Construction and validation of a rehabilitation nursing program for fragile elderly

Abstract

Objective: To build a rehabilitation nursing program to be implemented in the homes of frail elderly people and validate it by rehabilitation nurses. Methods: This is a qualitative, exploratory study, divided into two stages. The first corresponded to an integrative literature review that supported the construction of the program. The second consisted of the program content validity stage, through a focus group, in May 2021. Results: Nine experts participated in the construction and content validation of the rehabilitation nursing program for frail elderly. Two focus groups were carried out, and the final version of the program included training in life activities and particularly self-care, strength, balance, coordination and joint mobility. Final considerations: The program reached content validity, with a minimum set of characteristics that it must integrate, now requiring application in Primary Health Care for clinical validation.

From Health Literacy to Self-Care: Contributions of the Specialist Nurse in Rehabilitation Nursing

“…Following a consistent practice with theoretical nursing frameworks [10], SNRNs, focused on the developmental or health/illness transitions experienced by people, are in a privileged position to promote health literacy, ensuring better use of health services, greater ease of communication with health professionals, and better adherence to preventive behaviours and attitudes. Aware of the impact of self-care actions (the main focus of their intervention) on health status, these specialist nurses have been investing in empowering people to manage their health projects, delaying, through health promotion actions, the onset of complications associated with pathological processes and/or the aging process itself [11,12].…”

“…In studies that have been carried out in the country, especially with older people [11,13,14], SNRNs have found that an investment in health literacy in earlier age groups would have the potential to prevent some complications later in life. In Portugal, although such investment is being made, namely among the child and adolescent population [15,16], weaknesses are denoted in adulthood.…”