Atribuições do Enfermeiro no Tratamento ao Paciente Idoso com Doença de Alzheimer: Uma Revisão Integrativa

Abstract Introduction: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that has a greater clinical manifestation in elderly patients. The pathology is evidenced by having a slow evolution and causing several compromises in the different systems. Objectives: understand about Alzheimer's disease and highlight the importance of nursing care for patients with AD. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review. The searches of the articles were carried out in the BENF, LILACS, MEDELINE, SCIELO and BVS databases. The inclusion criteria, previously established in the strategy, were available articles published in the last 5 years (2015 to 2020), in Portuguese and in full, original articles and articles related to the research problem; 2 works from gray literature were included, as they were part of the objective of this work. Result: The 10 articles included in this integrative literature review allowed the definition of concepts of Alzheimer's disease and the discussion of two themes: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and quality of life for the elderly and Importance of the nursing team in patient care with Alzheimer's disease (AD)