Objective: to analyze factors related to sarcopenia and functional capacity of institutionalized elderly. Methods: descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study, with 92 elderly people, in four long-term institutions. For data collection, a socioeconomic and clinical form, Mini Mental State Examination, Barthel Index and Timed Up and Go test were applied. In the analysis, the chi-square and Fisher’s exact t...
Changes occurred in families brought inside households in Brazil changes in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. This research aimed at learning about the speech of the elderly concerning intergenerational relationships as a child and nowadays, and also at identifying the changes they noticed in the intergenerational relations in the context of the current family as well as of their antecede...
The aim of this work is to investigate nurses’ knowledge about the measures to be taken before an accident with sharp and cutting objects. It is a descriptive exploratory study carried out with 36 nurses working in primary healthcare units in the city of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It was found out that: eight out of the 14 injured people reported to have followed some post-accident behavior with sharp and cuttin...
O cuidado integral com Diabetes Mellitus e suas complicações é um desafio para a equipe de saúde. É imprescindível a identificação de comportamentos inadequados para poder revertê-los e conhecer as variáveis que possam interferir na mudança de comportamento para o autocuidado. O presente estudo teve como objetivo geral: avaliar as competências de idosos diabéticos para a prática de ações de autocuidado; e como ...
As mudanças ocorridas nas famílias trouxeram para o interior dos lares brasileiros modificações das relações entre avós e netos. Objetivou-se conhecer os discursos dos idosos quanto às relações intergeracionais quando criança e hoje; e identificar as mudanças das relações intergeracionais percebidas pelo idoso no contexto da família atual e de seus antecedentes. Estudo descritivo com abordagem qualitativa reali...
Changes occurred in families brought inside households in Brazil changes in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. This research aimed at learning about the speech of the elderly concerning intergenerational relationships as a child and nowadays, and also at identifying the changes they noticed in the intergenerational relations in the context of the current family as well as of their anteced...
Objetivou-se investigar o conhecimento dos enfermeiros sobre as condutas a serem tomadas diante de um acidente com material perfurocortante. Estudo exploratório-descritivo desenvolvido com 36 enfermeiros que atuam nas Unidades Básicas de Saúde no município de Fortaleza-Ceará-Brasil. Constatou-se que: oito dos 14 acidentados afirmaram ter seguido alguma conduta pós-acidente com perfurocortante: lavou imediatamen...
The aim of this work is to investigate nurses’ knowledge about the measures to be taken before an accident with sharp and cutting objects. It is a descriptive exploratory study carried out with 36 nurses working in primary healthcare units in the city of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It was found out that: eight out of the 14 injured people reported to have followed some post-accident behavior with sharp and cuttin...
Residir em um asilo pode decorrer da qualidade das relações familiares; da falta de recursos próprios, do alto grau de dependência, da falta de referências devido a morte das pessoas significativas para o idoso. Outrossim, residir com a família não impede de o idoso estar em situação semelhante ao asilado quando nos referimos ao contexto social e familiar. Os objetivos do estudo foram: avaliar o percentual de i...
Living in institutions for the elder may be a result of the low quality of life or family relations. Also, for the lack of their own resources, high dependence, lack of references caused by the death of people who were meaningful for them. However, living at home may prevent the elder from being in the same situation of the institutionalized when we refer to social and family context. The aim of this study was ...