Objective: understanding the care practices of health professionals caring for older adults living with cancer in outpatient treatment. Methods: a qualitative research conducted in a hematology oncology outpatient clinic in southern Brazil. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 15 older adults. Data were submitted to thematic analysis. Results: a category of care practice of health professionals amongs...
Objetivo: compreender as práticas assistenciais dos profissionais de saúde com idosos que convivem com câncer em tratamento ambulatorial. Métodos: pesquisa qualitativa, realizada em um ambulatório de hemato oncologia do Sul do Brasil. Realizou-se entrevista semiestruturada com 15 idosos. Os dados foram submetidos à análise temática.Resultados: emergiu a categoria: a prática assistencial dos profissionais da saú...
Objective : understanding the care practices of health professionals caring for older adults living with cancer in outpatient treatment. Methods : a qualitative research conducted in a hematology oncology outpatient clinic in southern Brazil. A semi-structured interview was conducted with 15 older adults. Data were submitted to thematic analysis. Results : a category of care practice of health professionals amo...
The demographic transition experienced, principally, by emerging countries has resulted in changes in the age and population structure. In this sense, it is perceived that the countryside is undergoing complex changes, because often the elderly remain alone, without the support of children and families. Thus, the elderly had developed ways to take care of themselves, which those need to be studied by nursing ar...