Viver com mais idade em contexto familiar: dependência no auto cuidado

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to help improve nursing care to dependent people and their families. The study objectives were: to describe the degree of dependency of the elderly in the family context; to identify the sociodemographic characteristics of the dependent elderly in the family context; to describe the main cause of dependency in the aged at home. This is a exploratory, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. In the period comprised between October 2007 and June 2008, 108 families from a northern region of Portugal were selected, with an elderly dependent. It was a convenience sample. For the collection of information, we used a questionnaire with the Barthel Index. Results showed that older people are predominantly women, widows, in average 81 years old, with severe level of dependence, and the leading cause of dependence was circulatory system diseases.

The care of dependent elderly on the family context O cuidado do idoso dependente no contexto familiar

“…1 These transformations are due to the technological advances of medicine and to the decline of fertility, which, when associated, increase the life expectancy of the population. 2 Although the idea of longevity represents progress with the increase in life expectancy, the risk factors for noncommunicable diseases and the number of dependent elderly people with disabilities and/or limitations to the activities of daily living has also increased. 1 Dependence can bring limitations to the individuals who bear it, either as a result of chronic noncommunicable diseases and its complications, or even by the diminution of the functional and cognitive capacity that arises with the advancing age.…”

Medicamentos impróprios para o idoso disponibilizados pelo estado do Rio de Janeiro segundo os critérios de Beers-Fick Inappropriate medications for the elderly provided by the Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil according to the criteria of Beers-Fick

“…Among these, iatrogenesis is highlighted, which can be prevented at the moment of prescription, using existing instruments that contemplate medicines inappropriate for this age group. [5][6][7][8][9] Among these instruments, the Beers Fick criterion, developed in the 1990s, was revised in 1997, 2003 and 2012. In this, the drugs are classified in: (1) drugs to avoid in the elderly, regardless of diseases or conditions of Cheers; (2) drugs considered to be potentially inappropriate when used in the elderly with certain diseases or syndromes, and (3) medicines to be used with caution.…”

Alzheimer’s desease: challenges faced by family caregivers

“…The phenomenon of epidemiological transition, conditioned by the process of population aging, is determinant on the emergence of chronicdegenerative diseases, among them Alzheimer's Disease (AD), demanding continuous care and new organizational structures for networks and health services [1][2][3] .…”