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The role of frailty in predicting 3 and 6 months functional decline in hospital...
Tavares, João; Sá Couto, Pedro; Reis, João Duarte; Boltz, Marie; Capezuti, ElizabethFrailty represents one of the most relevant geriatric syndromes in the 21st century and is a predictor of adverse outcomes in hospitalized older adult, such as, functional decline (FD). This study aimed to examine if frailty, evaluated with the Frailty Index (FI), can predict FD during and after hospitalization (3 and 6 months). Secondary data analysis of a prospective cohort study of 101 hospitalized older adu...
Percepción del cuidado de los adultos mayores hospitalizados -un estudio compar...
Tavares, João Paulo de Almeida; Silva, Alcione Leite da; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Boltz, Marie; Capezuti, ElizabethResumo Objetivo: analisar a relação entre as percepções dos enfermeiros sobre o ambiente de cuidado geriátrico (CG) e os conhecimentos e atitudes destes de acordo com o tipo de unidade, considerando as regiões Norte e Central de Portugal. Método: estudo transversal, desenvolvido com 1068 enfermeiros portugueses em cinco hospitais. O instrumento foi o Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile - versão em Portug...
Nurse perception of care of hospitalized older adults: a comparative study betw...
Tavares, João Paulo de Almeida; Silva, Alcione Leite da; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Boltz, Marie; Capezuti, ElizabethObjective: to analyze the relationship between the perceptions of nurses about geriatric care (GC) environment and geriatric nurses’ knowledge and attitudes according to unit type considering the northern and central regions of Portugal. Method: a cross-sectional study was developed among 1,068 Portuguese’s nurses in five hospitals. The instrument was Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile – Portuguese vers...
Portuguese nurses’ knowledge of and attitudes toward hospitalized older adults
Tavares, João Paulo de Almeida; Silva, Alcione Leite da; Sá-Couto, Pedro; Boltz, Marie; Capezuti, ElizabethPortugal is impacted by the rapid growth of the aging population, which has significant implications for its health care system. However, nurses have received little education focusing on the unique and complex care needs of older adults. This gap in the nurses′ education has an enormous impact in their knowledge and attitudes and affects the quality of nursing care provided to older adults. A cross-sectional s...