Introduction: Osteoporosis is an insidious metabolic disease, characterized by bone fragility, where there is greater absorption in relation to bone synthesis. Due to its numerous complications, such as the increased risk of falls, fractures, hospitalizations, very elderly need specific care often not provided by the family or people close. Thus, many debilitated elderlies are referred to long-term institutions...
Introdução: A cirurgia cardíaca é um tratamento efetivo na doença arterial coronariana. Esse tratamento proporciona melhora na qualidade de vida dos pacientes. O questionário de qualidade de vida SF-36 permite monitorar as condições de saúde antes e após o tratamento cirúrgico, sensível à melhora clínica. Objetivos: Avaliar o impacto da cirurgia cardíaca na qualidade de vida dos pacientes adultos e idosos. Méto...
Objetivo: identificar la prevalencia de caída entre ancianos longevos y los factores extrínsecos a ella asociados. Método: estudio transversal de base poblacional, con 350 ancianos longevos. Se realizó encuesta domiciliar, utilizando un cuestionario con variables sociodemográficas, clínicas y relacionadas al ambiente. Los datos fueron analizados por medio del Software Stata V.10. Fueron empleadas las pruebas ch...
We sought to investigate the home care reported in the literature for patients with Parkinson's disease. A systematic review was performed from the MEDLINE database (via PubMed), without language and date restrictions. It was concluded that the caregiver should encourage the patient to walk, talk, develop fine motor skills; know the drug routine, as well as its adverse effects; live with the family and continue...
Objetivo: analisar legislações federais existentes sobre políticas públicas que versam sobre os direitos do idoso, com ênfase à assistência em Instituições de Longa Permanência para Idosos e o impacto prático dessas leis. Métodos: análise documental, de caráter descritivo. Resultados: identificaram-se, dentre as dezenove Leis, Decretos e Portarias nesses últimos 25 anos, evoluções significativas visando ao bem-...
Objective: to analyze existing federal legislation on public policies that deal with the elderly’s rights, with emphasis on the assistance provided in long-term care facilities for the elderly and the practical impact of these laws. Methods: this is a documentary analysis of descriptive character. Results: one identified, among nineteen laws, decrees and ordinances in the last 25 years, significant developments...
Objective: to analyze existing federal legislation on public policies that deal with the elderly’s rights, with emphasis on the assistance provided in long-term care facilities for the elderly and the practical impact of these laws. Methods: this is a documentary analysis of descriptive character. Results: one identified, among nineteen laws, decrees and ordinances in the last 25 years, significant developments...