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Elderly with Alzheimer's disease: how they live and notice the attention in the health strategy of the family
Ancianos con la enfermedad de alzheimer: cómo vivir y como darse cuenta de atención en la estrategia salud de la família
Idosos com doença de alzheimer: como vivem e percebem a atenção na estratégia saúde da família
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Abstract Objective: Understand how seniors live with Alzheimer's and their perceptions about the actions of the health strategy of the family (FHS). Methods: Exploratory and descriptive study, conducted with ten seniors who agreed to give information. Two forms were used for the evaluation, the index of Katz... view more
Objective: Understand how seniors live with Alzheimer's and their perceptions about the actions of the health strategy of the family (FHS). Methods: Exploratory and descriptive study, conducted with ten seniors who agreed to give information. Two forms were used for the evaluation, the index of Katz and the Mini Mental State Examination. Approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the grape with the opinion nº 608,721. Results: The elderly were mostly female, married and illiterate. Had cognitive impairment and some were independent in practice of daily life activities. There are weaknesses in the adaptation of households, but they notice the efforts of their relatives in the space adjustment. The elderly demonstrated satisfaction regarding the attention on ESF. Conclusion: Infer the importance of improving the condition of life, independence and autonomy of the elderly.... view less
Keywords
family; health care delivery system; elderly; illness; life situation
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 379-386
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.379-386
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed