The accelerated aging of the Brazilian population will certainly increase the number of institutionalized elderly. Based on this focus, this descriptive and exploratory study was carried out at three asylum institutions in Natal (RN), Brazil, with a view to characterizing the elderly living there, as well as identifying the socioeconomic and health problems and causes that took them to the asylum. The sample consisted of 30% of the total number of elderly in each asylum. These are philanthropic institutions and give shelter to poor elderly persons. Results showed that the three institutions' socioeconomic and health characteristics were similar to what is found in literature, with few financial conditions, family contact marked by conflict,...
Os objetivos foram elaborar diagnóstico sociodemográfico e identificar a auto-percepção quanto ao es...
Análisis documental objetivando discutir aspectos legales del desarrollo de políticas de atención al...
The objectives of the study are to identify depression; to propose actions in nursing that could be ...
The national and international literature suggest that the process of becoming old in an issue of gr...
OBJECTIVE: The increase of life expectancy in developing countries has been a source of concern abou...
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília. Instituto de Ciências Humanas, ...
This quantitative, cross-sectional studyaimed to describe the socioeconomic and demographicprofile o...
A multicentre study concerned with the health needs of the elderly population living in urban areas ...
Diante do envelhecimento demográfico, as instituições asilares emergem como uma alternativa de supor...
The social and economic transformation which has been occurring in the life of the elderly, and the ...
The aging of the Brazilian population is concomitant along with increases in chronic non-transmittab...
O Brasil, até o ano de 2025, será o sexto país do mundo em número de idosos. É função das políticas ...
Population aging leads to an increase in the prevalence of chronic and disabling diseases, as well a...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of demographic, socioeconomic, health, and contextual factors of...
The relationship between religiosity and aging is an important research bias regarding the health of...
Os objetivos foram elaborar diagnóstico sociodemográfico e identificar a auto-percepção quanto ao es...
Análisis documental objetivando discutir aspectos legales del desarrollo de políticas de atención al...
The objectives of the study are to identify depression; to propose actions in nursing that could be ...
The national and international literature suggest that the process of becoming old in an issue of gr...
OBJECTIVE: The increase of life expectancy in developing countries has been a source of concern abou...
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília. Instituto de Ciências Humanas, ...
This quantitative, cross-sectional studyaimed to describe the socioeconomic and demographicprofile o...
A multicentre study concerned with the health needs of the elderly population living in urban areas ...
Diante do envelhecimento demográfico, as instituições asilares emergem como uma alternativa de supor...
The social and economic transformation which has been occurring in the life of the elderly, and the ...
The aging of the Brazilian population is concomitant along with increases in chronic non-transmittab...
O Brasil, até o ano de 2025, será o sexto país do mundo em número de idosos. É função das políticas ...
Population aging leads to an increase in the prevalence of chronic and disabling diseases, as well a...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of demographic, socioeconomic, health, and contextual factors of...
The relationship between religiosity and aging is an important research bias regarding the health of...
Os objetivos foram elaborar diagnóstico sociodemográfico e identificar a auto-percepção quanto ao es...
Análisis documental objetivando discutir aspectos legales del desarrollo de políticas de atención al...
The objectives of the study are to identify depression; to propose actions in nursing that could be ...