Objective: To understand the experiences of elderly people living with HIV, subsidized by complexity. Method: Qualitative multiple case study conducted in 2015 with eight elderly people, using a form based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The analysis was based on three analytical strategies: general, theoretical and descriptive. Results: Seven women and one man were in...
Objective: To know the experiences of elderly people with Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome subsidized by complexity. Method: A qualitative multiple case study, conducted in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2015, with eight elderly people, using a form based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. The analysis was based on three strategies Analytical: general, theoretical and descr...
Objetivo: validar categorias da Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde direcionadas às pessoas idosas. Métodos: estudo metodológico realizado com 13 enfermeiras brasileiras gerontólogas. Utilizou-se um formulário eletrônico, subsidiado na Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde, composto por 107 itens (45 relacionados às Funções do corpo; 38 à Participaçã...
Objective: to validate categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health directed to the elderly. Methods: methodological study of 13 Brazilian gerontologist nurses. We used an electronic form based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, composed of 107 items (45 related to Body functions, 38 to Participation and Activity; 24 to Environment)...
Objective: to validate categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health directed to the elderly. Methods: methodological study of 13 Brazilian gerontologist nurses. We used an electronic form based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, composed of 107 items (45 related to Body functions, 38 to Participation and Activity; 24 to Environment)...
To determine the frequency of falls and identify risk factors in the homes of the elderly under the Home Care Service of a village in Alentejo (Portugal). Method: Exploratory, descriptive study. The target group were elderly persons under the Home Care Service (23). The questionnaire consists of open and closed questions, and was based on the Jefferson Area Board for Aging Safety in the Home Assessment; Instrum...
Objetivo: identificar o estado cognitivo de pessoas idosas em atendimento ambulatorial; investigar a associação entre o estado cognitivo e as variáveis sociodemográficas, condições de saúde, número de medicamentos e adesão aos medicamentos. Método: estudo transversal, exploratório, descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 107 pessoas idosas em atendimento ambulatorial em um hospital universitário d...
Objective: to evaluate the cognitive state of elderly people under outpatient care; investigate the association between the cognitive state and the socio-demographic variables, health conditions, number of medications and adhesion to the treatment. Methods: this is a cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, conducted with 107 elderly people undergoing outpatient care in...
Objective: to understand the relationships experienced by a group of health care teachers directed to family members/caregivers of older people with Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: qualitative research, conducted with five teachers participating in a support group developed in a university. Data collected by the technique of focus group submitted to Focal Strategic Analysis. Results: six categories were identifie...
Objetivo: compreender as relações vivenciadas por um grupo de docentes da área da saúde direcionadas aos familiares/cuidadores de pessoas idosas com doença de Alzheimer. Métodos: pesquisa qualitativa, realizada com cinco docentes participantes de um grupo de apoio desenvolvido em uma instituição universitária. Dados coletados pela técnica de Grupo Focal, submetidos à Análise Focal Estratégica. Resultados: ident...