Age-friendly primary care health centers why are they necessary?

Abstract

Introduction:Health care humanization is a relevant line of work in recent times. Within it, the creation of age-friendly environments is relevant due to population aging. The aim is to review the characteristics of age-friendly environments in primary care and its possible impact on health. Materials and methods:A review of the literature was made through a search in Medline Database. Studies about the characteristics health of age-friendly environments and health results derived from them were evaluated. Principal topics on the subject were extracted and summarized.Results: Five studies were selected. Evidence on the subject is scarce. Some of the principal topics included physical barriers, communication issues, signaling and clinical procedures and protocols. Social factors might have greater influence on health rather than urban factor. Conclusion:Physical barriers, clinical assistance, patient information, prevention and health promotion, social and community activities are the principal factors implicated in age-friendly Primary care Centers development. Further research must be made in order to describe the influence on physical and psychological health of age-friendly environments.Citation: Acosta-Benito MA, Rodríguez-Fernández V, Barrio-Cortes J, et al. Age-friendly primary care health centers why are they necessary?. Int J Fam Commun Med.

Perceção dos enfermeiros sobre as características de uma Unidade de Saúde Familiar amiga das pessoas idosas

“…A WHO (2004) realizou um estudo sobre a opinião da PIs, CFs e profissionais que resultou em diretrizes que têm como objetivo CSPAPI (WHO, 2004;Joling et al, 2018). Segundo Acosta-Benito et al (2018) os CSPAPI permitem o empowerment, aumentando o conhecimento e a autonomia da PI.…”