RESUMO Objetivo Identificar as representações sociais de profissionais de saúde que atendem idosos nas sete Unidades de Referência à Saúde do Idoso no município de São Paulo quanto às necessidades em saúde, seu papel no cuidado e na promoção do envelhecimento ativo. Método Pesquisa quali...
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar o risco de quedas em idosos em um hospital da região do Trairi, no Rio Grande do Norte; descrever a relação entre risco de quedas e as características sociodemográficas dos participantes. Método Estudo descritivo, transversal, quantitativo, realizado em um hospital r...
Abstract Objective: To identify HIV coping strategies among HIV-positive older adults. Method: An exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with HIV-positive older adults in two HIV Specialized Care Services and using the Theory of Social Representations as a theoretical fra...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of older adults admitted to the Medical Clinic Unit of a public hospital in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to correlate the quality of life with the functionality proposed by the Katz index, and to characterize the clinical and epidemiological profile of the...
Abstract Objective: To analyze factors associated with the high frequency of medical consultations (five or more consultations) among older adult participants of the National Health Survey - 2013. Method: A quantitative cross-sectional study conducted with data from individuals aged 60 years and over...
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the life experiences that favor the plenitude and transcendence of the elderly being. Method: Qualitative study of hermeneutical phenomenological approach. It was conducted from January 2014 to March 2017 in two social groups for seniors. Selection of participants wa...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the frailty syndrome in the elderly nursing diagnosis in elderly with chronic diseases of a health district of the Federal District. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with elderly patients served at the Basic Health Units, who pre...
ABSTRACT Objective: To develop nursing diagnostic statements for institutionalized elderly people. Method: Descriptive study conducted with elderly subjects of a Long Stay Institution through the application of forms for the support of anamnesis and physical examination and a search of medical record...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the best available evidence on the efficacy of Reminiscence Therapy in cognition, depressive symptoms and quality of life in elderly individuals with cognitive impairment. Method: The methodology proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute was used. Studies focused on grou...
ABSTRACT Objective: To know the health-related consequences of caring for dependent relatives in older adult caregivers. Method: Qualitative research carried out with older adult women who cared for family members enrolled in a federal public home care program. The identification of the older adult ca...
