Evaluation of the health level of the elderly: patient care team considerations.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 75(1): e20201277, 2021.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34495133
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To understand the differences of physicians, nurses, and social workers in the evaluation of the health status of the elderly.METHODS:
A cross-sectional quantitative study, using descriptive statistics. Non-probabilistic sample, consisting of 291 participants from three professional categories 71 (24.4%) physicians, 192 (66%) nurses, and 28 (9.6%) social workers. We used a questionnaire including the variables sociodemographic characteristics and instruments used for evaluation.RESULTS:
Instruments with greater utility for the evaluation of the elderly for physicians, Mini Mental State Examination; for nurses, Braden scale; and for social workers, genogram. In the physical examination, the data most collected by physicians and nurses are the vital signs; and by social workers, the condition for performing the Activities of Daily Living.CONCLUSIONS:
The evaluation of the elderly is based on a diversity of instruments and is an area in which health and social professionals need to share information.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atividades Cotidianas
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Nível de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Bras Enferm
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal