Nursing nel paziente urologico, anziano, operato: Nursing of the elderly urological patient

1998 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-221
Author(s):  
A. Barbieri ◽  
B. Monica ◽  
N. Sebastio
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Postoperative Management ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Surgical Patient ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
Discharge From Hospital

There are two important issues in the postoperative management of the urological elderly patient: complications and rehabilitation. Aging is associated with a loss of homeostatic reserve that may lead to postoperative complications due to drug interaction, malnutrition, infection, defects in wound healing, and poor psychological state. Furthermore rehabilitation, if not properly planned or implemented may influence not only the quality of life, but also the whole treatment results. The authors, in relation to pathogenetic aspects, describe what to do to prevent complications and to promote patient recovery. They conclude that both urologists and nurses must have specific geriatric training and that a psychiatrist, dietician, geriatrician and physiotherapist should be part of the team caring for the elderly surgical patient. Finally discharge from hospital must not be the end of therapy: in selected patients nursing management may continue at home reducing morbidity and mortality and helping better rehabilitation.

scholarly journals Changes in quality of life after discharge from hospital in the elderly patients with acute worse of chronic heart failure

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-418
Author(s):  
Kenzo Shibayama ◽  
Naomi Kotera ◽  
Natsuki Nakayama ◽  
Yukari Aoyama ◽  
Chie Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Discharge From Hospital

scholarly journals Saúde do idoso: abordagem da literatura sobre a segurança do paciente

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (22) ◽  
pp. 64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gleise Gonçalves Passos Silva ◽  
Tatiana Santana Oliveira ◽  
Luiz Faustino dos Santos Maia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
World Wide ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Calidad De Vida

O aumento demasiado da população idosa tornou-se uma política de saúde pública, estima-se que até 2020 a perspectiva de vida alcance em torno de 75,5 anos, ou seja, a população será composta por 16,2 milhões de idosos. O objetivo é destacar a importância da atuação do enfermeiro na assistência aliada à segurança do paciente idoso. Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura de forma integrativa, nas bases de dados da SCIELO, LATINDEX, LILACS, REDALYC e sites governamentais (COFEN e COREN-SP). O aumento da população idosa é de ocorrência mundial e requer importância, todavia considera-se que a qualidade de vida pode ser alterada pelo déficit de autossuficiência, o enfermeiro assume papel importantíssimo na gerontologia atuando na promoção da qualidade de vida e possibilita um olhar diferenciado a esse grupo de pessoas. Concluímos que a atuação do enfermeiro se destaca na prevenção e assistência com qualidade, visando garantir a segurança do paciente idoso.Descritores: Segurança do Paciente, Enfermeiro, Idoso.Elderly health: approach of literature on patient safetyAbstract: The excessive increase of the elderly population has become a public health policy, it is estimated that up to 2020 the prospect of life reach around 75.5 years, ie the population will be composed by 16.2 million of the elderly. The objective is to highlight the importance of the nurse's performance in the assistance allied to the safety of the elderly patient. It is a revision of the literature in an integrative form, in the databases of SCIELO, LATINDEX, LILACS, REDALYC and government sites (COFEN and COREN-SP). The increase of the elderly population is world-wide and requires importance, but it is considered that the quality of life can be altered by the deficit of self, the nurse assumes important role in the gerontology acting in the promotion of the quality of life and It allows a different look to this group of people. We conclude that the nurse's performance stands out in the prevention and assistance with quality, aiming at ensuring the safety of the elderly patient.Descriptors: Patient Safety, Nurse, Elderly.Salud de los ancianos: enfoque de la literatura sobre la seguridad del pacienteResumen: El aumento excesivo de la población anciana se ha convertido en una política de salud pública, se estima que hasta 2020 la expectativa de vida alcanza alrededor de 75,5 años, es decir, la población estará compuesta por 16,2 millones de los ancianos. El objetivo es destacar la importancia del desempeño del enfermero en la asistencia aliada a la seguridad del paciente anciano. Se trata de una revisión de la bibliografía en forma integradora, en las bases de datos de SciELO, Latindex, LILACS, Redalyc y sitios gubernamentales (COFEN y COREN-SP). El aumento de la población de edad avanzada es mundial y requiere importancia, pero se considera que la calidad de vida puede ser alterada por el déficit de sí mismo, la enfermera asume un papel importante en la Gerontología actuando en la promoción de la calidad de vida y permite una mirada diferente a este grupo de personas. Concluimos que el desempeño de la enfermera se destaca en la prevención y asistencia con calidad, con el objetivo de garantizar la seguridad del paciente anciano.Descriptores: Seguridad del Paciente, Enfermero, Anciano.

Spondylodiscitis in the elderly patient: clinical mid-term results and quality of life

2009 ◽  
Vol 130 (9) ◽  
pp. 1083-1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Sobottke ◽  
Marc Röllinghoff ◽  
Keta Zarghooni ◽  
Kourosh Zarghooni ◽  
Klaus Schlüter-Brust ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mid Term Results

scholarly journals A Case of Buccal Abscess from an Impacted Wisdom Tooth in an Elderly Person with Malnutrition

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Yuki Kojima ◽  
Mizuha Kojima ◽  
Kazuhiro Sakaguchi ◽  
Yutaka Sakaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Wisdom Tooth

We report a case of buccal abscess caused by an impacted wisdom tooth in an extremely elderly person with malnutrition. The patient was a 94-year-old man, who complained that he had found it hard to open his mouth and that his cheek had been swollen for the previous 2 weeks. He had a shallow oral wound caused by an improperly fitting denture; however, the wound became infected. We performed incisional drainage of the abscess under local anesthesia. The swelling disappeared and he was able to open his mouth 55 mm. The elderly have a high risk of healing failure of injuries and it has been reported that infection in a host in a compromised state is severely intractable. This elderly patient was in a compromised state because of malnutrition. Cases such as this one will increase as the elderly population increases. Dentists need to consider the quality of life of patients with a longer life expectancy and should offer patients several treatment options before their general condition deteriorates.

scholarly journals Clinical Holistic Medicine: Use and Limitations of the Biomedical Paradigm

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 295-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soren Ventegodt ◽  
Mohammed Morad ◽  
Eytan Hyam ◽  
Joav Merrick
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Holistic Medicine ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Wrong Direction ◽  
Biomedical Paradigm

The biomedical paradigm is so convincing from a biochemical point of view, and highly efficient in many cases of acute medical problems and emergencies, but unfortunately most patients do not get much better only treated with drugs; they need to do something about their lives themselves. It is highly important for the modern physician to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the modern biomedical paradigm, to understand when and when not to administer drugs to their patients. Often a symptom can be eliminated for a while with drugs, but this is not always good as the patient might need to learn to study the imbalances in life that cause the disturbances and symptoms. For the elderly patient, sometimes life can be extended in spite of the subjective fact that life has come to its end. Sometimes treatment with a drug can teach the patient that quality of life is the responsibility of the physician and not the patient. This learned attitude can give the patient problems later or make them less active in helping themselves (responsibility transfer in the wrong direction).This paper gives a number of examples where medical drugs really are the treatment of choice in general practice and some more doubtful examples of using of the biomedical paradigm.

scholarly journals Palliative Care To The Elderly Patient With Cancer: Speech Of Nurses

10.3823/2298 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irany Carvalho da Silva ◽  
Patrícia Serpa de Souza Batista ◽  
Indiara Carvalho dos Santos Platel ◽  
Jessyka Cibelly Minervina Da Costa Silv ◽  
Débora Rodrigues Alves de Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patient ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
The Family ◽  
Qualitative Nature ◽  
The City

Palliative care is aimed at people with diseases without perspective of cure or terminally, aiming to provide a better quality of life. This study aims to investigating the discourse of nurses about their understanding of palliative care to elderly patient with cancer and identify strategies used by nurses to promote palliative care to the elderly cancer patient. It is an exploratory research of a qualitative nature, carried out with thirteen nurses from a philanthropic institution in the city of João Pessoa, through a questionnaire. The empirical material was subjected to thematic content analysis, resulting in three categories: design of nurses to assist the elderly in Palliative Care: promoting comfort and minimizing the suffering, the importance of palliative care in humanized care to the elderly with cancer and strategies for the Promotion of Care of the Elderly with Cancer. Participants highlighted the palliative care as essential in the humanization of care, ensuring the dignity and quality of life among the elderly with cancer without possibilities of cure, adding such assistance, the family. Keywords: Palliative Care; Nurse; Elderly; Cancer.

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