syndrome and cognitive impairment in older adults. Method: the Joanna Briggs Institute's systematic review of etiology and risk factors was adopted. The search for the studies was conducted by two independent reviewers in the databa...

Frailty syndrome among elderly and associated factors: comparison of two cities

Objective to compare the frailty syndrome among elderly people living at home in two Brazilian cities and to identify factors related to sociodemographic and health-related variables. Method population-based cross-sectional study with 480 elderly individuals from the cities of Ribeirão Preto/SP and J...