[Caring for the elderly with dementia: a study of ambulatory nursing practice].
The care provided by caregivers to elderly people with dementia is investigated having as objectives: to describe the characteristics of sixteen elderly and their caregivers in attendence at the neurogeriatrical ambulatory of Rio de Janeiro during 2004; to identify nursing and care diagnosis used by caregivers, through EDG, MEEM, AIVDs and AVDs applied in nursing assessments. The quantitative descriptive method was employed, as a study of each case, obtaining the results: in the client- Disorientation, aggressiveness, skin drought, urinary incontinence, disturbance in the family relationship; In the caregivers- inefficient caregiver/elderly communication, physical fatigue, lack of knowledge about care; accomplished types of care--feeding, medication and hygiene. In conclusion, educational nursing actions are necessary to improve the care quality to the elderly and their family.
Santana
Rosimeire Ferreira
RF
Universidade Estácio de Sá. rose79@uol.com.br
dos Santos
Iraci
I
Caldas
Célia Pereira
CP
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009731:Nursing Audit; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors