Nurse knowledge about potentially inappropriate medications for elderly

Due to the consequences of changes in fertility and mortality rates, there is an increase in population aging. In this context, the use of potentially inappropriate medications in this population makes nurses important agents in the identification of adverse reactions, requiring their knowledge about these drugs and their effects. The study aimed to verify nurses knowledge about the 2015 AGS BeersCriteria, regarding the potentially inappropriate medications for the elderly, and their adverse effects. It is a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study with a quantitative and qualitative approach performed in a teaching hospital in the Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais. Of the 80 professionals, 74.1% reported attending the elderly frequently, and only 3.8% had a specialization course in elderly health. Only 13.8% reported knowing the Beers Criteria. And 69% believe that adverse drug reactions can be confused as a new symptom and because of this, new drugs can be inserted into the therapeutic plan. Three categories emerged: The importance of assertive knowledge about PIMs, The nurse as a fundamental character in ADR, and Knowledge as a reinforcer of care. There is evidence of the need to train nurses to better identify adverse drug reactions so that they can act on these events avoiding the worsening of the individual.

Multicase study on product design in the area of assistive technology in Brazil.

Purpose: The present research aims to contribute to the comprehension of the product development process (PDP) of Assistive Technology (AT) through methodological multi-case studies in Brazil. The following considerations presented in the study are part of a Master's degree thesis, conducted from 2013 to 2015.Methodology: The research adopted a multi-case study methodology by selecting four product developers from the Assistive technology field in Brazil, focusing on physical disability.Results: According to the findings, this research discusses the possible influences of Emotional Collaborative Design on the process of Assistive Technology, aiming at enhancing new perspectives about such tools on the product development process. As a result, it was possible to set a delimitation of PDP of AT stages in the four cases approached, in most of the methodological steps empirically developed.Conclusion: Final considerations of the study, collaborate with the comprehension of the assistive product development, stating there is still a little emphasis on the design concepts throughout these processes, also illustrates the necessity for further studies about the product development in the area.Implications for rehabilitationThe visualization of a still scarce dialogue between the multiple areas that could contribute for AT development;The potential correlation between high dissatisfaction in several issues regarding use of ATs and the poor understanding of user needs;The predominance of a great functionality emphasis, and the negligence of the individual's emotional in AT development;The understanding that product design maybe is still poorly applied/understood in this field.