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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Factors associated to the dependence of older adults with diabetes mellitus type 2
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:868-875
Abstract
RESEARCHFactors associated to the dependence of older adults with diabetes mellitus type 2
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:868-875
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0285
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Objective:
to identify factors associated to the dependence of older adults with Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Method:
analytical and epidemiological study with 99 older adults. The Brazilian Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire and a questionnaire composed by socio-demographic and clinical variables were used. The independent variables were described and compared to the level of dependence obtained by the chi-square test or the Fisher test, the strength of association was estimated by Odds Ratio and multiple regression.
Results:
the level of dependence prevailed in 79.8% of the sample. Higher chances of dependence were associated to: cutting toenails; performing household chores; presenting geriatric problems; urinary incontinence; time of diagnosis of diabetes; falls in the past year; and physical inactivity.
Conclusion:
considering the positive association of diabetes mellitus to the increased chance of dependence among older adults, there is need for direction and adoption of effective measures to ensure the functionality and quality of life of older adults with diabetes mellitus in a fair and democratic way.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Self-perceived health and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:860-867
Abstract
RESEARCHSelf-perceived health and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:860-867
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0135
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Objective:
To determine the self-perceived health status and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly attended at a Reference Center of Minas Gerais, Brazil and to evaluate the association between these variables through the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (IVCF-20) instrument.
Method:
This is an epidemiological, retrospective study of 311 medical records. Statistical analyses were performed using the Stata program; the evaluations were by Pearson’s Chi-square test and Poisson regression models.
Results:
The majority of the elderly presented negative self-perceived health status(70.10%); there was statistical significance between negative self-perceived health and the variables of mood and recent hospitalization.
Conclusion:
Perceived health status influences the morbidity and mortality of the elderly. Mood disorders and recent hospitalizations directly interfere with active aging.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Social representation of elderly people on falls: structural analysis and in the light of Neuman
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:851-859
Abstract
RESEARCHSocial representation of elderly people on falls: structural analysis and in the light of Neuman
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:851-859
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0258
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Objective:
To understand the symbolic elements and the hierarchical system of representations of elderly people on falls, according to Abric’s structural analysis and Neuman’s theory.
Method:
Abric structural approach developed at the home of primary care users in a city of Minas Gerais. A free evocation technique of images triggered by images was performed in 2016 with elderly individuals (≥65 years old). Data treated by dictionary of equivalent terms; processed in Evoc 2000 software converging, analytically, according to Neuman. Ethical/legal criteria were met.
Results:
195 people participated, 78.5% were women, and 45.1% were aged ≥75 years. Summarized 897 words; 155 different ones. Central nucleus containing cognates: dizziness-vertigo-labyrinthitis and slipper-shoes (behavioral and objective dimension). The word disease integrated the area of contrast. Environmental and personal stressors were identified according to Neuman.
Final considerations:
Objects and risk behaviors for falls integrated the representations, although environmental and personal stressors indicate the need for preventive interventions in the environment and in the intrapersonal dimension.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Elderly and caregiver demand: proposal for a care need classification
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:844-850
Abstract
RESEARCHElderly and caregiver demand: proposal for a care need classification
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:844-850
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0123
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Objective:
To propose a care need classification for elderly people by identifying their functional demands.
Method:
Cross-sectional study carried out in São Paulo, in 2006, with 1,413 elderly (≥ 60 years old), participants in the Health, Well-being and Aging study (SABE – Saúde, Bem Estar e Envelhecimento). For the care need classification, we used the Guttman Scaling method e the frequency of assistance required by the elderly.
Results:
The hierarchy of activities of daily living had good internal consistency (α = 0.92) and satisfactory coefficients of reproducibility (98%), scalability (84%) and minimum marginal reproducibility (87%). Care need was categorized into: no need (requires no caregiver), minimum need (requires caregiver sporadically), moderate need (requires caregiver intermittently) and maximum need (requires full-time caregiver).
Conclusion:
This classification will allow identifying elderly that need assistance in everyday activities and will orientante health professionals in the development of a line of care.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Elderly people with mental disorders: experiencing the use of psychotropic medicines
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:835-843
Abstract
RESEARCHElderly people with mental disorders: experiencing the use of psychotropic medicines
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:835-843
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0159
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Objective:
To interpret the experience of the elderly with mental disorder in the use of psychotropic medicines.
Method:
Qualitative study in the interpretative modality, supported by the Grounded Theory. It was carried out from interviews with 16 elderly people with mental disorder and six relatives, totaling 22 participants.
Results:
In the experience of the use of psychotropic medicines, the elderly with mental disorders become aware of their condition, attribute meaning and establish strategies for the correct use. On the other hand, they express their dissatisfaction with being dependent on psychotropic medicines to live without symptoms, face their side effects and do not always use them correctly.
Conclusion:
The use of psychotropic medicines is a priority in the life of the elderly and, in view of the fragilities found, it is necessary a continuous monitoring of health professionals.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:827-834
Abstract
RESEARCHValidity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:827-834
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0153
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Objective:
To analyze the validity based on the internal structure and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA) applied to informal caregivers of dependent elderly.
Method:
A methodological study with 120 informal caregivers of the elderly. Validity based on the internal structure evaluated by exploratory factorial analysis, with extraction of main factorial axes, varimax orthogonal rotation and retention of factors by parallel analysis. Reliability assessed by Cronbach’s alpha.
Results:
The instrument revealed a factorial structure different from the original version: three factors were identified, equivalent to subscales, self-esteem, daily activities and family support, with explained variance of 42%. The values of the Cronbach alpha for the items belonging to each subscale were, respectively: 0.71, 0.81 and 0.83.
Conclusion:
The Brazilian version of CRA presents good evidence of validity based on internal structure and is reliable, and can be used to assess the overload of informal caregivers of dependent elderly.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Board games: gerotechnology in nursing care practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:818-826
Abstract
RESEARCHBoard games: gerotechnology in nursing care practice
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:818-826
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0365
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Objective:
To create a board game as a form of gerotechnology to promote active and healthy aging.
Method:
This was a qualitative, convergent care study conducted with 32 older adults. Individual interviews, creativity and sensitivity techniques, group discussions, and participant observations guided by Paulo Freire’s theoretical framework of problematization were used to produce data. The participants and researchers assessed the entire production process at the end of the study, after the gerotechnology was implemented in the groups. French discourse analysis was adopted.
Results:
Patented under registration no. BR 1020160107725, the game was created as a technological product based on the discussions with older adults, considering the conceptions, knowledge and practices shared by them about aging.
Final considerations:
The gerotechnology implemented in clinical nursing practices functioned as a playful resource to exercise self-determination and independence among older adults, boosting memory, self-esteem, socialization processes, exchanging experiences and shared learning.
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RESEARCH01-01-2018
Emergency care units and dimensions of accessibility to health care for the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:811-817
Abstract
RESEARCHEmergency care units and dimensions of accessibility to health care for the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2018;71:811-817
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0440
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Objective:
to understand the conception of the elderly and their caregivers about the accessibility to health mediated by the service in Emergency Care Units.
Methodo:
a qualitative study conducted with 25 elderly patients and caregivers at Emergency Care Units in a city of Paraná, using Grounded Theory as a methodological reference.
Results:
According to the participants, the resources available in these services guarantee medical consultation and provide access to exams and medicines. Such resources have attracted patients and caused excess demand, which implies a set of compromising factors for the quality of care in these services.
Final considerations:
Investments in the restructuring of the care network, especially in primary care, with an increase in the number of consultations and the creation of a bond, can contribute to the emergency care units achieving the goal of access to qualified assistance to the elderly population.
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REVIEW06-10-2022
Self-inflicted violence and suicide in people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210768
Abstract
REVIEWSelf-inflicted violence and suicide in people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210768
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0768
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Objectives:
to analyze intellectual productions on self-inflicted violence and suicide in people living with HIV/AIDS.
Methods:
a systematic review, carried out between March and April 2021, in the PubMed®/MEDLINE®, Web of Science and LILACS databases, subsidized in the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology. The period outlined was from 2011 to 2020.
Results:
a total of 199 studies were identified, and 16 composed the final sample, grouped into the categories: Sociodemographic characteristics of victims of self-inflicted violence/suicide and their intervening factors (pointing to young adults, especially homosexuals, with low social support and a history of mental illness or substance abuse as usual victims); Successful measures for suicide prevention/control in people living with HIV/AIDS (suggesting more frequent psychosocial and clinical follow-up of those starting antiretroviral and immunocompromised treatment).
Conclusions:
biopsychosocial follow-up, analysis of sociodemographic profile and intervening factors should be frequent in this population for disease prevention/control.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE09-05-2022
Screening for common mental disorder in elderly residents in the countryside: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210875
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEScreening for common mental disorder in elderly residents in the countryside: a cross-sectional study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210875
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0875
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Objective:
To estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders and their associated factors in the elderly in a municipality in the countryside of the Brazilian Midwest.
Methods:
Quantitative, observational, cross-sectional approach research, conducted with 218 elderly people.
Results:
The prevalence of the common mental disorder among the elderly was 25.1%; in the univariate analysis, it was higher in females (35.4%), in the age group of 80 years or older (46.1%), brown skin color (30.2%), widowed (42.6%), illiterate (47.6%), and retired (27.6%). In the multiple analysis, the variables female gender (p<0.006), age 80 years or older (p<0.036), dissatisfaction with life (p<0.009), lack of social interaction (p=0.017), and dysfunctional family (p=0.021) remained associated with CMD.
Conclusion:
The results revealed are helpful and contribute to the reinforcement of the need for mental health care in this population extract so growing worldwide.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE06-03-2022
Association between falls in older adults and prevention group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20200207
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEAssociation between falls in older adults and prevention group
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20200207
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0207
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Objectives:
to assess the effectiveness of guidelines on fall prevention in a group of older adults in Primary Health Care.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, carried out with older adults selected by a simple random sample (274; N=1,234). Data covered sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables, marital status, health conditions, factors associated with falls and participation in the prevention group. Student’s t test was used, and dichotomous variables were used by the chi-square test. The project met ethical requirements.
Results:
sample with female profile (61.7%), married, with low education, mean age of 71.69 years. The factors associated with falls identified were female sex, medicalization and participation in the prevention group. There was no protective association between participation in a fall prevention group in older adults and a decrease in the number of falls.
Conclusions:
based on evidence, a personalized intervention during the nursing visit is suggested as a strategy to prevent falls.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-07-2022
Predictors of frailty in older people users of Primary Health Care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20201292
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEPredictors of frailty in older people users of Primary Health Care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20201292
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1292
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Objective:
to identify the prevalence and predictors of frailty in older people in Primary Health Care.
Method:
this is a descriptive and correlational study, carried out in a convenience sample of 136 older people in the community. Data were collected through a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and frailty phenotype. Student’s t test or U-Mann-Whitney test, chi-square and binary logistic regression were used for data analysis.
Results:
the prevalence of frailty was 26.5% (n=36). Frail individuals had older age (p=0.011), worse self-rated health (p=0.001) and lower physical capacity (p<0.001). In the multivariable regression, it was observed that frail individuals had older age (Odds Ratio=1.111; 95% confidence interval=1.026-1.203) and worse physical capacity (Odds Ratio=0.673; 95% confidence interval=0.508-0.893).
Conclusions:
the prevalence of frailty in older people in Primary Health Care was considerable. Advanced age and worse physical capacity were the most relevant predictors of frailty in the elderly.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE04-15-2022
Validation of Questionnaire to Assess the Impact of Dementia on the Family
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210232
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEValidation of Questionnaire to Assess the Impact of Dementia on the Family
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210232
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0232
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Objective:
To validate a questionnaire to assess the impact of dementia on one of the household members.
Methods:
Methodological study. The instrument was designed based on literature review, expert opinion, and researchers’ experience and then applied to a non-probability convenience sample consisting of 262 family members who live daily with a person with dementia. The construct validity was studied by exploratory factor analysis, principal components method, with varimax rotation of the items.
Results:
An instrument with 30 items was obtained, distributed in four dimensions: “Emotional dimension,” “Economic dimension,” “Family relations dimension,” and “Support-seeking dimension.” Factor analysis revealed a total explained variance of 54.96% and a total Cronbach’s alpha of .899.
Conclusions:
The instrument presents high internal consistency, grouped into four dimensions, all closely related to the family’s adaptation to the onset of dementia in one of its members.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-07-2022
Is self-esteem associated with the elderly person’s quality of life?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210388
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEIs self-esteem associated with the elderly person’s quality of life?
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210388
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0388
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Objective:
To analyze the association between self-esteem and quality of life in the elderly.
Methods:
Cross-sectional web survey developed with 519 elderly people. Participants filled out three data collection instruments developed on the Google Forms platform and widely disseminated through all of Brazil. Fisher’s exact test, Mann-Whitney, Pearson correlation, and linear regression with 95% confidence interval were used.
Results:
Self-esteem was associated with all quality-of-life facets: sensory skills [β= 1.307; p<0.001]; autonomy [β= 2.101; p<0.001]; past, present, and future activities [β= 2.486; p<0.001]; social presence [β= 2.547; p<0.001]; death and dying [β= 2.175; p<0.001]; and intimacy [β=2.378; p<0.001].
Conclusion:
There is a positive and statistically significant association between self-esteem and quality of life in the elderly. We therefore suggest the development of local policies capable of raising this age groups’ self-esteem and reaffirming aging as a new possibility for discoveries and pleasure.
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EXPERIENCE REPORT10-24-2022
Nursing process for elderly women susceptible to falls from the perspective of the Pender’s Model
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210913
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EXPERIENCE REPORTNursing process for elderly women susceptible to falls from the perspective of the Pender’s Model
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210913
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0913
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Objectives:
to describe the strategy of applying the nursing process guided by Pender’s Health Promotion Model to elderly women susceptible to falls with a view to promoting a self-efficacy behavior for fall prevention.
Methods:
application of the nursing process to eleven elderly women who had already experienced falls, living in a neighborhood in the outskirts of Belem, state of Pará, which involved interviews to obtain their nursing history and group meetings using the focus group technique to develop the other phases of the nursing process: nursing diagnosis, nursing interventions, and nursing assessment.
Results:
despite the risk factors for falls, the intervention model adopted in this study allowed elderly women to enhance their self-efficacy.
Final Considerations:
the model proved to be suitable for the participation of elderly women in actions to build fall prevention behaviors, with a view to healthier lifestyles.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-24-2022
Factors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210927
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210927
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0927
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Objectives:
to analyze the personal and work-related burden factors associated with physical and emotional symptoms of informal caregivers of the elderly.
Methods:
cross-sectional study conducted with 121 informal caregivers and 121 seniors who received care, assessed individually for the risk of: physical overload, musculoskeletal symptoms, Self-Reporting Questionnaire, effort perception, and Katz index.
Results:
a greater perception of effort raises up to 3.3 times the chances of presenting symptoms of pain in the spine region (p=0.01), and lower functional capacity of the elderly increases up to 1.3 times the chances of presenting pain symptoms in the spine region (p=0.02). The symptoms of emotional overload were associated with the caregiver’s low income (p=0.02).
Conclusions:
the perception of effort, dependence of the elderly, caregiver’s age, and symptoms of emotional overload are involved with caregivers’ symptoms of physical overload, and low income, with emotional overload.
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