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O acesso do idoso à educação, através da Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade (UATI), carece de padronização em sua estrutura e funcionamento. Este estudo realizou uma revisão sistemática da literatura para conhecer o estado da arte em relação às características das UATI brasileiras, nos aspectos estruturais, quanto aos fatores metodológicos, de recursos e programáticos. Os resultados revelaram que as UATI descritas, não obedeciam a uma estruturação padrão e pré-definida.

In this work it was intended to bring awareness and expose the prejudices and the discrimination faced by elderly female drivers, analyzing from the perspective of traffic psychology, in a country where the feminization of old age is a concrete trend. The prejudice that is rooted in the Brazilian society against the female drivers is aggravated by the negative stereotype and the devaluation that elderly people face. For this reason, the elderly female driver suffers twice as much in the traffic, first from being a woman in a misogynist society and second for being already in this phase of human development, which is growing old.

Spirituality in old age at risk is a coping support. In order to identify the action of spirituality on the lives of ten elderly people, as a support in a social network, in the context of family violence, a qualitative approach was used, the instruments Sociodemographic data sheet, Semi-structured interview script, social network and network map. For data processing, Content Analysis. Concluded that spirituality is a factor of protection.

The aging process is associated with several physiological changes, which may have important implications on nutritional status. A cross-sectional study with 64 elderly women, active participants of a community center located in the city of Salvador, BA. The Mini Mental State Examination was applied, collecting sociodemographic information and anthropometric data. The results of this study show a scenario characterized by the high prevalence of overweight. 

Currently, there is an increase in the prevalence of cognitive impairment in the elderly and, often, its institutionalization; but aging does not only mean loss; it may also be acquisitions, in which the investment made through Animal Assisted Therapy (TAA) can be exemplary, which has proven to be a very beneficial strategy to motivate relational work between the elderly and the animal, with beneficial effects for this elderly. Animal-Assisted Therapy (TAA) has proven to be a strategy that has contributed to improving this. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate its effectiveness in the cognitive development of the elderly, through an experimental study with thirteen elderly in a Long Term Care Institution of São Carlos, city of São Paulo State, Brazil. The data collected before and after the test show that TAA is an effective strategy for the elderly, as shown by the results obtained in this study. 

Objective: To present what services are available to access the elderly in the city of Braga in Portugal, which belongs to the European community and pledged together with the other member countries of the United Nations in meeting the agreements proposed by the Action Plan International for Aging 2002. Methods: Research carried out from March to September 2015, namely, the analysis of social support services to older persons in the municipality of Braga, as well as data available from the Population Census 2011, Laws and Decrees Portuguese targeted the elderly. Results: There are currently seven types of social support services offered the elderly in Portugal: home care service, community center, day center, night center, Foster care, residential structures, holiday center and leisure. Conclusion: We conclude that these reinforce the importance of planning, and the regionalization of protection policies for quality of life, but does not cover the entire population of the elderly.

ABSTRACT: The Portuguese SAD is characterized by a traditional profile. Its main characteristics are to operate from Monday to Friday, with a low intensity, with the provision of care for ADLs, activities of daily living of the elderly. Objectives of this study: (i) to identify the provision of the existing care structure provided by SAD in the Private Social Solidarity Institutions (IPSS) specifically in the district of Braga (Portugal); and (ii) analyze its operating profile, based on management behaviors and the existence or otherwise of care plans in the DSS. The methodology used was quantitative, using surveys by means of the assessment instrument, Protocol of Home Support Service, version 2. The sample was for convenience, composed by the 20 technical directors of Braga IPSS, Portugal. As conclusions, the study points to a traditional, rural DSS, with care function, aiming to satisfy the ADLs, with functional decline, very elderly, or under 65 years old, with the need to complete the multidimensional assessment performed, and distribute the tasks performed still centered on the technical director. Three priorities are pointed out: think about good management and profitability of human resources; work with health care and family care plans as the main focus; and standardize the exclusion and inclusion criteria for access to SAD, the all-important eligibility criteria, leading to the implementation of a model of SAD that is based on individualized personal care based on the Rai Home Care classification.

The article proposes to analyze and verify the validity of some of the postulates of the American economist, Milton Friedman, and their relationship with public policy, specifically in the case of Chile, and aging policies. From a sociohistorical and biopolitical approach to the treatment that old age has had at the public level, Friedman's postulates are analyzed, and how they promote the construction of an active-successful subject, as the only person responsible for their future. Finally, reflections are shared that could contribute to re-elaborate and discuss the proposals of positive-active aging for Chile, and Latin America. 

Considering the recognition of social participation as a relevant factor for promoting successful ageing, a study of quantitative nature was conducted in order to analyze the effects of sociodemographic variables and of social participation in community-based activities/ programs, promoted by a municipality in central Portugal, into the level of quality of life of its habitants, over 56 years of age.

To evaluate the dental care of the elderly and oral care provided by the caregiver to the elderly through closed questionnaire, CPO-D index, Simplified Oral Hygiene Index and Plaque Index in Dental Prosthetics; Method: Research quantitative and qualitative descriptive, with 50 seniors and their two respective caregivers (100) in a Long Term Care Institutions in the State of Rio de Janeiro. As a result, after the intervention, it was noticed that the CPO-D remained high due to the number of fillings and teeth extracted. However, the necessary care has been shown to be effective in providing the necessary treatments and very precise guidance on current care and prevention levels. Conclusion: This intervention, consisting of oral hygiene instructions and implementation of the self-care protocol, and oral care for the elderly, and for the caregivers of the institution, will certainly have significant and beneficial effects in favor of improvement and adequate oral hygiene in the patients. seniors.

This research sought to comprehend the narratives of illness in a group of elderly people diagnosed with some type of cancer, living in the city of São Paulo, SP, and attached to a health plan in said city. Through semi-structured interviews, a total of 14 people was interviewed, being divided equally between men and women. By their reasoning, it can be observed that cancer is still a stigmatizing disease, associated with death. The importance of social, cultural, religious and psychological aspects in dealing with the disease, as well as a rich therapeutic itinerary, were highlighted.

Iatrogenies are actions resulting from medical interventions or from their staff, resulting in undesirable or harmful consequences to the health of the hospitalized individual. The objective of this study was to identify the drug iatrogenies that occurred with elderly patients hospitalized at the Regional Hospital of Coari, Amazonas. The data were collected from 100 charts, which identified that through an instrument created by the authors. The absence of the dose was more frequent of iatrogeny with 83,0%.

This article aims to investigate the effectiveness of a cognitive stimulation (CE) training in adults and elderly participants of a Faculty Open to Senior Citizens (FATI). This is an exploratory and interventional study in which cognitive stimulation interventions were performed in a group of adults and elderly participants of the FATI, n=19. We hope that this article contributes to the discussions and interventions in cognitive stimulation in the area of Gerontology, contributing to a better systematization of applied research.

This study aims to evaluate the health perception and the utilization of ICT by the institutionalized elderly population, exploring potential relationships between both, identify the mains difficulties, and listing the characteristics that this populations consider necessary in an “Ideal Digital Equipment”. For this investigation, an original questionnaire was developed, that was later applied in 5 Institutions. It is conclude that the majority of the respondents evaluate their health as “acceptable and “good” and that the mobile phone ones is the device more used and that the respondents have lower perception of their health status.

This study aims to describe teaching and learning in geriatric-gerontological care in the promotion of health education for the elderly. Qualitative, exploratory-descriptive research delineated with semi-structured interview, systematic observation and content analysis. The interactions and associations of health education are processes of teaching and learning that allow the visibility of the educational dimension in the multidimensional perspective of the health of the elderly.

The role of the elderly caregiver in society becomes more and more important as the demand for this service increases. Studies confirm that exhaustion and illness can have a high prevalence in the lives of caregivers. The aim of this study is to identify the profile of elderly caregivers from a social, demographic, economic and health point of view and describe the objective impacts of physical and psychological work overload on elderly caregivers. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study on the sociodemographic and health profile of 50 caregivers of the elderly at a care center for the elderly and caregivers, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using a form with closed questions in order to to identify the profile of caregivers, and the Zarit Scale, in assessing the burden of caregivers for the elderly. The data were organized and tabulated in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. The results indicate that the caregivers are predominantly women, elderly, many of them from their own family, with low income and who do not receive help to share the task of caring. The findings point to a strenuous daily journey of 12 to 24 hours and that 42% of caregivers, in general, have moderate overload. It is concluded that the care for the elderly can lead to an overload on the health of caregivers, resulting in a decrease in their quality of life.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the severity of urinary incontinence in men treated at the physiotherapy outpatient clinic of a medium-complexity secondary service from March to December 2018. To this end, a documentary analysis of medical records was performed and the Incontinence Severity Questionnaire was applied. Index (ISI). He analyzed five patients with a mean age of 60.4 ± 5.3 years, with radical prostatectomy, mixed-type UI, wearing a diaper, and 60% had severe severity in the ISI.

The objective of this study was to verify the physical activity level (PA) and sedentary behavior (SEDB) of elderly in the southwest city of Paraná. The PA of the 316 elderly was evaluated using the IPAQ short version and the SEDB by means of a questionnaire proposed by Mielke et al. (2012) and by two IPAQ long version questions. There was a significant association between PA and SEDB. It is concluded that the elderly of this study, regardless of sex, have risks associated with PA and SEDB levels similar to those reported in the literature. The interest of this study in justifying the condition of sedentary lifestyle was justified, due to this being a matter of concern in view of the age advancement of the elderly nowadays, and the need for more reflections on this especially with these elderly people.  

A qualitative study that analyzed the conception of quilombola elders on co-residence with the intergenerational family. The collaborators were 11 elderly people from the quilombola communities of Pau-D'Arco and Parateca in the state of Bahia, to collect information, a semi-structured interview script was used. Co-residence in the conception of the quilombola community elderly was seen as synonymous for care, intergenerational fellowship, financial support, despite the unveiling of some intergenerational conflicts.  

The objective was to analyze the perceptions of senior individuals about the paradigms of sexuality and its implications for self-care. Method: this is a descriptive exploratory qualitative, descriptive approach, field, by means of questionnaire applied to the subject. Results: Aging is not slowing down, or become asexual, the culture of a country permeates by myths and social activities that lead to stereotypes assigned people with old age, mainly related to sexuality. Conclusion: there is complementary in the lives of the elderly, perceived through the shared sexuality and care, companionship, love and care, bringing well-being and healthy ageing, so the hope of a healthy longevity with sexuality this one does.