title: [Nursing diagnoses of elderly patients using multiple drugs].
abstract: Considering that elderly people using multiple drugs are prone to a higher vulnerability of their health conditions, in this study we proposed to identify nursing diagnoses, according to NANDA's taxonomy II, in a group of elderly people who use five or more drugs. Sixty-seven elderly people were selected using the Wide Geriatric Evaluation (WGE), out of 301 elderly residents from a Family Health Program (PSF) unit. All of the 67 seniors presented a total 16 diagnostic categories, an average of 5.2 diagnostics/elderly: 59.7% of them having chronic pain; 58.2% with impaired physical mobility; 47.7% with unbalanced nutrition: more than the body needs; and 47.7% have an inefficient control of the therapeutic regimen, among others. These diagnoses reveal the need for measures involving changes in lifestyle, as well as a systematic following of these elderly people.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo. marnadia@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Maria José Sanches
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: Luciane Cristine Ribeiro
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Suelaine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Druzian
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos de Oliveira
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Cecílio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D019338:Polypharmacy