To investigate the prevalence, causes and consequences related to occurrence of falls among institutionalized elderly. Method: Descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, carried out with 15 seniors who reside and were victims of falls in an institution of long permanence in the city of João Pessoa...
investigate the major health disorders that affect the elderly population in the ambit of mobile pre hospital in João Pessoa-PB city. Method: documental research, quantitative in 240 medical records of elderly with 75,5±9,5 years, being 54,6% (131) female, attended by the respective service. Data were ...
Objective: To know the vulnerability of the elderly to the HIV infection in the context of preventive practices. Method: Exploratory qualitative study, lead from December 2012 to May 2013, with 37 nursing Coexistence Groups in João Pessoa - Paraiba. The Focus Group was elected as the research technique,...
Objective: investigating the association between fragility in the elderly and the clinical variable functional status. Method: a field research, of a quantitative nature, attended by 22 seniors. Data were collected through the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS), the Katz Index and the Lawton scale and analyzed u...
Objective: Detect the academic knowledge of the course of nursing on the physical examination cardiorespiratory. Method: this is a descriptive study, exploratory and quantitative sample 144 nursing students of João Pessoa, Paraíba. Applied a questionnaire aimed at setembro - outubro 2011, analyzed by d...
Objetivo: analisar as diferenças na amplitude lateral do movimento da coluna cervical, entre jovens e idosos. Método: estudo quantitativo e comparativo, em João Pessoa/Paraíba, com 55 idosos e 55 jovens. Realizou-se teste de flexibilidade da coluna cervical com aparelho goniômetro Sanny®. Considero...
Objective: Investigating in elderly frequenters of a club for elderly people of João Pessoa/Paraíba, prevalence of comorbidity and use of self-referred medicines, blood pressure and capillary glycaemia, as risk factors those contribute to the appearance of cardiovascular diseases. Method: Study with 84...
