Notifications of femur fractures in an elderly northeastern capital: in the years 2008 to 2012

Objective: to present notifications of femoral neck fractures in the elderly. Method: documentary retrospective study from the Health Indicator System and Aging Policy Monitoring on the femur fractures, including: admissions; proportion of hospitalizations and hospitalization rate according to sex. Results: 2008 to 2012 were registered 1,200 procedures related to fractures, among which 687 were in the elderly. Note that in 2009 there was a higher number of admissions in women with a ratio of 2.53 and hospitalization rate of 29,45; in 2010 the proportion of women in hospitalizations was 1.67. Conclusion: The fracture is a public health problem, although it is considered an event of old age, has consequences such as fear of walking, loss of ability to perform daily activities, decreased quality of life, and is the leading cause of hospitalization and death among elderly

Burnout syndrome in nursing technicians of basic health units

Objective: identifying the syndrome in nursing technicians of Basic Health Units across the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Method: the study is of exploratory origin and quantitative approach. The data analysis was performed by descriptive statistics. Results: most health professionals operates for over 10 years and consider their work stressful (nine - 82%); complains of muscle pain and headaches (eight - 73%), stomachaches (4-36%), irritability, difficulty concentrating and fatigue easily (three - 27%). The risk for burnout syndrome was identified in two (18%). Conclusion: there is the need for development of public health policies, especially in the area of geared to the real needs of mental health workers, producing positive feelings about their activities, reducing the generating pressures of chronic stress and emotional upsets coming from him, attitudes which disadvantage the development of burnout

OLDER ADULTS' SEXUALITY: EXPERIENCES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND AGED INDIVIDUALS

Objective: to verify the experiences of health professionals and aged individuals related to older adults' sexuality.Method: a qualitative study conducted from March to April 2021 with 23 health professionals and 12 aged individuals treated in Primary Health Care in Queimadas/PB - Brazil. A questionnaire and an interview were used, whose data were processed in the IRAMUTEQ software.Results: text corpus with 35 texts and 131 Text Segments, which equals to 71.2% retention, giving rise to five classes, of which classes one and four are related to the population of older adults. In turn, classes two, three and five are assigned to the health professionals.Conclusion: the need to inform and educate older adults in terms of health was evidenced, empowering them with knowledge, changing pre-established conceptions about sexuality; as well as to train the professionals to discuss and work on the theme. The importance of health education as a strategy to improve older adults' quality of life is emphasized

Concepção de profissionais da saúde sobre violência contra idosos: revisão integrativa / Conception of health professionals on violence against the elderly: integrative review

O presente estudo objetivou identificar evidências científicas sobre as concepções de profissionais da saúde sobre violência contra idosos. É um estudo bibliográfico, descritivo, baseado em sinopses de publicações nacionais e internacionais, num recorte temporal de 10 anos, pesquisado em quatro bases de dados, são elas: a Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Medical Literature and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Bases de Dados de Enfermagem (BDENF) e a INDEX-PSICOLOGIA. Resultou a pesquisa em 18 artigos de 124 artigos originalmente encontrados após a observância dos critérios de inclusão/exclusão. Utilizou-se a técnica de analise de conteúdo na compilação das informações em que  emergiu três categorias: I- violência intrafamiliar contra o idoso, II- qualificação profissional e III- Atuação profissional. Foi evidenciado que os profissionais da saúde  apresentam fragilidades para reconhecer e abordar a violência contra idosos. Ressalta-se a necessidade da qualificação de profissionais da saúde para dar assistência de qualidade aos vitimados. 

Social representations about loneliness by institutionalized elderly

Objective: recognizing the senses attributed to solitude by the elderly. Method: an exploratory research conducted with 68 elderly with minimum age of 62 years old and maximum of 94, of both genders, residents in institutions of long permanence in the city of João Pessoa - Paraíba, brazil. The data were collected from the semi-structured interview and analyzed with the aid of alceste software: 2010. Results: the analyzed data pointed to five classes or categories in which the elderly associate loneliness to negative dimensions, such as: abandonment and contempt. Conclusion: the representations of the elderly are decurrent from their previous experiences and existing contact or not with their families

Mudanças e acontecimentos ao longo da vida: um estudo comparativo entre grupos de idosos

OBJETIVO: identificar as mudanças ocorridas ao longo do último ano no percurso de vida de idosos, bem como as valorações atribuídas a estas mudanças. MÉTODO: trata-se de um estudo multicêntrico, transversal, tipo inquérito, realizado em três cidades do Nordeste brasileiro, que investigou dois grupos distintos de idosos. RESULTADOS: entre os 236 idosos entrevistados, 30% relataram que a saúde foi a principal mudança em seu curso de vida no último ano, sendo esta categoria de resposta mais significativa entre os idosos de 80 a 84 anos (37,7%). Modificações na família foram citadas por 11,5% dos idosos, falecimento (9,6%) e alterações nas atividades cotidianas (9,6%). Quanto à valoração atribuída a estas mudanças, verificou-se que para 64,7% dos idosos, entre 65 e 69 anos, as mudanças foram vantajosas. No grupo mais velho, 49,4% dos idosos acreditam que suas mudanças foram relacionadas a perdas. CONCLUSÃO: o conhecimento das mudanças referidas, a valoração atribuída a estas mudanças e a autoavaliação de saúde favorecem informações que auxiliam na formulação de ações mais específicas às reais necessidades destes grupos etários. Além disso, proporciona aos profissionais de saúde melhor compreensão de como são vivenciadas algumas situações na trajetória de vida destes idosos.OBJETIVO: identificar los cambios ocurridos a lo largo del último año en el transcurso de la vida de ancianos, así como las valoraciones atribuidas a estos cambios. MÉTODO: se trata de un estudio multicéntrico, transversal, tipo encuesta, realizado en tres ciudades del noreste brasileño, que investigó dos grupos distintos de ancianos. RESULTADOS: entre los 236 ancianos entrevistados, se constató que 30,0% relataron ser la salud el principal cambio en su curso de la vida, en el último año, siendo esta categoría de respuesta más significativa entre los ancianos de 80 a 84 años (37,7%). Modificaciones en la familia fueron citadas por 11,5% de los ancianos; fallecimiento (9,6%) y alteraciones en las actividades cotidianas (9,6%). En lo que se refiere a la valoración atribuida a estos cambios, se verificó que para 64,7% de los ancianos entre 65 y 69 años, los cambios fueron ventajosos. En el grupo con más edad, 49,4% de los ancianos creían que sus cambios fueron relacionados a pérdidas. CONCLUSIÓN: el conocimiento de los cambios referidos, la valoración atribuida a estos cambios y la autoevaluación de la salud, favorece obtener informaciones que auxilien en la formulación de acciones más específicas a las reales necesidades de estos grupos etarios. Lo que proporcionará a los profesionales de la salud una mejor comprensión de como son experimentadas algunas situaciones en la trayectoria de vida de estos ancianos.OBJECTIVE: to identify the changes which had occurred over the last year in the life of older adults, as well as the values attributed to these changes. METHOD: this is a multicentric, cross-sectional study, of the inquiry type, undertaken in three cities of the Brazilian Northeast, investigating two distinct groups of older adults. RESULTS: among the 236 older adults interviewed, it was observed that 30.0% reported health as the main change in their life course in the last year, this category being the most significant response among the older adults aged between 80 and 84 years old (37.7%). Changes in the family were mentioned by 11.5% of the older adults; death (9.6%) and alterations in routine activities (9.6%). In relation to the value attributed to these changes, it was ascertained that for 64.7% of the older adults aged between 65 and 69 years old, these changes were positive. In the older group, 49.4% of the older adults believe that their changes were related to losses. CONCLUSION: the knowledge of the changes mentioned, the value attributed to these changes, and the self-evaluation of health provide information which assists in formulating actions which are more specific to the real needs of these age groups. They also provide the health professionals with a better understanding of how some experiences are experienced in the life trajectories of these older adults