Profile of hospitalized elderly according to Viginia Henderson: contributions for nursing care

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Objective: describing the profile of the elderly hospitalized with chronic non-communicable disease, grounded in the Theory of Virginia Henderson. Methods: a quantitative and descriptive research conducted in June 2013. The participants were over 60 years old, admitted to the medical clinics of the University Hospital of Niteroi-RJ. There were used Scales of Katz and Lawton to assess the functional capabilities. Technique of semi-structured questionnaire collection and analysis of data were presented in simple statistical analysis. The research was approved under CAAE-5599.0.000.258-10. Results: there was a total of 43 participants, 25 (58,14%) males and 18 (41,86%) females, 20 (46,51%) were married, 14 (32,55%) had primary diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, 37 (86,04%) and 24 (55,81%) independent for activities of daily life and instrumental, respectively. Conclusion: gerontological perspective involves considering the person as subject and participant in the planning of care where the nurse identifies the needs and specificities against the aging process and hospitalization.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: Perfil de idosos hospitalizados segundo Viginia Henderson: contribuições para o cuidado em enfermagem ; Perfil de los ancianos hospitalizados según Viginia Henderson: contribuciones para el cuidado en enfermería
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Umfang: Seite(n): 4789-4795
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8(3)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Patient ; alter Mensch ; chronische Krankheit ; Krankenpflege ; Krankenhaus ; Pflege ; Theorie ; soziale Faktoren ; Bedürfnis ; demographische Faktoren ; Forschung

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Pinheiro, Fernanda Machado ; Santo, Fátima Helena do Espírito ; Chibante, Carla Lube de Pinho ; Pestana, Luana Cardoso
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2016

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i3.4789-4795
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53721-3
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ