Resultados: 3

Palliative Care for the Elderly in the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review

Aquichan; 22 (3), 2022
Objective: To map the scientific evidence related to the organization of palliative care practices provided for the elderly in the Healthcare System. Materials and methods: This is a scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute’s method. The search was conducted in the PubMed, Cinahl, Web of Sc...

Risk Behavior for Falls in the Elderly: Experiences of Community Health Workers

Aquichan; 20 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the risk behaviors of the elderly at home, described by community health workers, and related factors. Materials and methods: Qualitative research, in the dialectical perspective, carried out through a focus group with community health workers from a family health stra...

Síntomas depresivos en los ancianos y cuidadores de sobrecarga en la atención domiciliaria

Invest. educ. enferm; 35 (2), 2017
Objective. To characterize the elderly population and their caregivers and to verify the association of depressive symptoms of the elderly and the caregiver’s burden with the variables of interest. Methods. A cross-sectional study with 80 elderly people and 78 caregivers in a Primary Health Service in ...