ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on health beliefs and adherence of elderly people to fall prevention measures. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study, carried out at the Senior Citizens' Center. Sixty-eight elderly completed the intervention. The intervention consisted of four meetings focused on beliefs about falls and prevention, and the evaluation occurred at ba...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate factors associated with health dissatisfaction of public elementary school teachers. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted among teachers from a Midwest capital, in 2017. A self-administered questionnaire composed of a collection of validated instruments and additional questions was used. Poisson Regression was performed, considering significance p <0.05. Results: sample compo...
Resumo Objetivo Analisar a tendência temporal da incidência da coinfecção TB/HIV e a proporção de testagem de HIV na população idosa brasileira e suas regiões, de 2008 a 2018. Método Estudo ecológico, de série temporal, realizado com todos os casos novos de pessoas idosas com coinfecção TB/HIV. Os dados foram extraídos do SINAN-TB e analisados pelo método Prais-Winsten. Resultados Na análise temporal da incidên...
Abstract Objective: To analyze the prevalence of dissatisfaction with life and associated sociodemographic factors. Method: A cross-sectional, population-based study was carried out. Data collection was performed using the Brazil Old Age Schedule (BOAS) questionnaire. A total of 573 older adults from the urban area were interviewed, selected through cluster sampling, stratified by sex. Bivariate analysis was pe...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association of the perception of the elderly on the risk factors for falls. Methods: An Analytical cross-sectional study with 190 elderly from the Healthy Longevity Program of a public university in Mato Grosso, from May to August 2016. The collection wasdone through a structured interview and vignettes. Performed descriptive and bivariate analyzes - Pearson chi-square test (x...
ABSTRACT Objective: investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of informal elderly caregivers about falls and its prevention. Method: this is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with 97 informal elderly caregivers residents in areas covered by five Health Strategy Units (ESF) in Cuiabá. Results: more than half of the participants are aware of falls and identify them as a problem, as well as th...
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the frequency of the “caregiver role strain” nursing diagnosis in informal caregivers for the elderly, the defining characteristics and the related factors. Method: a cross-sectional, descriptive study carried out with 99 informal caregivers for elderly residents living in the areas covered by five units of the Family Health Strategy of Cuiabá, Mato Grasso, Brazil. Data collect to...
<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> This study aimed to describe the clinical judgment of nurses in fall risk assessment for hospitalized older adults.<br> <b>METHOD:</b> This exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach was conducted in Unified Health System hospitals in Cuiabá, MT, Brazil. A total of 18 nurses in medical and surgical clinics participated. The data were collected from March to August 2013 using...
Abstract Objective: to verify the prevalence of and factors associated with polypharmacy among elderly residents of the city of Cuiabá, in the state of Mato Grosso. Method: a cross-sectional study of 573 people aged 60 and over was performed. Polypharmacy was defined as the use of five or more medications. To investigate the association between polypharmacy and sociodemographic variables, health and access to m...
Resumo Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência de práticas preventivas de quedas em idosos e os fatores associados. Métodos: Estudo transversal com 557 idosos atendidos nas unidades de saúde da família. A amostragem foi probabilística estratificada proporcional. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista estruturada. A variável dependente é a prática preventiva de queda. As associações foram esti madas por meio d...