Aspectos de salud en adultos mayores de 80 anos de edad que viven independientemente en la comunidad: una perspectiva australiana

Abstract

This qualitative study describes the factors that influence the health care practices of 14 elderly persons living independently in Perth, Western Australia. Through in-depth interviews with the participants, the health care practices people were explored. Five distinct themes emerged from the data. These themes were the past time, an active life, nutrition, getting old, economical security and personal satisfaction. This study provides an insight into the life of older adults and the problems associated with ageing.

Functional capacity of elder elderly: comparative study in three regions of Rio Grande do Sul

“…The prevalence of female elderly in two regions is similar to other studies involving elderly aged 80 years or older (7)(8)(13)(14) . It is known that urban areas present a largest proportion of women in comparison with rural zones (2) .…”

“…As for age, the age range from 80 to 84 years predominated, like in other studies on elderly aged 80 years or older (7,13) . The marital status without a partner prevailed for elderly from the rural region and from urban Porto Alegre, as identified in another research in the Porto Alegre region (15) .…”

“…One study involved elderly in urban São Paulo and evidenced the association between advanced age and greater dependence for ADLs among elderly older than 80, up to 36 times more than among other elderly (4) . Earlier research published in this journal highlights the importance of elaborating and putting in practice strategies to promote the health and quality of life of this population (7)(8) . The lack of studies on the functional capacity of elder elderly in Brazil and other developing countries aroused the researchers' interest to compare the findings of two doctoral dissertations (9)(10) and one undergraduate Nursing monograph (11) on the theme, carried out in three regions of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil.…”

A metodologia da história oral de vida como estratégia humanizadora de aproximação entre cuidador/idoso

“…A humanização está em celebrar suas conquistas, individuais e coletivas, as quais representam benefícios a toda sociedade, destruindo o estereótipo de que o idoso é um corpo enfermo que terminará seus dias dentro de uma instituição 13 .…”

Self-care behaviors in older adults: a qualitative study in a Mexican population

“…Sin embargo, no se ha valorado si realmente su uso beneficia a los adultos mayores. Otros estudios abordan prácticas de manera aislada, como es el caso de los hábitos alimentarios, la actividad física y los estilos de vida (Mikel, Cadore, & Casas, 2014;Orb, 2004;Vadillo, González, López, Zarrabeitia, & Pérez, 2012). Es importante identificarlas y analizar si son convenientes para incorporarlas en los planes de cuidados.…”