OBJETIVO: Realizar revisão integrativa de literatura sobre epidemiologia de quedas entre idosos no Brasil, buscando identificar taxa de ocorrência, recorrência e fatores potencialmente modificávies associados a esses episódios. MÉTODO: Foi efetuada revisão de literatura, consistindo na busca de ar...
INTRODUCTION: The increase in the world’s elderly population in recent decades calls for research on quality of life during the aging process. Heart rate variability (HRV) evaluates the modulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and indicates the heart’s ability to respond to multiple physiolog...
OBJETIVO: Descrever o julgamento clínico realizado pelo enfermeiro no processo de avaliação do risco de quedas de idosos durante período de internação. MÉTODOS: pesquisa exploratória, descritiva, de abordagem qualitativa desenvolvida em três hospitais do município de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, conve...
AIM: Acute care has some complications in the older adult, a frequently overlooked complication is caregiver burden. Scarce information is available on this matter. Therefore, the objective is to describe the factors associated with caregiver burden at the moment of discharge of a hospitalized older adul...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a hiponatremia em pacientes idosos durante o período de internação e sua associação com polifarmácia, permanência hospitalar e mortalidade. MÉTODO: Estudo observacional, transversal e analítico, de pacientes com mais de 65 anos de idade durante o período de internação. A pri...
The objective of this study was to present the main factors responsible for falls in older adults, measures for assessing risk, and prevention strategies. This is a qualitative study, developed from the international and national gerontology literature. Two models were created, one including the main fal...
Accidentes por Caídas/prevención & control,
Ejercicio Físico,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud,
Evaluación Geriátrica/métodos,
Terapia por Ejercicio,
Equilibrio Postural,
Calidad de Vida,
Estrategias de Salud,
Salud del Anciano,
Envejecimiento/fisiología,
Educación en Salud,
Factores de Edad,
Prevención de Accidentes,
Brasil
Objetivo: Verificar o conhecimento produzido pelos pesquisadores a respeito da saúde do idoso com doença de Alzheimer (DA). Métodos: Revisão integrativa da literatura com levantamento bibliográfico realizado nas bases de dados Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retri...
Abstract Objective: to analyze Brazilian and non-Brazilian scientific production that considers the relationship between the lifestyle and quality of life of the elderly. Method: an integrative review of literature was performed in the Scopus, PubMed, Virtual Health Library and PsycINFO databases. Four...
Objective: the present study aimed to carry out an integrative review of literature on the scientific knowledge relating to the occurrence of elder abuse produced in Brazil between the years of 2013 to 2017. Method: a bibliographic survey was carried out through publications indexed in the Virtual Hea...
Objective: this analytical case study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the UNA-SUS/UERJ Specialization Course in Elderly Health. Method: a mixed-approach evaluation was used, employing the four levels of the Kirkpatrick evaluation model as a reference. Results: the UNA-SUS/UERJ Elderly Health Sp...
