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- Title
IDOSOS COM DOENÇA DE PARKINSON: PERFIL E CONDIÇÕES DE SAÚDE.
- Authors
Baptista, Rafaela; Alvarez, Angela Maria; Lopes Nunes, Simony Fabíola; Valcarenghi, Rafaela Vivian; de Fatima Faria Barbosa, Sayonara
- Abstract
Objectives: To identify the sociodemographic profile of elderly people with Parkinson's disease, and to know and evaluate their health conditions in relation to disease stage, cognition and risk of falls. Methodology: quantitative, cross-sectional study. Fifty elderly with Parkinson's disease participated. For data collection we used a sociodemographic / clinical questionnaire and instruments Hoehn and Yahr Disability Scale, Mini Mental State Examination and Fall Risk Scale. Results: Among the levels of disability caused by the disease, 50% of the elderly presented mild impairment, 32% moderate impairment and 18% severe impairment. 34% of the elderly had cognitive deficit. All participants with severe disability had a risk of falls, and those with mild disability had a risk of falls in 76%. Conclusion: knowing the health conditions of the elderly with Parkinson's disease can contribute to the development of quality multidisciplinary care.
- Subjects
COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL assessment; DISEASES; POSTURAL balance; ACCIDENTAL falls; HEALTH care teams; PARKINSON'S disease; QUESTIONNAIRES; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; SYMPTOMS; RISK factors of falling down; CROSS-sectional method; OLD age
- Publication
Enfermagem em Foco, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 5, p99
- ISSN
2177-4285
- Publication type
Article