Repositório RCAAP

This research aims to investigate the consequences in climacteric women's behaviour in their job locus. It is a work anchored in the data collection method and characterized as descriptive and exploratory in nature. Data were categorized, pre-coded and organized qualitatively, based on the content analysis and interpretation proposed by Bardin. The subjects of the study were 15 women between 40 and 60 years or older, health professionals at a family health unit in a city in the Far North of Brazil. Among the coping strategies used are the following: physical activity (walking in the street, bike ride), proper eating habits (natural products such as soy, flaxseed, no fat diet, low salt), religion (God, the Bible, prayers, go to the church). Besides that, searching for medical care (visits to the gynaecologist and the search for medical service at the clinic). Menopause is an important period of the female life, but it is not always properly understood and cared in an adequate way. 

ABSTRACT: Complementary medicines are a set of practices that do not belong to the scope of conventional medicine, whose purpose is to expand the integral care of the human being. This research presents a qualitative study that analyzes the use of complementary practices by a group of elderly people linked to a health plan, in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. All interviewees sought complementary practices without, however, abandoning the biomedical service, thus constituting a rich therapeutic itinerary. 

As the aging leaves, and usually, the Chronic Kidney Disease, the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) establishment comes, making possible hemodialytic treatment, but carrying potential commitment on sefl image. This cross sectional, observational and transversal study, have the goal to evaluate self image on seniors who carry a arteriovenous fistula (AVF). We verified not to have negative repercussions as a perception on self image. 

The objective was to verify the effects of aquatic exercises on the balance of the elderly. The articles were identified by systematic search in Pubmed, SciELO and Lilacs, descriptors "elderly", "exercise" and "water"; "Elderly", "water" and "balance"; "Elderly", "water" and "gait"; "Elderly", "water" and "balance". The initial phase totaled 545 articles and the final one was 9 articles for analysis in the systematic review. It is concluded that aquatic exercise is capable of promoting improvements and maintenance in the balance of the elderly. 

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the performance of body balance maintenance systems of young, adult and elderly individuals for possible characterization of the future trend of elderly, in relation to the prevalence of balance disorders. The performances of 62 subjects were measured using the Foam-Laser Dynamic Posturography. The findings in this study suggest an increase in prevalence of balance disorders among elderly individuals in Brazil in the next 30 - 40 years. 

Decreased plantar skin sensitivity may result in reduced postural control in the elderly, making them more susceptible to falls. The objective of this study was to verify the influence of a plantar cutaneous stimulation program on the sensitivity threshold and postural control in elderly individuals. This was a prospective, randomized, single-blind clinical study involving 36 elderly individuals older than 60 years of age of both sexes, submitted to the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test to measure functional mobility, unipedal stance test to evaluate static balance, and evaluation of plantar sensitivity by sensation threshold test with nylon monofilaments. Elderly were divided into two groups. The control group did not undergo any intervention and was instructed not to change their lifestyle. The experimental group was oriented to perform home interventions for 3 weeks. After this period, all participants were reassessed. Results revealed that both groups showed higher plantar skin sensibility after 3 weeks, but no changes were observed in postural control. Both groups showed improvement in plantar cutaneous sensitivity, and there was no difference between them.

Investigated the association between postural balance (PB) and sociodemographic and clinical-functional variables of elderly patients at the admission in the Medical Clinic infirmary. Elderly people with higher age, level of more compromised cognition, worse nutritional status, worse grip strength, more diagnostic hypotheses, presence of eye and attachments diseases, deficit auditory and/or visual, falls in the last year, increased dizziness start time, roundabout kind and that came from the emergency room had worse PB.

This study aimed to understand the feelings and emotions experienced by university students in the process of aging facing the possibility of reintegration into the labor market. For this purpose, the method of affective maps was used in an exploratory character in people with ages ranging from 51 to 71 years of age. The results point out the experience of Old Age being potentiated in the various spaces in which it is inserted, and that interpersonal relationships can be considered to be important for the personal and professional quality of life of the elderly. However, stigma is still perceived in the elderly, promoting a distorted and prejudiced view of Old Age.Keywords: Old Age; Labor market; Affective maps.

Occupational accidents are considered the main cause of aggravation to workers' health. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of serious work accidents in the elderly in Santa Maria (RS) according to the type of accident, the labor market situation and the accident site. Descriptive searching using Datasus. We found 66 cases, the typical type prevailing, with autonomous and at home. It is hoped that with this data actions can be developed to avoid them.Keywords: Aged; Accidents; Occupational; Prevalence.

This work analyzed the participation of institutionalized elderly in therapeutic workshops through an extension project. To achieve this objective, it was made a thematic analysis of the field diaries of the project members entitled "Therapeutic Workshops in the Context of a Long-Term Care Institution for the Elderly: A Proposal for Insertion by Occupational Therapy". The workshops proved to be powerful devices for the creation and strengthening of social bonds, propellers of reminiscences, experimentations and autonomy.

The objective of this study was to establish an epidemiological profile of elderly participants in cohabitation groups (CG). It is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. And 60 participants were active elderly in CG. Socioeconomic, fragility and cognition evaluation was carried out. Four elderly were fragile and no elderly showed muscle weakness. The findings serve as a sentinel to address the needs and vulnerabilities that these elderly people are exposed to. 

The goal of this article is the understanding of the elderly protagonism in the construction of the Public Health Policies. The data were collected through twenty-six personal reports of elderly counselors who represents the users segment throughout three administrations of the city council. The data reveal the daily struggle of the elderly and their protagonism by the participation in the battle for the improvement of the quality in health care in the health stablishment of Vila Velha, ES, Brazil, seeking to guarantee public health.

This study analyzed the efficiency of a 12 weeks circuit exercise program in balance and functional mobility of institutionalized elderly, which is applied three times a week, lasting 15 to 20 minutes per session and although have been no significant improvements, it is believed that the circuit was effective in maintaining the balance and functional mobility of the elderly participants in the study, helping to prevent progressive losses resulting from the aging. 

The obstacles posed by racism cross the black population negatively in different spheres and senses. They are legacies of history that present themselves clearly or cover up to the present day, and when related to old age, the topics that make up racism are amplified and take on new facets. Psychosocial concepts are directly influenced by the perpetuation of the hierarchical model of races, directly influencing socioeconomic elements, health inequalities, family demands, violence, among other unfavorable experiences of the black population from birth to old age. In this way, the psychological practice based on an ethical and political action becomes necessary as opposed to such racist practices still contemporary – marking itself as the purpose of this study to ratify this recommendation; Thus, this psychological practice shows its relevance as a scientific and methodological praxis in the rupture with a past that is still present. 

The aging process is becoming a reality worldwide. This process affects society in many levels, including the development of new products, services and healthcare solutions. Initiatives such as the Active and Assisted Living Programme in Europe develop state of the art research and solutions to address age-related issues and serve as example to countries like Brazil, which experience an accelerated aging process and need to develop age-related solutions at an even faster rhythm. 

It was aimed to review the literature about Brazilian nursing homes for seniors published at LILACS, MEDLINE, BDENF and SciELO between 2013 and 2017. The corpus consists of 90 articles. There is an incipient amount of papers about intervention research, as long as the researchers still seek to describe the profile of the resident seniors, according to health and disease criteria.  

Este volume, o 21, traz neste seu número (1), 25 artigos científicos, todos identificados com o DOI, e isso, reiteramos a cada número, graças aos esforços da Reitoria atual desta Universidade. Esforços institucionais que valem como motivação a que este trabalho de veiculação de resultados de pesquisas possa ser levado adiante por esta equipe editorial, e com muito gosto.Os trabalhos recebidos por esta revista são gerados, via de regra, por Universidades Federais e Estaduais, mas o que nos vem surpreendendo é que, cada vez mais, nos cheguem artigos de universidades particulares, algumas vocacionais ou de âmbito religioso, o que nos evidencia o quanto a emergente problemática da LONGEVIDADE, do viver mais - e com a preocupação do bem-estar e da qualidade de vida das pessoas -, está sendo pesquisada em todos os espaços de pesquisa nacionais, e em diversos níveis, desde a graduação por jovens em trabalhos de conclusão de curso, passando pelo mestrado, pelo doutorado, pelo pós-doutorado, em grupos de pesquisa, todos voltados para essa emergente questão da longevidade.  Salta-nos aos olhos a formação eclética que hoje se observa dos autores dos trabalhos aqui acolhidos: vê-se a graduação dos pesquisadores em uma determinada área do conhecimento; depois suas titulações são em outras áreas – em que todas se interfaciam com a primeira em termos de concentração interdisciplinar em uma temática similar de pesquisa voltada à problemática da longevidade.Alegra-nos que nos cheguem trabalhos do exterior e das mais variadas regiões brasileiras, o que mostra o escopo de acolhimento de nossa revista a autores distantes geograficamente da capital paulistana.   

The objective was to evaluate some of the determinants of active aging manifested by the elderly living in the municipality of Itaú-RN. For this, a quantitative, exploratory-descriptive study was carried out with a sample of 244 elderly residents with mean age of 69.54 years, living in the urban area of Itaú-RN. In relation to the determinants, the most expressive ones are in the behavioral domain. 

This study objective us to identify quality of life (QoL) and performance in tasks that require psychomotor skills and to verify possible associations between the various dimensions of QoL and psychomotricity. The sample consisted of 30 institutionalized elderly individuals, including 15 Brazilians and 15 Portuguese, of both genders, aged over 65 years. Whoqol-bref was applied to evaluate QoL. The evaluation of psychomotor functions was through the Questionnaire on Psychomotor Tasks in the Elderly. The results related to the evaluation of QoL and psychomotor functions were not observed significant differences between the ILPIs. After evaluation of Whoqol-Bref, in general, QoL is interpreted by the elderly as good, with a higher score in the domain 'Social Relations' that includes the 'social support', reflecting the good service in the evaluated ICIs. However, the worst score was for the 'Psychological' domain that addresses issues related to body image, positive and negative feelings, and may be associated with the restricted practice of physical and cognitive activities in institutions; also justified by the results of the evaluation of psychomotor functions with the lowest scores in the 'memory' and 'balance' aspects. 

The objective of the research was to verify the incidence of cognitive decline, depression and frailty in a sample composed of institutionalized elderly people and elderly residents in the community and, from this, to identify correlations between these variables. The study subjects were 33 elderly people living in two Long-term Institutions for Elderly People (LIEP) and the elderly of the community that were attended at the Center for Education and Health Studies, city of Marília, SP. In order to collect data on cognitive decline, the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) and CDR were used; GDS-30 to identify incidence of depression and EFS for frailty. For the correlation analysis between the variables, the Pearson correlation coefficient and Spearmann correlation coefficient were used due to theoretical restriction. Institutionalized elderly individuals were more vulnerable in relation to all analyzed variables. Depression is positively correlated to frailty and cognitive ability. Fragility positively influences cognitive ability. The results of the analysis indicated a negative regular correlation between MMSE and CDR. The identification of risk factors related to cognitive decline and dementias; to depression and frailty, as well as the relations between these factors are fundamental for the establishment of preventive and therapeutic strategies.Keywords: Elderly; Cognitive disorders; Depression; Frailty; Prevalence.