This study aimed at characterizing the health perception, functional capacity and prevalence of self-referred diseases among the elderly in an area covered by the Family Health Strategy. The sample consisted of 86 elderly people (75 years or older) from a city in the north of Paraná, Brazil. The data were collected in the second semester of 2004 by means of an adapted version of the OARS. 47.7% evaluated their ...
This descriptive-exploratory study aimed at describing the current situation of postgraduate programs in nursing in Brazil, particularly in the Northeast of Brazil, in terms of trends and expansion perspectives. Statistical data of 2003 were collected using registration tool on Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Programs in Nursing, made available by official research-sponsoring agencies Coordenation for the Improvemen...