RESUMO.O envelhecimento populacional brasileiro tem sido acompanhado por transformações na estrutura familiar, aumentando a demanda por instituições de longa permanência como uma alternativa de suporte social à pessoa idosa. Trata-se de estudo descritivo e exploratório que objetiva analisar a Qualidade de Vida (QV) em idosos institucionalizados no município de Natal, Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Para coleta de dados foi realizada entrevista com 43 idosos, utilizando-se o WHOQOL-OLD, específico para avaliar a QV em idosos. Os resultados indicaram um escore médio total de 52,9%. A faceta sensorial obteve a maior média dos escores (68,1%), revelando satisfação na situação em que se encontram. Entretanto, a faceta autonomia obteve a menor média (40,7%), demonstrando insatisfação quanto à capacidade de tomar decisões. Conclui-se que os idosos avaliaram sua QV como nem insatisfatória, nem satisfatória. Faz-se necessária a implementação de políticas públicas voltadas para a promoção à atenção ao idoso institucionalizado na perspectiva de melhor qualidade de vida.Palavras-chave: qualidade de vida, idoso, instituição de longa permanência para idosos.ABSTRACT. Evaluation of the quality of life of elderly institutionalized in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State. The aging of the Brazilian population has been followed by changes in family structure, increasing demand for long-stay institutions as an alternative to social support to the elderly. It is a descriptive study, which aims to analyze the Quality of Life (QOL) in institutionalized elderly in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State. For data collection, interviews were carried out with 43 elderly people using the WHOQOL-OLD, specifically to evaluate QOL among the elderly. The results indicated an overall average score of 52.9%. The sensory aspect achieved the highest average score (68.1%), showing satisfaction with the situation they are in. However, the autonomy aspect obtained the lowest average (40.7%), showing dissatisfaction about their ability to make decisions. It was concluded that the elderly rated their QOL as neither unsatisfactory nor satisfactory. It is necessary to implement public policies aimed at promoting the attention to the institutionalized elderly in anticipation of a better quality of life.

The objective of this study was to identify the health conditions considered potential risk factors for severe Covid-19 and analyze its association with the BMI of elderly people living in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCF). This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, carried out in eight LTCF in the Metropolitan Region of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, with a population of 267 elderly people, between the months of February and December 2018. The Elderly Health Handbook was used to collect data on sociodemographic, health and risk factors. The Pearson’s Chi-square test and odds ratio were used for the analysis. A higher frequency of low weight was observed in elderly people with cognitive impairment (24.6%), and overweight in those hypertensive (23.3%) and diabetics (12.9%). BMI was associated with the age group of 80 years or over, hypertension and diabetes (p = 0.013; p < 0.001; p = 0.001). Hypertensive elderly people were more likely to have low weight when compared to non-hypertensive individuals (RC = 3.6; 95% CI 1.5–8.6). The institutionalized elderly individuals present health conditions that may contribute to the occurrence of adverse outcomes in case of infection by Covid-19. The importance of protective measures for this population must be reinforced, in view of the devastating action of this disease in these institutions.

RESUMO: Objetivo: descrever as percepções dos enfermeiros que trabalham em um pronto-socorro de atendimento para pacientes adultos acerca da humanização e acolhimento com classificação de risco. Método: estudo descritivo, exploratório e qualitativo realizado por meio de um questionário estruturado e entrevista semiestruturada com 14 enfermeiros. A amostra foi composta por enfermeiros com predominância do sexo feminino (86%), com idade média de 38 anos. O material das entrevistas foi analisado utilizando a técnica de Análise de Conteúdo. Resultados: a análise das entrevistas foi categorizada e agrupada por meio das características semelhantes, extraindo-se a temática da humanização, do acolhimento, classificação de risco e política nacional de humanização a partir das percepções dos entrevistados. Considerações Finais: os sujeitos entendem os conceitos ampliados de acolhimento e humanização, porém, a prática depende da forma como cada um os aplica, tornando essa atividade uma subjetividade que envolve o cotidiano profissional. Descritores: Enfermagem em Emergência; Humanização da assistência; Acolhimento; Serviços médicos de emergência.ABSTRACT: Aim: to describe the perceptions of nurses that work in the adults emergency room on humanized assistance and healthcare reception and risk classification. Method: it is a descriptive, exploratory and qualitative study carried out through a structured questionnaire and a semi-structured interview with 14 nurses. The sample was composed by nurses mainly women (86%), the average age of 38 years old. The data collected through the interviews was analyzed using the content analysis technique. Results: the data collected was categorized and grouped by similar characteristics, extracting the theme of humanization, the healthcare reception, risk classification and National Policy of Humanization. Final Considerations: the interviewees understand the broader concepts of healthcare reception and humanization, 1

Sociodemographic profile and health status of institutionalized elderly people

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Objective: To evaluate the cognitive performance of institutionalized elderly in the city of Natal, state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal study of 85 aged individuals via an interview conducted following the application of a classification form and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), with different cutoff points according to the level of education. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidad Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (164/2011). Results: The mean age of the elderly studied was 76.8 years, 48.3% were single and 62.0% women, with an average of 3.27 children and 3 years of schooling; cognitive losses were recorded over a 6-month period following the 1st assessment, declining from 18.8 to 16.9% at the 2nd assessment for the following items: orientation to space (p = 0.02), language (p = 0.02) and repetition (p = 0.01). Conclusion: The results show significant cognitive changes among elderly subjects, with 64.6% exhibiting cognitive impairment. The findings suggest systematic evaluations in elders as a mean to establish prevention measures for health losses, taking into account that the referred deficits are capable of causing damage in the everyday life of these elderly residents of institutions.

Objective: to analyze the human aging healthy point of view of health, allowing to inform the professional a more critical and stimulating discussion regarding the subject mentioned. Methodology: this is about a descriptive and exploratory study, conducted through literature integrative review, taking as the database LILACS for articles in the period between the months of August and September 2009. Results: the findings showed that one of the strategies to leverage the gains of the aging process would be to search for a healthy life, thanks to a series of activities encouraged in order to promote health by preventing or delaying the installation of chronic conditions, slowing functional decline, encouraging their autonomy and independence. Thus, it preserved the cognitive aspect of social integration and enhancement of interpersonal relationships and affective. Conclusion: the aging of a population is a natural aspiration of any society. But by it self, is not enough. It is also important aim is to improve the quality of life of those who have aged or are in the process of aging, regardless of their social, cultural and biological. Thus, it is necessary that public policy be directed and implemented specifically for this age group aimed at promoting health perspective of healthy aging. Descriptors: demographic aging; aged; nursing.RESUMOObjetivo: analisar o envelhecimento humano saudável do ponto de vista da saúde, levando ao conhecimento do profissional uma visão mais crítica e incentiva à reflexão em relação ao tema referido. Metodologia: estudo descritivo realizado por meio da revisão de literatura integrativa, utilizando a base de dados o LILACS para artigos no período entre os meses de agosto a setembro de 2009. Resultados: os achados mostraram que uma das estratégias de potencializar os ganhos do processo de envelhecimento seria a busca por uma vida saudável, fruto de uma série de atividades com a finalidade de promover a saúde, prevenindo ou postergando a instalação de patologias crônicas, retardando o declínio funcional, favorecendo sua autonomia e independência. Logo, seria preservado o aspecto cognitivo de integração social e de valorização das relações interpessoais e afetivas. Conclusão: o envelhecimento de uma população é uma aspiração natural de qualquer sociedade. No entanto, é importante almejar a melhoria na qualidade de vida daqueles que envelheceram ou que estão no processo de envelhecer, independente de sua situação social, cultural e biológica. Assim, faz-se necessário que Políticas Públicas sejam dirigidas e programadas especificamente para este segmento etário visando promoção à saúde numa perspectiva de um envelhecimento saudável. Descritores: envelhecimento da população; idoso; enfermagem.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar los recursos humanos envejecimiento saludable punto de vista de la salud, lo que permite informar a los profesionales un análisis más crítico y estimulante sobre el tema mencionado. Metodología: estudio descriptivo y exploratorio realizado a través de revisión de la literatura integrativa, tomando como base de datos LILACS de artículos en el período comprendido entre los meses de agosto y septiembre de 2009. Resultados: los resultados mostraron que una de las estrategias para aprovechar los beneficios del proceso de envejecimiento sería la búsqueda de una vida sana, gracias a una serie de actividades alentó a fin de promover la salud mediante la prevención o retraso de la instalación de enfermedades crónicas, la desaceleración el declive funcional, el fomento de su autonomía e independencia. Por lo tanto, conserva el aspecto cognitivo de la integración social y la mejora de las relaciones interpersonales y afectivas. Conclusión: el envejecimiento de una población es una aspiración natural de cualquier sociedad. Sin embargo, por sí misma, no es suficiente. También es importante objetivo es mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas que han envejecido o están en proceso de envejecimiento, con independencia de su condición social, cultural y biológica. Por lo tanto, es necesario que la política pública será administrado y aplicado específicamente para este grupo de edad destinada a promover la perspectiva de la salud de un envejecimiento saludable. Descriptores: envejecimiento de la población; anciano; enfermería.

Since the beginning of the year, the world has been gripped by news emerging from China, after a local doctor announced an increase in the number of cases of an atypical respiratory syndrome caused by a new virus, before being forced into silence, then dying from the very same respiratory syndrome. It is vital that justice is done to the story of the first steps of what was to become a pandemic, and which was negligently handled. This was a different type of flu, which quickly evolved into severe pneumonia and death. Cases had been reported in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China since the end of 2019, and soon affected an alarming proportion of the population of that province and then the country as a whole. Soon, the outbreak became an epidemic across the entire region, based on the high number of reported cases and deaths.