Artículos de revistas
Diagnósticos de enfermagem de idosos que utilizam múltiplos medicamentos
Fecha
2010-03-01Registro en:
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem, v. 44, n. 1, p. 47-52, 2010.
0080-6234
10.1590/S0080-62342010000100007
2-s2.0-77954606801
Autor
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
FAPESP Technical Grantholder
Institución
Resumen
Considering that elderly people using multiple drugs are prone to a higher vulnerability of their health conditions, in this study we proposed to identify nursing diagnoses, according to NANDA's taxonomy II, in a group of elderly people who use five or more drugs. Sixty-seven elderly people were selected using the Wide Geriatric Evaluation (WGE), out of 301 elderly residents from a Family Health Program (PSF) unit. All of the 67 seniors presented a total 16 diagnostic categories, an average of 5.2diagnostics/elderly: 59.7% of them having chronic pain; 58.2% with impaired physical mobility; 47.7% with unbalanced nutrition: more than the body needs; and 47.7% have an inefficient control of the therapeutic regimen, among others. These diagnoses reveal the need for measures involving changes in lifestyle, as well as a systematic following of these elderly people.