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Drug safety among institutionalized elderly people: potential interactions
Cavalcante,Maria Lígia Silva Nunes; Alcântara,Renata Kelly Lopes de; Oliveira,Isabelly Costa Lima de; Aires,Samia Freitas; Girão,Ana Lívia AraújoABSTRACT Objective: to identify the drug interactions among institutionalized elderly. Method: retrospective and documentary study with a quantitative approach developed in two Long Stay Institutions for Elderly, located in northeastern Brazil. Drug interactions were identified by using Drug-Reax® software from the Micromedex database, and they were classified by severity, start time, and documentation. Result:...
Safety culture: perception of health professionals in a mental hospital
Oliveira,Isabelly Costa Lima de; Cavalcante,Maria Lígia Silva Nunes; Aires,Samia Freitas; Freitas,Rodrigo Jácob Moreira de; Silva,Beatriz Viana daABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the culture of patient safety in a mental health service. Method: Cross-sectional study conducted with health professionals in a mental hospital, by applying the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). Descriptive and inferential analyses were performed. Results: One-hundred and three professionals participated in the study, with female predominance (64.1%) and time of performance ...
Indicators of health and safety among institutionalized older adults
Cavalcante,Maria Lígia Silva Nunes; Borges,Cíntia Lira; Moura,Acácia Maria Figueiredo Torres de Melo; Carvalho,Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima deAbstract OBJECTIVE To identify the incidence of mortality, diarrheal diseases, scabies and falls; and the prevalence of pressure ulcers - all of which are related to the safety ofinstitutionalized older adults. METHOD This was a documentary retrospective study developed in a long-term residential careinstitution for older adults in the Northeast region of Brazil. The data were gathered from records of health as...
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment for use in Brazi...
Mota,Fernanda Rochelly do Nascimento; Victor,Janaína Fonseca; Silva,Maria Josefina da; Bessa,Maria Eliana Peixoto; Amorim,Valdicleibe Lira deThis study aimed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment CRA for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of dependent elderly METHOD A methodological study, of five steps: initial translation, synthesis of translations, retro-translation, evaluation by a judge committee and a pre-test, with 30 informal caregivers of older persons in Fortaleza, Brazil. Content validity was ...