We sought to identify the scientific evidence on the mobility and accessibility of elderly people in urban social spaces. This is an Integrative Literature Review, with a search in the online Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System databases, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences and Bibliographic Index Español in Ciencias de la Salud. 379 articles were found, of which 13 were chos...
The objective is to identify the typology and the experience of intrafamily violence suffered by elderly people with disabilities. As for the method, it is a qualitative and exploratory study. Audio-recorded interviews were conducted. The sample comprised five elderly people of both sexes, with physical disabilities. The Results show that psychological violence was present in the lives of all the elderly people...
This study aimed to characterize the scientific production on the use of music in the care of the elderly, from an integrative review of different databases LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, BDENF and PubMed. The final sample consisted of 22 studies. The use of music was observed in the elderly with diseases that often result from old age, such as high blood pressure and dementia. The results obtained suggest that music...
The present study aims to identify in the literature the use of educational and social technologies to prevent violence against the elderly. This is an integrative literature review, carried out in the databases BDENF, LILACS, MEDLINE and SCIELO, July-August 2020, in pairs, considering the ten-year time frame in Portuguese, English and Spanish. To formulate the search strategy, controlled and uncontrolled healt...
The objective was to evaluate the functional capacity of the elderly during hospitalization. Descriptive and quantitative field study conducted with 37 hospitalized elderly by applying the functional assessment scales. There was a higher incidence of decline in cognitive screening, followed by Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Basic Activities of Daily Living. It is expected to contribute to better nu...
The objectives were to assess the frequency and severity of symptoms that impact the quality of life of the elderly in palliative cancer care. As a method, an observational retrospective cohort study. The results show that pain and fatigue were the most frequent symptoms in the elderly (100%), with lack of appetite being the most severe symptom in 45.4% of the elderly. It is concluded that the clinical manifest...
A través de los tiempos se difundió la concepción de la enfermería empírica, estructurada en el hacer, la cual se actualiza en el cotidiano profesional impidiendo la interdisciplinariedad entre cuidar, investigar y la construcción de un saber específico que confiera cientificidad a sus acciones. El objetivo del presente estudio es conocer las concepciones de los enfermeros sobre cuidar e investigar, analizar si...
This is a reflection on nursing care and teaching which is based on academic and professional experiences in the fields of research, teaching and community extension services. It aims at contributing to discussions on the importance of nursing students in the process of giving care and teaching as well as of their participation in scientific work, which allows the development of a more critical view on nursing ...