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Identification of inappropiate prescribing in a Geriatric outpatient clinic usi...
Rosa,Andressa Stella Kuhn Correia da; Costa,Bruna Polanski; Kapper,Cássia Pinheiro; Dalmas,Gabriela Graça Soder; Sbroglio,Lissiê Lunardi; Andreis,LucasAbstract Identified the inappropriate prescription of drugs in elderly assisted geriatric outpatient clinic in the region of Vale do Rio Pardo in Rio Grande do Sul according to the criteria of STOPP and START. Cross-sectional study of 221 elderly, based on retrospective analysis of medical records using comprehensive geriatric assessment data held in the first visit. Descriptive variables were age, sex, number ...
Depression in elderly women resident in a long-stay nursing home
Lampert,Melissa Agostini; Rosso,Ana Luiza PereiraDepression is the most common psychiatric disorder among the elderly: it is present in 23-40% of community-dwelling elderly and in 25-80% of institutionalized elderly. Depressive symptoms are most prevalent in elderly women because they more readily seek healthcare services, are more vulnerable to stress and live longer than men. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of depression and its comorbidities in a ...
Bullying in elderly people
Lampert,Melissa Agostini; Tognon,Gabriel Ferreira; Jr.,Miguel Luiz Tonet; Corbellini,Raquel de Oliveira; Welter,Kelly Caroline; Rosso,Renata<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To report the case of a patient who suffered bullying in a long-term care facilities.<br> <b>METHOD</b>: The needed data was obtained by a medical chart review, interview with the patient, and literature review.<br> <b>RESULTS</b>: The reported case and the data reviewed bring to focus violence suffered by elderly people, especially, about the bullying that is a form of violence too little ...
Validade preditiva de instrumento para identificação do idoso em risco de hospi...
Dutra,Michel Machado; Moriguchi,Emilio Hideyuki; Lampert,Melissa Agostini; Poli-de-Figueiredo,Carlos EduardoOBJETIVO: Avaliar a validade de predição do Instrumento de Predição de Risco de Admissão Hospitalar Repetida da hospitalização de idosos. MÉTODOS: Estudo de coorte de base populacional com seguimento de seis meses com 515 idosos (> 60 anos de idade) não-institucionalizados, atendidos pela Estratégia Saúde da Família na cidade de Progresso, RS, em 2005. Os idosos responderam a oito perguntas objetivas, que foram...