ABSTRACT Objective: To identify factors associated with leisure activities of elderly residents in rural areas. Method: Quantitative cross-sectional study carried out with 258 elderly living in the rural area of Paraná. The collection instrument addressed sociodemographic, economic, and self-reported leisure activities. The association between variables and leisure activities was verified by means of bivariate ...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the philosophical, theoretical and methodological conceptions of the Theory of Praxic Intervention in Nursing in Collective Health by professors at a federal university, aiming at structuring a reference proposal for teaching nursing care. Methods: Convergent Assistance Research, with 17 teachers, gathered in convergence groups for instrumentalization and production about the ref...
ABSTRACT Objective: To know the repercussions of the fall reported by the elderly and their caregiver during hospitalization in a public hospital in Florianópolis city from October to December 2014. Method: Exploratory research with a qualitative approach, conducted by depth interviews with 16 participants, the eight elderly were hospitalized for falls and eight elderly caregivers. Data analysis were performed ...
Este estudo buscou descrever as características dos idosos com doença de Alzheimer e seus cuidadores, além de avaliar o grau de dependência dos idosos e sobrecarga dos cuidadores. Foi utilizado o método exploratório-descritivo do tipo série de casos. Participaram desta investigação 36 pares de idosos/cuidadores. Os resultados mostraram que os idosos com doença de Alzheimer eram em sua maioria do sexo feminino, ...