Institutionalized elderly people with dementia: an integrative review on nursing care

Abstract

Objective: To ascertain the characteristics of the nursing care provided to institutionalized elderly people with dementia. Methods: Integrative review of studies published between 2013 and 2017, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, from the databases BDENF, LILACS, CINAHL, PubMed, SciELO, TRIP, and National Guideline Clearing House. Thematic data analysis was used. Results: From the data collected in the 41 included studies, three themes emerged: Care with a focus on the needs of elderly people in LTCIEs; Care based on the work process of the nursing team; and Shared care. Final considerations: Elderly care can take place from different perspectives: that of the elderly; the nursing team; and it can be shared among the different parties involved. The importance of communication must be stressed, as do the development of skills and attitudes of the team, as well as proper training and support, good environment in the care process, and an approach centered on the institutionalized elderly.

Prática do enfermeiro na atenção primária à saúde aos cuidados de pacientes com demência

“…Apesar disso, esse mesmo estudo menciona o cuidado por parte da maioria dos profissionais de saúde como fragmentado, limitado e despreparado para lidar com uma pessoa idosa em processo de fragilização. As habilidades e a�tudes da equipe ocupam espaço tão importante quanto o conhecimento cien�fico na prá�ca da enfermagem, devendo ser aprimoradas em consonância com as necessidades dos indivíduos atendidos (Siewert et al, 2020).…”

“…Em geral, a demência está associada a uma deterioração gradual da cognição acompanhada de sintomas psicológicos, como por exemplo: depressão, ansiedade, delírio, alucinações; e alterações comportamentais, como: agitação, agressão, apa�a (Prado & Jiménez-Huete, 2019). Em uma pesquisa realizada por Siewert et al (2020), os sintomas psicológicos e comportamentais da demência, como agitação verbal/�sica, agressão verbal/�sica e a resistência ao cuidado, estavam presentes em 24,4% dos estudos compulsados. Diante desse quadro, as a�vidades de cognição e de memória realizadas com pessoas idosas com demência, pelos enfermeiros, são importantes tanto para melhorar a qualidade de vida desses pacientes como também para a avaliação e criação de novos planos de cuidado (Abrahão e Camacho, 2020).…”

Education of Formal Caregivers as a Predictor of the Quality of Institutional Care for Dementia Sufferers

“…The theoretical basis for care for patients with dementia according to the prepared educational plan will be prepared by the educational institution: Depart-Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention Vol. 13 No. 5 2022 ment of Nursing of the Faculty of Health Care Professions of Presov University in Presov as part of the solution of the project VEGA # 1/0433/20 entitled: Factors of formal and informal care in the long-term care system.…”

“…Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention Vol. 13 No. 5 2022 moting care in the home family environment (Toot et al, 2017).…”

Modern Aspects of the Organization of Nursing Care to Ensure the Quality of Life and Health of Elderly Patients

“…Certified nurses have played an important role in the development and implementation of care management programs in hospitals and healthcare systems that meet the needs of patients with complex chronic disease, weakness or comorbidities in the transition from hospital to society. Leading researchers in the primary and geriatric care groups also contributed to the development of partnerships between doctors and nurses in community practice [34].…”