ABSTRACT Objective: Reflect, in the light of the Health Belief Model, on the adoption of behavioral measures in the context of COVID-19. Methods: Theoretical-reflective essay, based on the Health Belief Model, to reflect on adherence to preventive behaviors in the pandemic of COVID-19. Results: Adherence to preventive behaviors is strongly influenced by socioeconomic, territorial, political and individual facto...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the symptoms of anxiety and depression in informal caregivers of dependent elderly at home. Methods: Analytical, cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Teresina (PI), with informal caregivers of dependent elderly people. Data collection took place from November 2017 to February 2018, using a characterization form for the dependent elderly and their caregiver, Beck’s Anxiet...
ABSTRACT Objective: to construct and validate an educational gerontechnology on frailty in elderly people. Method: a methodological study developed in three stages: educational video construction, validation by expert judges and elderly people. Validation was carried out by 22 judges and 22 elderly people. Educational Content Validation Instrument was used for judges and questions adapted from the Suitability A...
ABSTRACT Objective: Analyze the perception of elderly widow women about their health situation. Method: Descriptive and exploratory research, based on qualitative approach performed with 34 widowed women aged 60 years and over, enrolled in primary health care. It was used content analysis in its thematic analysis modality. Results: Three thematic nuclei were obtained: “positive self-perception of health in old ...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify interventions for the health promotion of frail elderly individuals and those at risk of frailty. Method: Integrative review of the literature performed in the following databases: LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, COCHRANE and Scopus, using the Descriptors: “frail elderly”, “aging”, “health services for the aged” and “health promotion” combined with Boolean operators “AND...
Resumo Objetivo: Identificar na literatura a produção cientifica sobre as intervenções educativas utilizadas por enfermeiros na promoção da saúde do idoso. Métodos: Revisão integrativa de literatura realizada nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE, CINAHL e Web of Science, entre 2007 e 2017, em português, inglês e espanhol, utilizando os descritores: “aged”; “aging”; “aged, 80 and over”; “health services for the ag...
Resumo Objetivos Objetivou-se avaliar a qualidade de vida de pessoas com estomias intestinais de eliminação e verificar sua associação com características sociodemográficas e clínicas. Métodos Trata-se de estudo descritivo e transversal realizado com 96 pessoas cadastradas em um Programa de estomizados, utilizando o City of Hope - Quality of Life- Ostomy Questionnary. Resultados O escore médio de QV total deste...