Resultados: 45

Association between living arrangement and quality of life for older adults in the community

Objective: to compare the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the older adults in the community according to the living arrangement and to verify the association between the type of living arrangement and the quality of life scores. Method: a cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted ...

Acesso e utilização dos serviços de saúde por idosos segundo microrregionais de saúde

Rev. enferm. UERJ; 28 (), 2020
Objetivo: descrever e comparar as características sociodemográficas e clínicas dos idosos, e o acesso e a utilização dos serviços de saúde, segundo três microrregionais de saúde de Minas Gerais. Método: inquérito domiciliar transversal realizado com 1.635 idosos residentes nas Microrregionais ...

Active ageing among elderly community members: structural equation modeling analysis

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (supl.3), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: to propose a structural model of active ageing among elderly community members based on the World Health Organization's theoretical framework and to identify the most relevant determinants of active ageing to the proposed model. Methods: a cross-sectional and analytical study conduc...

Elderly individuals living by themselves: knowledge and measures to prevent the novel coronavirus

Objective: to describe the occurrence of COVID-19 and the health services used by elderly individuals living by themselves; identify the knowledge held by elderly individuals regarding the transmission, signs and symptoms of COVID-19, as well as factors associated with poor knowledge of preventive measur...

Fatores associados à independência de comunicação entre idosos da comunidade

Rev. enferm. UERJ; 28 (), 2020
Objetivos: descrever a média total de independência geral e por domínios de comunicação dos idosos da comunidade e verificar as variáveis sociodemográficas e de saúde associadas à maior média de independência de comunicação entre os idosos. Métodos: estudo transversal e analítico, desenvol...

Atividades avançadas de vida diária entre idosos: fatores preditores

A redução de atividades sociais pode resultar em incapacidades e piora da qualidade de vida. Objetivou-se caracterizar os idosos e descrever o nível nas atividades avançadas de vida diária; identificar a mudança entre os níveis de atividade (melhora, estabilidade, piora) e identificar os preditore...

Religiousity, spirituality and quality of life of elderly according to structural equation modeling

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the relationship of sociodemographic predictors, morbidities, depression indicative score, as well as the mediating role of religiosity, spirituality and personal beliefs about quality of life. Method: cross-sectional study conducted between March and July 2016, with 613 ...

Religiosidade e espiritualidade relacionadas às variáveis sociodemográficas, econômicas e de saúde entre idosos

REME rev. min. enferm; 23 (), 2019
INTRODUÇÃO: o Brasil vivencia acelerado processo de envelhecimento populacional. Mediante as angústias advindas do envelhecimento, religiosidade/espiritualidade (R/E) ocupam lugar de destaque na vida de pessoas idosas. OBJETIVO: verificar a associação das variáveis sociodemográficas, econômicas e...

Prevalence and factors associated with abuse and likely dependence of alcohol among elderly

ABSTRACT Objective: verify the prevalence of abuse and probable alcohol dependence in the elderly; describe sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the elderly; and verify the factors associated with alcohol abuse and probable dependence in the elderly. Method: cross-sectional study, observati...

Factors associated with the social, individual and programmatic vulnerability of older adults living at home

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 53 (), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the occurrence and factors associated to social, individual and programmatic vulnerability among older adults. Method: A household and cross-sectional survey conducted with 701 community-dwelling older adults. For evaluation of the individual component, we used the frailty...