scholarly journals Preventive practices in the elderly and vulnerability to HIV

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valéria Peixoto Bezerra ◽  
Maria Angélica Pinheiro Serra ◽  
Ijaly Patrícia Pinheiro Cabral ◽  
Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes Moreira ◽  
Sandra Aparecida de Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Preventive Behavior ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Emotional Relationships ◽  
Empirical Material

Objective: To know the vulnerability of the elderly to the HIV infection in the context of preventive practices. Method: Exploratory qualitative study, lead from December 2012 to May 2013, with 37 nursing Coexistence Groups in João Pessoa - Paraiba. The Focus Group was elected as the research technique, and the empirical material obtained was subjected to a Content Analysis Technique, thematic modality. Results: The elderly recognize the importance of preventive practices, but they face difficulties in its use when their emotional relationships with their partners do not favor preventive behavior, resulting in vulnerability. The elderly showed the population groups most vulnerable to HIV and do not recognize themselves as such. Conclusion: The complexity of the various contexts experienced by the elderlies of this study indicate the need for more research that allows advances in the understanding of subjectivity imposed in relations that underlie the aging process and the experience of sexuality in this age group.

scholarly journals Idosos atendidos em unidade básica de saúde: experiências sobre polimedicação

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
Cathia Valadão Silva ◽  
Elza de Fátima Ribeiro Higa ◽  
Maria José Sanches Marin ◽  
Flávia Cristina Goulart ◽  
Carlos Alberto Lazarini
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Health Unit ◽  
Basic Health ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Elderly Users ◽  
Excessive Quantity

Resumo: O envelhecimento acarreta múltiplas alterações e doenças, intensificando, assim, a necessidade de recursos de saúde. A literatura aponta que, nesta fase da vida, é frequente a polimedicação, caracterizada pelo uso de cinco ou mais medicamentos. Logo, objetivou-se compreender as experiências de idosos sobre o significado da polimedicação. Pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa, a partir de entrevistas com 14 idosos, atendidos em Unidade Básica de Saúde, as quais foram gravadas, transcritas e, posteriormente, submetidas à técnica de Análise de Conteúdo, modalidade temática. Na análise, emergiram três categorias temáticas: Saúde e longevidade, Quantidade excessiva, e Confiança no médico. Idosos usuários de Unidade Básica de Saúde, ao serem estimulados a refletir sobre o significado do uso diário de cinco ou mais medicamentos, expressaram experiências acerca da polimedicação.Palavras-chave: Idosos; Polimedicação; Centros de Saúde. Elderly attended in the basic health unit: experiences on polymedicationAbstract: Aging brings multiple changes and diseases, thus intensifying the need for health resources. The literature indicates that, at this stage of life, polymedication is frequent, characterized by the use of five or more drugs. Therefore, it was aimed to understand the experiences of the elderly about the meaning of the polymedication. Research with a qualitative approach, based on interviews with 14 elderly people, attended at a Basic Health Unit, which were recorded, transcribed and later submitted to the Content Analysis technique, thematic modality. In the analysis, three thematic categories emerged: Health and longevity, Excessive Quantity, and Trust in the physician. Elderly users of the Basic Health Unit, when being stimulated to reflect on the meaning of the daily use of five or more medications, expressed experiences about the polymedication.Keywords: Elderlies; Polypharmacy; Health Center. 

Touch Screens for the Elderly

2011 ◽  
pp. 116-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Luczak ◽  
Christopher M. Schlick ◽  
Nicole Jochems ◽  
Sebastian Vetter ◽  
Bernhard Kausch
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Touch Screen ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Older Users ◽  
Information Input

The fast aging of many western and eastern societies and their increasing reliance on information technology create a compelling need to reconsider older users’ interactions with computers. Changes in perceptual and motor skill capabilities that often accompany the aging process bring important implications for the design of information input devices. This paper summarizes the results of a laboratory study with different information input device. Three different input devices –– mouse, touch screen and eye-gaze –– were analyzed concerning efficiency, effectiveness and mental workload with respect to the age group of the computer user. The results derived from data of 90 subjects between 20 and 75 years show that regardless of participant’s age group the best performance in terms of short execution time results from touch screen information input. This effect is even more pronounced for the elderly.

scholarly journals Teachers' social and emotional competencies in nursing technical education

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Moraes de Azevedo ◽  
Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli ◽  
Luiza Hiromi Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Emotional Competencies ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Analysis Technique

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the socio-emotional competencies in teachers who work in a Nursing technical course. Method: qualitative study in the action research modality. Inclusion criteria: being a teacher in a Nursing technical course. Data collection: December 2018 to June 2019, with the realization of five focus group meetings. Data analyzed using the Content Analysis technique, according to Bardin. Results: data classification into two categories: 1) Teacher socio-emotional competencies in a conceptual and experiential perspective; 2) Teacher socio-emotional competencies in a conscious perspective of lived experiences. Final Considerations: five socio-emotional competencies were listed for teaching practice: self-control, creativity, empathy, respect, and knowing how to listen. There was a strong awareness of the theme among teachers, impacting their teaching practice.

scholarly journals Pemanfaatan Posyandu Lansia di Kota Pariaman

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Yullie Mulyadi
Keyword(s):  
Health Center ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
Integrated Health

Pemanfaatan Posyandu Lansia di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Naras Kota Pariaman 2007 masih sangat rendah yaitu 13,23% dari standar pelayanan minimal (SPM) Kota Pariaman 40%. Penelitian ini untuk mendapatkan informasi yang mendalam tentang pemanfaatan posyandu lansia serta faktor yang mendorong dan menghambat dalam pemanfaatan posyandu lansia di Kota Pariaman pada 2008. Menggunakan data primer dengan metode wawancara mendalam dan diskusi kelompok terarah. Informan berjumlah 53 orang, terdiri dari 24 orang informan yang memanfaatkan posyandu lansia, 24 orang informan yang tidak memanfaatkan posyandu lansia dan 5 orang informan kunci. Data dianalisis dengan teknik analisis isi dengan validasi hasil penelitian dilakukan triagulasi sumber dan metode. Penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya perbedaan pemanfaatan posyandu lansia berdasarkan kelompok umur, jenis kelamin dan status pekerjaan. Dalam mengatasi masalah tersebut perlu adanya penyuluhan tentang posyandu lansia secara intensif dalam upaya meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat akan tujuan, sasaran dan kegiatan posyandu lansia.Kata kunci : Pemanfaatan, posyandu, lansiaAbstractThe utilization of integrated health posts for elderly in the working area of Naras Health Center of Pariaman City was still low (13.23%) in 2007. The number was lower than Minimal Service Standard (SPM) that was 40%. The study aimed to obtain the information of the utilization of the integrated health posts for the elderly and factors supported and constrained the utilization of integrated health posts for the elderly in the working area of Naras Health Center of Pariaman City in 2008. Data was collected using focus group discussion and in-depth interview methods. The number of informants in this study was 53 persons consisted of 24 persons who utilized the integrated health posts for the elderly, 24 persons who did not utilize post, and 5 persons as key informants. Data was analyzed using content analysis technique and in order to test the validity of study result, triangulation in both method and source was employed. The study revealed that utilization of integrated health posts for elderly differed by age group of the elderly, gender (women), and employment status. The informants utilized the integrated health posts for the elderly had a good knowledge and positive perception on activities and advantages of the integrated health posts for the elderly. Keywords: Utilization, integrated health posts, elderly

scholarly journals Percepção do Homem Idoso em Relação às Transformações Decorrentes do Processo do Envelhecimento Humano

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carine Alves da Silva ◽  
Anderlei Fabiano Fossatti ◽  
Marilene Rodrigues Portella
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Human Aging ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Psychological Dimension ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The North ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Old Men

Resumo: A longevidade vem ocupando um espaço cada vez mais significativo na sociedade, levando a população a adaptar-se com esta nova realidade, valorizando a capacidade e potenciais dos idosos e desenvolvendo estruturas que atendam a suas necessidades. Com isso, objetivou-se conhecer a percepção do homem idoso freqüentador de um grupo de terceira idade acerca das modificações decorrentes do processo de envelhecimento humano. Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratório-descritiva, de abordagem qualitativa. Participaram homens com sessenta anos ou mais, integrantes de um grupo de convivência, há no mínimo um ano, de um município do Norte do Rio Grande do Sul. A partir do desenvolvimento de oficinas de dinâmicas de criatividade e sensibilidade, analisaram-se qualitativamente os dados utilizando a análise de conteúdo, mais especificamente a técnica da análise temática, identificando as seguintes categorias: dimensão biológica, dimensão social, dimensão espiritual e psicológica. Destacando-se a perda da força na dimensão biológica, a aceitação das mudanças na dimensão psicológica, embora identifique a discriminação sofrida na dimensão social, e, na dimensão espiritual, o exercício da religiosidade e da fé os possibilita a aceitarem as transformações decorrentes do processo do envelhecimento humano. Palavras-chave: Idoso. Envelhecimento. Grupos de Encontro. Abstract: Longevity has been taking a more and more significant space among society, making people adapt to this new reality, valuing the capacity and the potentials of the elderly, and developing structures that serve their needs. Thus, the objective of this study was know the perception of the elderly who attend an elderly group, on the modifications resulting from the human aging process. It is an exploratory-descriptive research, of qualitative approach. Sixty year old men, or older, attending a group of coexistence, for at least a year, from a town of the North of Rio Grande do Sul. From the development of dynamics of creativity and sensibility workshops, the data were qualitatively analysed, using the content analysis, more specifically the thematic analysis technique, identifying the following categories: biological, social, spiritual, and psychological dimensions. With the loss of strength at the biological dimension, the acceptance of the changes at the psychological dimension being highlighted, although the discrimination at social and spiritual dimension, and the religiosity and faith help them to accept the transformation resulting from the human aging process. Keywords: Elderly. Aging. Coexistence Groups.

scholarly journals O impacto da polifarmácia na qualidade de vida de idosos

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 773
Author(s):  
Pedro Paulo Corrêa Santana ◽  
Ana Dayse Viana Ramos ◽  
Carolina Estrela Campos ◽  
Marilda Andrade ◽  
Harlon França Menezes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Pharmaceutical Preparations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Type Data ◽  
Analysis Mode ◽  
The Impact

RESUMOObjetivo: objetivou-se analisar o impacto da polifarmácia na qualidade de vida dos idosos a partir das produções científicas. Método: trata-se de estudo bibliográfico, tipo revisão integrativa de literatura. Realizou-se a coleta de dados nas bases de dados Medline, LILACS e Biblioteca Scielo, entre o período de 2006 e 2016, nos idiomas inglês, espanhol e português, submetendo-se à Técnica de Análise de Conteúdo na Modalidade Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Resultados: evidenciou-se que a polimedicação pode levar ao desenvolvimento, no idoso, de uma série de complicações por conta dos efeitos adversos dos fármacos, afetando a qualidade de vida e a realização das suas atividades diárias. Defende-se que o cuidado com a interação medicamentosa, o aprazamento e a educação em saúde são de grande relevância no contexto do envelhecimento, comprometendo os aspectos fisiológicos do paciente. Conclusão: observa-se que a atuação do enfermeiro é indispensável pelo conhecimento teórico de Farmacologia e do processo de envelhecimento, pois contribui para a vigilância medicamentosa e dos efeitos colaterais em relação aos idosos que, muitas vezes, fazem uso de medicamentos sem prescrição médica. Descritores: Idoso; Preparações Farmacêuticas; Qualidade de Vida; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Saúde do Idoso; Enfermagem.ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze the impact of polypharmacy on the quality of life of the older adults from the scientific productions. Method: this is a bibliographical study, integrative literature review type. Data collection was carried out in the Medline, LILACS and Scielo databases between 2006 and 2016, in English, Spanish and Portuguese, submitted to the Content Analysis Technique in the Thematic Content Analysis Mode. Results: the polymedication can lead to the development of a series of complications for the older adult due to the adverse effects of the drugs, affecting the quality of life and the performance of their daily activities. Care with medication interaction, the time of taking the medication and education in health are of great relevance in the context of aging, compromising the physiological aspects of the patient. Conclusion: the nurses´ performance is indispensable by the theoretical knowledge of Pharmacology and the aging process since it contributes to drug surveillance and side effects for the elderly people, who often use medications without a medical prescription. Descriptors: Aged; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Quality of Life; Nursing Care; Health of the Elderly; Nursing.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar el impacto de la polifarmacia en la calidad de vida de los ancianos a partir de las producciones científicas. Método: se trata de un estudio bibliográfico, tipo revisión integradora de la literatura. Se realizó la recolección de datos en las bases de datos Medline, LILACS y Biblioteca Scielo, entre el período de 2006 a 2016, en los idiomas inglés, español y portugués, submetiéndose a la Técnica de Análisis de Contenido en la Modalidad Análisis de Contenido Temático. Resultados: se observó que la polimedicación puede llevar al desarrollo de una serie de complicaciones al anciano por cuenta de los efectos adversos de los fármacos, afectando la calidad de vida y la realización de sus actividades diarias. Se defiende que el cuidado con la interacción medicamentosa, el tempo de tomar la medicación y la educación en salud son de grande relevancia en el contexto del envejecimiento, comprometiendo los aspectos fisiológicos del paciente. Conclusión: se observa que la actuación del enfermero es indispensable por el conocimiento teórico de Farmacología y del proceso de envejecimiento, pues contribuye para la vigilancia medicamentosa y de los efectos colaterales en relación a los adultos mayores que muchas veces usan medicamentos sin prescripción médica. Descriptores: Anciano; Preparaciones Farmacéuticas; Calidad de Vida; Atención de Enfermería; Salud del Anciano; Enfermería.

Touch Screens for the Elderly

2013 ◽  
pp. 377-396
Author(s):  
Holger Luczak ◽  
Christopher M. Schlick ◽  
Nicole Jochems ◽  
Sebastian Vetter ◽  
Bernhard Kausch
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Touch Screen ◽  
Input Device ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Input Devices ◽  
Older Users ◽  
Information Input

The fast aging of many western and eastern societies and their increasing reliance on information technology create a compelling need to reconsider older users’ interactions with computers. Changes in perceptual and motor skill capabilities that often accompany the aging process bring important implications for the design of information input devices. This paper summarizes the results of a laboratory study with different information input device. Three different input devices; mouse, touch screen and eye-gaze; were analyzed concerning efficiency, effectiveness and mental workload with respect to the age group of the computer user. The results derived from data of 90 subjects between 20 and 75 years show that regardless of participant’s age group the best performance in terms of short execution time results from touch screen information input. This effect is even more pronounced for the elderly.

scholarly journals Children and Adolescents with Cancer: experiences with Chemotherapy

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 864-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizelaine de Chico Cicogna ◽  
Lucila Castanheira Nascimento ◽  
Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Collateral Effects ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
Empirical Material ◽  
Over Time

This study aimed to comprehend chemotherapy from the perspective of children and adolescents with cancer. Ten children and adolescents between eight and 18 years of age, in different phases of chemotherapy, participated in this exploratory, qualitative study. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews and analysis of the patients’ medical records. Analysis of the empirical material followed the content analysis technique. The study allowed the comprehension that, for the children and adolescents, chemotherapy is mainly remembered for its collateral effects and suffering. After the initial impact, mainly due to physical changes, preoccupations are related to disease recovery, i.e. a cure. Over time, they also mentioned that the disease was seen as something to be overcome and, due to the chemotherapy, likely to be the outcome.

scholarly journals POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS: A CONSTRUÇÃO DE IMAGENS E SENTIDOS PARA O ENVELHECIMENTO HUMANO.

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariele Rodrigues Correa ◽  
Sônia Aparecida Moreira França ◽  
Francisco Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Third Age ◽  
De Se ◽  
Important Landmark ◽  
Management Advance ◽  
Elderly Citizen

RESUMO:O presente estudo visa analisar as políticas públicas brasileiras dirigidas à população idosa e examinar suas ressonâncias na produção de sentidos e imagens sobre o processo de envelhecimento. Para tanto, procuramos traçar cartografias que pudessem mapear figuras produtoras de sentido acerca do envelhecimento, percorrendo algumas políticas formuladas para a essa faixa etária, desde a década de 1920 até a criação do Estatuto do Idoso, no ano de 2003. Verificamos que o aparecimento de políticas públicas para a velhice ocorreu como resposta ao desafio de se gerir e controlar os rumos do processo de envelhecimento diante do crescimento da população idosa. O Estatuto do Idoso é um marco importante do avanço da gestão do Estado sobre a velhice e da substituição de um modelo assistencialista-filantrópico para um modelo preventivo e calcado na promoção de uma longevidade saudável e produtiva. Com isso, ao lado da figura do idoso adoecido e inativo começam a surgir figurações de um envelhecimento saudável e potente, atravessadas por imagens de vitalidade e rejuvenescimento.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Velhice. Políticas Públicas. Terceira Idade. ABSTRACT The present study aims to analyze the Brazilian public  policies made for the elderly citizen population and to examine their resonance in the production of senses and images on the process of aging. For this, we draw cartographies that could find producing figures of sense about the aging, passing through some politics formulated for to this age group, since the decade of 1920 until the creation of the “Estatuto do Idoso”,  in 2003. We checked that the appearance of public policies for the old age happened as an answer to the challenge of managing and controlling the aging process courses  in front of the increase of the elderly citizen population. The “Estatuto do Idoso”  is an important landmark of the management advance of the State upon the oldness and of the substitution of an philanthropic-assistance model for a preventive model which is based on the promotion of a healthy and productive longevity. With that, next to the figure of the sick and inactive elderly , it begins to appear figurations of a healthy and powerful aging, crossed by images of vitality and rejuvenation. KEYWORDS: Old age. Public Policies. Third Age.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS MANIPULASI EFFLEURAGE TERHADAP TINGKAT DEPRESI PADA LANSIA

MEDIKORA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nurul Anwar ◽  
Cerika Rismayanthi
Keyword(s):  
Aging Process ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Neuromuscular Function ◽  
The Body ◽  
Inner Pressure ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Level Of Activity ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
The Village

Lansia merupakan tahap lanjut dari proses kehidupan yang ditandai dengan menurunnya kemampuan tubuh untuk beradaptasi dengan lingkungan disekitarnya. Masa lansia merupakan tahap akhir dalam siklus perkembangan manusia di masa proses penuaan yang dialami oleh lansia dapat menyebabkan hilangnya kemampuan organ dan jaringan untuk memperbaiki diri secara perlahan-lahan dan semakin besarnya tekanan batin dan perasaan yang dialami. Tingkat aktivitas yang dilakukan oleh lansia kebanyakan merupakan aktivitas fisik ringan tetapi tetap dapat mendorong dan mempertahankan kemampuannya secara baik. Lansia banyak menghadapi masalah kesehatan yang perlu penanganan segera dan terintregasi. Pada lansia akan mengalami berbagai penurunan, yaitu kekuatan massa otot, menurunnya fungsi neuromuscular terutama pada persendian dan banyaknya mengeluh kelentukan yang berkurang karena kelelahan otot pada tubuh. Seiring dengan adanya penurunan kemampuan pada lansia sering munculnya perasaan cemas dan adanya pola pikir yang semakin dalam. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskrpitif yang bertujuan memberikan apakah terdapat  efektivitas massage Effleurage terhadap tingkat depresi pada lansia di dusun Plumbon, Banguntapan, Bantul. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dangan persentase, bertujuan untuk mengumpulkan data, menyajikan data dan menentukan nilai. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa tingkat efektivitas manipulasi effleurage terhadap tingkat depresi pada Lansia adalah baik dengan pertimbangan rerata sebesar 5,6. Tingkat efektivitas massage effleurage terhadap tingkat depresi pada Lansia yang berkategori normal 10 orang atau 66,67%, ringan 5 orang atau 33,33%. EFFECTIVENESS OF MANIPULATION EFFLEURAGE DEPRESSION LEVELS IN ELDERLY AbstractElderly is an advanced stage of the life process marked by a decrease in the body's ability to adapt to the surrounding environment. The elderly is the final stage in the cycle of human development during the aging process experienced by the elderly can cause the loss of the ability of organs and tissues to repair themselves slowly and the increasing amount of inner pressure and feelings experienced. The level of activity undertaken by the elderly is mostly mild physical activity but can still encourage and maintain their abilities properly. Elderly faces many health problems that need to be handled immediately and integrated. In the elderly will experience a variety of decreased, namely the strength of muscle mass, decreased neuromuscular function, especially in the joints and the number of complaints of reduced flexibility due to muscle fatigue in the body. Along with a decrease in ability in the elderly often the emergence of feelings of anxiety and the existence of a deeper mindset. This research is a descriptive study aimed at providing whether there is an effectiveness of Effleurage massage on the level of depression in the elderly in the village of Plumbon, Banguntapan, Bantul. The data analysis technique used is descriptive with percentages, aiming to collect data, present data and determine values. The results of the study stated that the level of effectiveness of effleurage manipulation on the level of depression in the elderly was good with a mean consideration of 5.6. The effectiveness of massage effleurage on the level of depression in the elderly is in the normal category of 10 people or 66.67%, mild 5 people or 33.33%.

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