Objetivo: analisar a relação entre a velocidade da marcha e a ocorrência de quedas
em idosos longevos. Método: estudo transversal realizado com 243 idosos longevos
(≥80 anos), usuários da atenção primária à saúde. A coleta de dados ocorreu nos
domicÃlios dos participantes, mediante aplicaçÃ...
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar o conhecimento e a atitude dos enfermeiros da Estratégia Saúde da FamÃlia sobre sexualidade na velhice. Método Estudo transversal, exploratório-descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa, com enfermeiros da Estratégia Saúde da FamÃlia do municÃpio de Sobral-CE. Utilizou-se...
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...
ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize socio-demographic and economic profiles, as well as to evaluate the quality of life of hospitalized octogenarians. Method: cross-sectional study with 128 hospitalized octogenarians. Instruments from the World Health Organization were used to evaluate the quality of l...
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 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...
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...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze economic-financial and patrimonial cases of elder abuse, recorded in the specialized police station for security and protection of the elderly of a capital city in the northeast region of Brazil. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with data extracted from p...
OBJETIVO: avaliar a cognição de idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência e verificar a associação do estado cognitivo à s variáveis sociodemográficas e aos domÃnios do Miniexame do Estado Mental (MEEM). MÉTODO: estudo descritivo, transversal e quanti...
