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- Title
Necessidades humanas básicas e dependência de cuidados de enfermagem de idosos institucionalizados.
- Authors
Rocha, Luanna dos Santos; de Souza, Elizabeth Moura Soares; Rozendo, Célia Alves
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to identify the basic human needs and the level of dependency on nursing care presented by institutionalized elders. This observational, quantitative and descriptive study was performed with 67 elder inpatients of a Geriatric Long-Term Care Institution in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. Data collection was performed using an instrument containing data regarding the institution’s and subjects’ characteristics as well as the Patient Classification System. Results show a predominance of male patients, older than 70 years, illiterate, single, and living in the institution for approximately 5.5 years. The most affected basic human needs were: body care, health education, locomotion, elimination, and mobility. A degree of partial dependency on nursing care was the most commonly observed. Results permit a better understanding of the true needs of institutionalized elders and collaborate with the (re)organization of nursing care.
- Publication
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 3, p722
- ISSN
1518-1944
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5216/ree.v15i3.18631