The enhance of the Unified Health System (SUS) in this country is still a challenge for the Brazilian public health, in order to allow the health services access for the whole population, with a good care quality, which ...

In recent years, a growing global investment in health guidelines has been identified, so that all professionals, especially those working in the field of Primary Health Care (ABS), have been invited to intervene in ...

The reprodutive planning is a thematic widely discussed in the health political programs of Brazil. For substantiate itself in prevention actions, promotion, information and health education, pertains respect especially ...

The population aging raises speculation about the needs of care. The frailty has become a growing concern for the monitoring of integral care for the older adult through prevention, promotion and recuperation. To search ...

Analyze the current situation of the " Neighborhood Doctor " Strategy in vulnerable patients who have been recruited in the "C" Lasso Health Center located in Canton Latacunga in the period June to December 2018. A descriptive ...

As the demographic transition becomes a reality, it is of the utmost importance to study the various contexts in which the population is inserted and to influence aging. Currently there are few studies that seek to identify ...

Introduction: Frailty, defined as a multifactorial syndrome that can cause functional disability and an increased risk of comorbidities. Older people in a context of high social vulnerability may present greater risk of ...

Social support can promote better health, helping to keep the elderly independent in their familiar and social-cultural context, which is essential for cognitive function and psychological well-being. This study aimed to ...