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Ageism and COVID-19: an integrative review
Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Kim, Beatriz Myung Jin; Silva, William de Figueiredo; Baticini, BrunaThis research brings an integrative review on the theme “Ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic”, seeking to answer the question whether there was an outbreak of ageism during the pandemic or simply the visibility of stereotypes already presents in society. The review followed the steps provided by the PRISMA protocol - Key Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyzes having selected 34 articles from A...
Elderly and chronic diseases: experiences with treatment
Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Concone, Maria Helena Villas BôasThe aim of this study is to present how a group of elderly people with various chronic diseases, linked to health insurance, manages their treatment and whether their participation in a specific chronic disease management program interferes (or not) in this self-management. It was noted that this group of people have their own behavior when dealing with their prescribed treatment, that give them control over th...
COVID-19 Pandemic: Profile of a Brazilian elderly group participating in a rese...
Lopes, Ruth Gelehrter da Costa; Côrte, Beltrina; Morgado, Flavio; Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Brandão, Vera; Lodovici, Flamínia Manzano MoreiraThis article presents the results of a cross-sectional, quantitative study using the snowball sampling technique to analyze a sample in Brazil as part of an international research carried out in partnership with Red Interdisciplinar de Psicogerontología in seven more Latin American countries, from May to June of 2020. It presents the profile of a group of elderly people, of high social status, and their answer...
Elderly with chronic kidney disease: post-transplant experiences narratives
Lopes, Ruth Gelehrter da Costa; Roth, Maria Cecilia; Domingos, Laíza Carreira; Rosa, Marina de Paula Oliveira; Manso, Maria Elisa GonzalezThis research sought to comprehend the doubts and anxieties of a group of elders with chronic kidney disease aiming to broaden the view on how they experience their disease process and the treatment after kidney transplantation. For these elders, living with the disease still presents difficulties, including the fear of having to undergo hemodialysis again, treatment considered by them to be extremely limiting....
Application of MINICHAL in a group of elderly hypertensive perteding to the sup...
de Oliveira, Henrique Souza Barros; de Jesus, Leticia Silva; de Gino, Diego Reses; Manso, Maria Elisa GonzalezObjective: to apply the MINICHAL instrument to measure the quality of life profile of a group of hypertensive elderly people assisted by the supplementary health sector. Methods: we investigated 47 hypertensive elderly people linked to a health plan operator in the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Sociodemographic, clinical, health service utilization and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) data were obtained ...
Risk for the development of cognitive disorder in a group of active elderly
Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Francisco, Celia Maria; Torres, Renata Laszlo; Camargo, Mayara da Rocha; Oliveira, Henrique Souza BarrosObjective: present the factors involved in the risk for the emergence of cognitive disorders in a group of active elderly people who participate in an Elderly Living Center located on the east side of the city of São Paulo.Methods: research developed from the application of an interdisciplinary assessment to 68 active elderly between the months of January to July 2019. Sociodemographic, functionality and morbid...
Complementary medicines: experiences of people related to health insurance in t...
Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Goes, Leonardo GarciaABSTRACT: Complementary medicines are a set of practices that do not belong to the scope of conventional medicine, whose purpose is to expand the integral care of the human being. This research presents a qualitative study that analyzes the use of complementary practices by a group of elderly people linked to a health plan, in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. All interviewees sought complementary pra...
The functional capacity in the older elderly person: an integrative review
Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Camilo, Camila Gomes de; Javitti, Glaucia Cristina; Benedito, Vinícius de LimaThis article aims to analyze both the scientific production that deals with the maintenance of functional capacity in the elderly, as well as the one that deals with the possible health problems of this age group. To this end, an integrative review was performed; However, it was very difficult to find scientific literature for this age group. It can be observed that, in addition to the diseases that affect thes...
Living with Cancer: illness narratives of a group of elderly people in the city...
Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Mello, Isabella Gonzalez Raposo de; Costa, Nicolle de Souza Duarte; Costa, Nicole BuenoThis research sought to comprehend the narratives of illness in a group of elderly people diagnosed with some type of cancer, living in the city of São Paulo, SP, and attached to a health plan in said city. Through semi-structured interviews, a total of 14 people was interviewed, being divided equally between men and women. By their reasoning, it can be observed that cancer is still a stigmatizing disease, asso...
The elderly and chronic degenerative diseases: why me, and why now?
Manso, Maria Elisa Gonzalez; Góes, Leonardo Garcia; Concone, Maria Helena Villas BoasWith the advancement of modernity, health professions focus their studies on isolated diseases, leaving the experience of the diseased to the side. The aim of this study was to learn how a group of elderly people explain the causality of the chronic diseases that affect them. This is a qualitative study conducted with 54 elders, health insurance users, residents of the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Th...