Self-inflicted violence by exogenous poisoning in an emergency service. / Violência autoinfligida por intoxicação exógena em um serviço de urgência e emergência.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the self-inflicted violence by exogenous poisoning reported in a health service. METHODS: Epidemiological, retrospective and analytical study in an emergency care in the city of Teresina, Piauí. The study took place in January and February of 2015, upon review of all cases of self-inflicted violence by exogenous poisoning reported to the Information System on Diseases of Compulsory Declaration, from 2009 to 2014. The Pearson chi-square test was used for analysis. RESULTS: 277 victims of self-inflicted violence by exogenous poisoning were reported, with 10.5% having died by suicide. There was an association between death and the age, education, area of occurrence and type of exposure, as well as between the type of exposure and the amount of agents used. CONCLUSION: The results help to define prevention strategies considering vulnerable groups and the complexity of the factors associated with self-inflicted violence.

Comparison of the effectiveness of two educational interventions on sleep quality in older adults: a randomized clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE: to compare the effectiveness of an educational intervention mediated by a booklet with verbal nursing guidelines in improving sleep quality in older adults. METHOD: this is a randomized, single-blind clinical trial, carried out with 126 older adults, of which 62 were allocated in group 1, who received health education using an educational booklet, and 64 in group 2, who were exposed to health education with verbal nursing guidelines. Sleep quality was verified by the Pittsburgh Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and variable minutes that it takes to sleep. In order to compare the pre and post-tests, within the group, the Wilcoxon and chi-square tests were used. Status change was assessed using McNemar's chi-square test. To compare groups, Mann-Whitney and chi-square were used. The significance level was 5%. RESULTS: older adults in both groups showed improvement in sleep quality (p > 0.05) after the interventions. There was no statistically significant difference between the interventions. CONCLUSION: the educational intervention mediated by a booklet and verbal nursing guidelines were equally effective in improving older adults' sleep quality. RBR-993xf7.

Formal caregivers of dependent elderly people in the home: challenges experienced. / Cuidadores formais de idosos dependentes no domicílio: desafios vivenciados.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the characteristics and challenges experienced by formal caregivers of dependent elderly at home. METHODS: Multicenter qualitative study, conducted in six Brazilian cities, with formal caregivers of dependent elderly people. The interviews were conducted using a semi-structured guide, at their homes, from May to August 2019, lasting an average of 60 minutes. RESULTS: Participants were 27 formal caregivers with a mean age of 46 years, predominantly female, with mean care time for the elderly of two years and six months, without professional training of caregivers. The analysis and interpretation of the statements led to the formulation of three thematic categories: Working and health conditions of the formal caregiver; Profile and ways of caring; and Care challenges. FINAL THOUGHTS: There is need to know the characteristics and demands of formal caregivers of dependent elderly people domiciled for the development of public policies and effective interventions, taking into account the needs presented by these professionals.

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as características e os desafios vivenciados pelos cuidadores formais de idosos dependentes no domicílio. Estudo qualitativo multicêntrico, realizado em 6 cidades brasileiras, com cuidadores formais de idosos dependentes. As entrevistas foram realizadas mediante utilização de um roteiro semiestruturado, no domicílio, nos meses de maio a agosto de 2019, com duração média de 60 minutos. Participaram 27 cuidadores formais com idade média de 46 anos, predominantemente do sexo feminino, com tempo médio de cuidado ao idoso de 2 anos e 6 meses, sem formação profissional de cuidador. A análise e a interpretação das falas conduziram à formulação de três categorias temáticas: Condições de trabalho e de saúde do cuidador formal; Perfil e modos de cuidar; e Desafios para cuidar. É necessário conhecer as características e as demandas dos cuidadores formais de idosos dependentes domiciliados para que políticas públicas e intervenções eficazes possam ser desenvolvidas, levando-se em consideração as necessidades apresentadas por esses profissionais.

"We are humans after all": Family caregivers' experience of caring for dependent older adults in Brazil. / "A gente não é de ferro": Vivências de cuidadores familiares sobre o cuidado com idosos dependentes no Brasil.

This paper aims to understand the experiences of family caregivers with dependent older adults in Brazil and the consequences of caring for dependent older adults in the family caregiver's life. This is a qualitative multicenter study employing dialectical hermeneutics as a theoretical framework. In-depth interviews were conducted with 84 family caregivers in Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Teresina, Porto Alegre, and Araranguá, and Manaus. The thematic analysis yielded three categories: motivations for taking on the caregiving role, influences on the family caregiver's life, coping, and self-care modalities. The care assumed is influenced by affective relationships with older adults and ethical and moral responsibilities. The influences are related to the lack of preparation for caregiving, financial hardship, restricted freedom, and physical and mental health problems. Coping strategies were religion, spirituality, turn-taking between family caregivers, and learning about the tasks. Women predominate in caregiving due to cultural, ethical, and moral reasons. However, family caregivers often lack guidance and require protection and a support network.

O artigo visa compreender a vivência dos(as) cuidadores(as) familiares com a pessoa idosa dependente no Brasil, bem como entender as consequências dos cuidados de idosos dependentes na vida do cuidador familiar. Estudo multicêntrico, de caráter qualitativo, com referencial teórico hermenêutico-dialético. Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade com 84 cuidadores familiares nas cidades de Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Teresina, Porto Alegre, Araranguá e Manaus. Da análise temática, emergiram três categorias: motivações para assumir o papel de cuidador; influências na vida do cuidador familiar; e modalidades de enfrentamento e de cuidado de si. O cuidado assumido é influenciado pelas relações afetivas com o idoso e pela responsabilidade ética e, também, moral. As influências dizem respeito a despreparo para o cuidado, dificuldades financeiras, cerceamento da liberdade e problemas de saúde física e mental. A religião, a espiritualidade, a alternância entre os cuidadores familiares no cuidado e o aprendizado sobre essas tarefas foram estratégias de enfrentamento. A mulher predomina no ato de cuidar por motivações culturais, éticas e morais. Mas frequentemente falta orientação aos cuidadores familiares, que precisam de uma rede de apoio e proteção.

Challenges and possibilities of health professionals in the care of dependent older adults. / Desafios e possibilidades dos profissionais de saúde no cuidado ao idoso dependente.

This study investigates the challenges and possibilities of health professionals in managing care for dependent older adults in PHC. We employed a qualitative approach based on dialectical hermeneutic fusion. Interviews were carried out with 38 health professionals, from June to December 2019, in eight cities in the five Brazilian regions, which resulted in themes about the challenges of professionals in the management of care for older adults, the strategies used, and their suggestions for improving the quality of care for dependent older adults. Management failures, structural factors, access barriers, scarce supplies, disrupted network, and lack of security, were pointed out as hardships in directing health protection, prevention, and promotion actions. The applied strategies are diverse and conflicting and aim to articulate the multiprofessional teams, which involve the Family Health Strategy and specialists to implement care. Strengthening reception, encouraging home consultation, mobilizing support groups, and carrying out health education were among the participants' integrative practices. Due to the complex study object, it was evidenced that professionals recognize the shortcomings in the health services and face undesirable situations due to the lack of qualified personnel in the teams and the defective materials and transportation.

Investiga desafios e possibilidades de profissionais de saúde para a gestão do cuidado de idosos dependentes na Atenção Primária à Saúde. Recorreu-se à abordagem qualitativa fundamentada na fusão hermenêutica dialética. Efetivou-se entrevista com 38 profissionais de saúde, nos meses de junho a dezembro de 2019, em oito cidades das cinco regiões brasileiras. Dos resultados, emergiram temáticas sobre os desafios que os profissionais enfrentam na gestão do cuidado ao idoso, as estratégias por eles utilizadas e suas sugestões para elevar a qualidade do cuidado aos idosos que dependem deste. Falhas na gestão, fatores estruturais, barreiras de acesso, escassez de insumos, desarticulação da rede e falta de segurança foram apontados como dificuldades para direcionar as ações de proteção, prevenção e promoção da saúde. Fortalecer o acolhimento, estimular a consulta domiciliar, mobilizar grupos de apoio e realizar educação em saúde figuraram entre as práticas integrativas sugeridas pelos participantes. Os profissionais reconhecem as deficiências nos serviços de saúde e enfrentam situações indesejadas pela ausência de pessoal qualificado nas equipes, bem como em razão da insuficiência de materiais e de transporte.

Community health workers caring for dependent elderly people. / Percepções de profissionais sobre o agente comunitário de saúde no cuidado ao idoso dependente.

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are a link between Family Health Strategy (FHS) professionals and the community. This study aims to analyze health care professionals' perceptions and health management about CHWs' role in caring for dependent elderly people. A qualitative study was carried out, from a hermeneutic-dialectic perspective, with 38 professionals working in elderly people's health in cities in the five regions of Brazil. The results identified CHWs as facilitators of access to elderly people dependent on the health care network, gaps in continuing education and the reduced number of these professionals to meet the demand in primary care. Respondents attributed great importance to CHW's performance, valued their participation in FHS, but pointed out a lack of knowledge and difficulties to supply the adequate amount in health care services and in assistance of elderly people with dependence and family. It is concluded that health professionals and managers consider CHWs to be a great workforce and essential to the dependent elderly people and their caregivers. The number of CHWs is insufficient in relation to FHS, and there is a lack of training to deal with various types of dependence.

O Agente Comunitário de Saúde (ACS) é um elo entre os profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) e a comunidade. Objetivou-se analisar as percepções de profissionais da atenção e da gestão em saúde sobre as atribuições do ACS no cuidado ao idoso dependente. Realizou-se um estudo qualitativo, na perspectiva hermenêutica-dialética, com 38 profissionais que atuavam na saúde do idoso em municípios das cinco regiões do Brasil. Os resultados identificaram o ACS como facilitador do acesso do idoso dependente à rede de atenção em saúde, lacunas na Educação Permanente e um número reduzido desses profissionais para atender a demanda na atenção primária. Os respondentes atribuíram grande importância à atuação do ACS, valorizaram a sua participação na Estratégia Saúde da Família, mas apontaram a deficiência de conhecimento e dificuldades para suprir a quantidade adequada nos serviços de atenção à saúde e na assistência do idoso com dependência e familiares. Conclui-se que os profissionais e gestores da saúde consideram os ACS uma grande força de trabalho e com atuação imprescindível junto ao idoso dependente e seus cuidadores. O número de ACS é insuficiente em relação à ESF e falta capacitação para lidar com os variados tipos de dependência.

[Historical challenges of nursing through bioethical issues]. / Desafios históricos da enfermagem à luz do pensamento bioético.

This is a theoretical discussion of the bioethics of care from the historical perspective of health care and its contribution to the expansion of knowledge production in Nursing, which is presented as a proposal for a more humane and democratic action in the exercise of care through the formulation of new concepts based on respect for human dignity, unselfishness and knowledge autonomy discussed in the theories of nursing. Nursing has been seen as a profession on the rise due to the care for the individual on his/her complete existential dimension where bioethical discussions are signs of new ways of integrating actions and other health professionals who take care of the solutions for the conflicts experienced in the day to day care in hospital services.

Sarcopenia screening in elderly in primary health care: nurse knowledge and practices.

OBJECTIVE: Describe the knowledge and practices of the Primary Health Care nurse on sarcopenia screening in the elderly. METHODS: Qualitative study conducted with 24 Primary Health Care nurses. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, recorded and later transcribed. The speeches were grouped in thematic categories, later analyzed, supported by Paulo Freire's reference. RESULTS: The findings showed that the primary care nurses' knowledge of sarcopenia screening in the elderly was incipient and fragile. This reality is reflected in a gap in practice, although some instruments already require the registration of characteristics indicative of sarcopenia, such as the evaluation of the calf circumference. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The need to train nurses to perform sarcopenia screening and to implement a promotional and preventive care plan, which will result in improving the quality of life of the elderly assisted in Primary Care, was highlighted.

Construction and validation of an educational gerontotechnology on frailty in elderly people.

OBJECTIVE: to construct and validate an educational gerontechnology on frailty in elderly people. METHOD: a methodological study developed in three stages: educational video construction, validation by expert judges and elderly people. Validation was carried out by 22 judges and 22 elderly people. Educational Content Validation Instrument was used for judges and questions adapted from the Suitability Assessment of Materials questionnaire for elderly people. For validation, agreement criterion greater than 80% was considered, verified using Content Validation Index and binomial test. RESULTS: the video addresses recommendations for elderly people at risk of frailty and health-promoting habits, using cordel literature. An agreement greater than 80% was verified in all items assessed by judges and the target audience. CONCLUSION: the video proved to be valid in terms of content and appearance by judges and elderly people, with the potential to mediate health-promoting educational practices in healthy aging.

Suicide in the elderly: approach to social determinants of health in the Dahlgren and Whitehead model.

OBJECTIVE: Identify in literature the social determinants of health related to suicide in the elderly, according to the model proposed by Dahlgren and Whitehead. METHOD: Integrative review of articles indexed in the databases BDENF, CINAHL, LILACS, and MEDLINE, with the following main descriptors: aged, suicide, social determinants of health, and risk factors. Primary studies were included which addressed social determinants of health and suicide in the elderly. RESULTS: From the 19 articles analyzed, three categories emerged: proximal social determinants of health (male gender, mental disorders, physical illnesses, white race, 70-74 years old); intermediate social determinants of health (substance abuse, use of alcohol or psychotropic drugs, marital status, marital, social, and family problems, violence, previous suicide attempt, history of admission to psychiatric service); and distal social determinants of health (schooling, economic issues, sanitation, stressful events). CONCLUSION: Proximal determinants have more effects on suicide. Intermediate determinants are composed mainly of changeable factors. Distal determinants showed lesser associations.

Anxiety and depression in informal caregivers of dependent elderly people: an analytical study.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the symptoms of anxiety and depression in informal caregivers of dependent elderly at home. METHODS: Analytical, cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Teresina (PI), with informal caregivers of dependent elderly people. Data collection took place from November 2017 to February 2018, using a characterization form for the dependent elderly and their caregiver, Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI). The forward linear regression model was used to identify the predictive variables of anxiety and depression. RESULTS: It was found that 18.4% of caregivers had symptoms of depression; and 14%, moderate to severe anxiety. There was a correlation between anxiety and depression (p = 0.000). CONCLUSION: The findings of this study make it possible to assess anxiety and depression in caregivers of dependent elderly people, making it possible, through these parameters, to view the profile and care demands of this population.

[Prevention of breast cancer in elderly women: a review]. / Prevenção de câncer de mama em mulheres idosas: uma revisão.

This is a national literature review that aimed to reflect on the prevention of breast cancer in the elderly woman. This curiosity arose from the observation of demographic transition and of course Brazilian feminisation of old age, which imposes specific demands assists and integrals for this population segment. It is emphasized the need to extend the knowledge about the problem, as well as overcoming the negligence in the prevention of this disease, especially in old age. Focused are two topics reflective: Aging Women, Health and Gender Gap and the completeness of assistance to the elderly woman: awareness to release. It is expected with this reflection subsidize quality improvement of the assistance, promote the inclusion of this issue in education and stimulate new research.

Construction and validation of a sleep hygiene booklet for the elderly.

OBJECTIVE: to construct and validate an educational booklet for the elderly, with guidelines on sleep hygiene. METHOD: a methodological research with booklet construction; validation by 22 judges and evaluation by 22 elderly people. The content was extracted from the guidelines of the Brazilian Sleep Association and the elderly health manual of the Human Rights Office. The item with Content Validity Index (CVI) greater than 0.8 or whose concordance ratio verified with the Binomial Test was valid and statistically equal to or greater than 80%. RESULTS: the booklet presented 14 guidelines for the elderly about sleep hygiene distributed over 25 pages. All items were evaluated as relevant. The CVI had an average of 0.95 by the judges and 0.95 by the elderly. CONCLUSION: the booklet was constructed and validated as to its content and appearance. It can be used by health professionals in the various services with the elderly.

Aferição da circunferência da panturrilha no rastreio da sarcopenia em idosos / Assessment of the scope circumference in the screening of sarcopenia in elderly people / Medición de la circunferencia de la pantorrilla en el cribado de sarcopenia en ancianos

Objetivo: Analisar a prática do enfermeiro da atenção primária à saúde acerca da aferição da circunferência da panturrilha no rastreio da sarcopenia em idosos. Métodos: Estudo descritivo de abordagem qualitativa, realizado com enfermeiros que atuam na atenção primária à saúde. As entrevistas foram realizadas mediante utilização de roteiro semiestruturado, nos meses de maio a julho de 2019. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 24 enfermeiros com idade média de 31,4 anos, predominantemente do sexo feminino. O tempo de formação dos participantes variou de cinco meses a 15 anos e, a maioria dos entrevistados relatou possuir pós-graduação (n=18), principalmente nas áreas de saúde da família e urgência e emergência. A maioria não utilizava em sua prática diária a avaliação da circunferência da panturrilha e alguns a realizavam apenas em idosos hipertensos e diabéticos. Conclusão: Há uma escassa utilização da aferição da circunferência da panturrilha na prática clínica do enfermeiro, o que compromete o rastreio da sarcopenia, e consequentemente dificulta a realização de ações que minimizam as complicações desta doença. (AU)

Objective: To analyze the practice of nurses in primary health care about measuring the circumference of the calf in screening for sarcopenia in the elderly. Methods: Descriptive study with a qualitative approach, carried out with nurses who work in primary health care. The interviews were conducted using a semi-structured script, from May to July 2019. Results: 24 nurses with a mean age of 31.4 years, predominantly female, participated in the study. Participants' training time ranged from five months to 15 years, and most respondents reported having a postgraduate degree (n=18), mainly in the areas of family health and urgency and emergency. Most did not use calf circumference assessment in their daily practice and some performed it only in hypertensive and diabetic elderly. Conclusion: There is little use of calf circumference measurement in clinical nursing practice, which compromises sarcopenia screening and, consequently, makes it difficult to carry out actions that minimize the complications of this disease. (AU)

Objetivo: Analizar la práctica de enfermeras de atención primaria de salud sobre la medición de la circunferencia de la pantorrilla en el cribado de sarcopenia en el anciano. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo con abordaje cualitativo, realizado con enfermeras que laboran en la atención primaria de salud. Las entrevistas se realizaron mediante un guión semiestructurado, de mayo a julio de 2019. Resultados: Participaron del estudio 24 enfermeras con una edad promedio de 31,4 años, predominantemente mujeres. El tiempo de formación de los participantes osciló entre cinco meses y 15 años, y la mayoría de los encuestados informó tener un título de posgrado (n = 18), principalmente en las áreas de salud familiar y urgencia y emergencia. La mayoría no utilizó la evaluación de la circunferencia de la pantorrilla en su práctica diaria y algunos la realizaron solo en ancianos hipertensos y diabéticos. Conclusión: La medición del perímetro de la pantorrilla es escasa en la práctica clínica de enfermería, lo que compromete el cribado de sarcopenia y, en consecuencia, dificulta la realización de acciones que minimicen las complicaciones de esta enfermedad. (AU)

Health situation in the perception of elderly widows assisted by primary health care.

OBJECTIVE: Analyze the perception of elderly widow women about their health situation. METHOD: Descriptive and exploratory research, based on qualitative approach performed with 34 widowed women aged 60 years and over, enrolled in primary health care. It was used content analysis in its thematic analysis modality. RESULTS: Three thematic nuclei were obtained: "positive self-perception of health in old age", "negative understanding of health related to the diseases" and "negative repercussions of the absence of the husband in the health situation of the widows". Presence of the family, chronic diseases under control, physical limitations and absence of the partner directly influenced the responses of the elderly widows. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The elderly widows perceive their health situation as relatively good and some factors are challenges to a better health situation. For the participants, widowhood means more than just the physical loss of the husband, interfering negatively in the perception of their health situation.

Health promotion of frail elderly individuals and at risk of frailty.

OBJECTIVE: To identify interventions for the health promotion of frail elderly individuals and those at risk of frailty. METHOD: Integrative review of the literature performed in the following databases: LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, COCHRANE and Scopus, using the. DESCRIPTORS: "frail elderly", "aging", "health services for the aged" and "health promotion" combined with Boolean operators "AND" and "OR". RESULTS: Randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) classified as level of evidence II represented 82.6% of studies. Interventions were analyzed according to the following categories: Interventions for the elderly at risk of frailty and Interventions for the frail elderly. CONCLUSION: The following interventions were identified: educational multiprofessional group meetings, physical training, home visit/home care program, nutrition assessment and supplementation, health maintenance programs and cognitive training; models/programs of management and monitoring, use of assistive technology devices and hospitalization program for geriatric rehabilitation.

[Nursing diagnoses of the elderly at home]. / Diagnósticos de enfermagem do idoso acamado no domicílio.

The descriptive study, with quantitative approach, that has had as objective to do the characterization of ill elderly at home attended by the ESF teams of the Satellite's District in Teresina - PI and to collect Nursing Diagnoses and it respective interventions. This descriptive study was constituted by 50 seniors interviewed at home, the results showed that most of the women in age between of 60 and 79 years were ill at home for one or five years at least. There were eight Nursing Diagnoses (ND) prevalent, in which 98% of the seniors were identified with the ND - Inadequate Control of Therapeutic Regime, and in 72% the deambulation was prejudiced with mobility's limitation and, for all diagnoses were proposed nursing interventions objectifying the conquest of autonomy and independence of these seniors.

Cuidados de enfermagem em instituição de longa permanência para pessoas idosas no contexto da covid-19: revisão de escopo / Nursing care in a long-term care facility for older people in the context of COVID-19: scoping review

Resumo Objetivo Identificar as evidências científicas sobre os cuidados de enfermagem à pessoa idosa em instituição de longa permanência no contexto da pandemia covid-19. Método Trata-se de revisão de escopo baseada nas orientações do Manual para Revisões do Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). A formulação da questão ocorreu a partir do acrônimo PCC, em que o "P" correspondeu a "pessoa idosa", o "C" a "cuidados de enfermagem" e o "C" a "covid-19". A busca das evidências cientificas foi realizada nas bases de dados LILACS, MEDLINE®, CINAHL® e Web of ScienceTM. Foram analisados artigos recuperados ao se empregar os descritores controlados e não controlados, e aqueles provenientes da literatura cinzenta, sites e repositórios. A análise deu-se por estatística descritiva e crítica dos estudos. Resultados A amostra final do estudo foi composta por 14 evidências cientificas. Verificou-se que a maioria das produções pertenciam a modalidade relatório técnico (35,7%) publicadas no Brasil (64,28%). Os cuidados de enfermagem foram organizados em: intervenções gerenciais; intervenções educacionais; intervenções assistenciais em especial aquelas voltadas à prevenção e controle da disseminação do SARS-CoV-2, residentes com quadro suspeito ou confirmado de covid-19 e ao corpo em caso de óbito; intervenções voltadas a facilitar a comunicação entre os residentes e seus familiares/amigos e entre esses e o enfermeiro; além de intervenções de apoio emocional aos profissionais/cuidadores e aos residentes. Conclusão Diante da pandemia covid-19, os cuidados de enfermagem são imprescindíveis para prevenir e controlar a disseminação do SARS-CoV-2.

Abstract Objective To Identify the scientific evidence on nursing care for older people in a long-term care facility in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method This scoping review was based on the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual guidelines. The question was formulated from the acronym PCC, in which "P" corresponded to "older people, "C" to "nursing care" and "C" to "COVID-19". The search for scientific evidence was carried out on the LILACS, MEDLINE®, CINAHL® and Web of ScienceTM databases. Articles retrieved using controlled and uncontrolled descriptors, and those from gray literature, websites and repositories were analysed. Descriptive and critical analysis of statistics from the studies was performed. Results The final study sample consisted of 14 scientific publications. Most of the output constituted technical reports (35.7%) published in Brazil (64.28%). Nursing care was categorized under: managerial interventions; educational interventions; care interventions, especially those forts preventing and controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2, residents with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, and handling the corpse in the event of death; interventions facilitating communication between residents and their family/friends and between this group and the nurse; in addition to emotional support interventions for professionals/caregivers and residents. Conclusion Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing care is essential to prevent and control the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

Family Care for Dependent Older People at Home: A Comparative Study between Brazil and Colombia / Cuidado familiar de adultos mayores dependientes en el hogar: un estudio comparativo entre Brasil y Colombia / Cuidado familiar de idosos dependentes no domicílio: um estudo comparativo entre Brasil e Colômbia

Objective: To analyze the socio-demographic profile and caregiving situation of dependent older adults and their family caregivers in Brazil and Colombia. Method: This mixed comparative and exploratory study follows the comparative study stages proposed by Bereday, namely: Description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison. A semi-structured interview was used. National and international ethical principles were followed in the study, with the ethics committee's approval in each country. Results: A total of 250 participants were interviewed: 52 dependent older adults in Brazil and 56 in Colombia, along with 70 family caregivers in Brazil and 72 in Colombia. A total of 68.5 % of the elderly and 83.8 % of the caregivers were women. Twelve categories were created based on the participants' statements, six in the dependent older people and six in the caregivers. Conclusion: Women and daughters were the primary family caregivers, and the Catholic religion was prevalent in both countries. Regarding the caregiving situation in both countries, it stands out that dependent older people and family caregivers feel the presence of a superior being assisting them in overcoming the challenges of caregiving activities.

Objetivo: analizar el perfil sociodemográfico y la situación de cuidado de los adultos mayores dependientes y sus cuidadores familiares en Brasil y Colombia. Método: investigación comparativa mixta y de tipo exploratorio, la cual sigue las fases de estudios comparativos propuestos por Bereday: descripción, interpretación, yuxtaposición y comparación. Se utilizó una entrevista semiestructurada. Se tuvieron en cuenta los principios éticos nacionales e internacionales dentro del estudio, con la aprobación de cada comité de ética en cada país. Resultados: fueron entrevistados 250 participantes: 52 adultos mayores dependientes en Brasil y 56 en Colombia, y 70 cuidadores familiares en Brasil y 72 en Colombia. El 68,5 % de los adultos mayores y el 83,8 % de los cuidadores eran mujeres. Se construyeron doce categorías a partir del discurso de los participantes, seis en los adultos mayores dependientes y seis en los cuidadores. Conclusión: hubo predominio de las mujeres e hijas como la mayoría de las cuidadoras familiares, así como la religión católica como la más prevalente en ambos países. Respecto a la situación de cuidado, en ambos países destaca que los adultos mayores dependientes y los cuidadores familiares sienten la presencia de un ser superior ayudándolos a superar los desafíos en las actividades de cuidado.

Objetivo: analisar o perfil sociodemográfico e a situação de cuidado dos idosos dependentes e seus cuidadores familiares no Brasil e na Colômbia. Materiais e método: pesquisa comparativa mista e de tipo exploratório, a qual segue as fases de estudos comparativos propostos por Bereday: descrição, interpretação, justaposição e comparação. Foi utilizada entrevista semiestrutura. Foram considerados os princípios éticos nacionais e internacionais para o estudo, com a aprovação de cada comitê de ética dos referidos países. Resultados: foram entrevistados 250 participantes, dos quais 52 idosos dependentes no Brasil e 56 na Colômbia, e 70 cuidadores familiares no Brasil e 72 na Colômbia. 68,5 % dos idosos e 83,8 % dos cuidadores eram mulheres. Foram construídas 12 categorias a partir do discurso dos participantes, seis nos idosos dependentes e seis nos cuidadores. Conclusões: houve predomínio das mulheres e filhas como cuidadoras familiares, bem como a religião católica como a mais prevalente em ambos os países. A respeito da situação de cuidado, nos dois países, destaca-se que os idosos dependentes e os cuidadores familiares sentem a presença de um ser superior que os ajuda a superar os desafios das atividades de cuidado.

[Analysis of the scientific production about the aged in REBEn]. / Análise da produção científica sobre o idoso na REBEn.

This is a bibliographic research that aimed at analyzing the scientific production about the aged in Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Brazilian Nursing Journal), in the period from 2000 to 2006. It was carried out bibliographic data bases using the following descriptors: senior, nursing, gerontology. It was analyzed eighteen scientific articles. In 2004 it happened the largest number of publications. Regarding authorship of the articles, most had the participation of doctors, most of this production concentrated on the southeast area with qualitative approach and preponderance of hospital as the scenario. The scientific production of nursing about the aged is initial, recent and relevant.