title: [Nonverbal communication between nurses and the elderly based on the proxemics].
abstract: The aim is to analyze the nonverbal communication between nurses and the elderly in the nursing consultation based on the theory by Hall. The research concerns a descriptive exploratory study and it has a quantitative approach. It took place through filmings of the nursing consultations which happened in Health Basic Units in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, observed every minute, a total of 1.575 nonverbal interactions. The analysis has showed the predominance of the female nurses (90.63%) and the elderly (65.63) and a regular classification for most of the factors as a prevalence of a sitting set (80.09), opposite chairs (64.46%), personal distance (91.40%), calm facial expression (59.78%), touch was used for a technical procedure (53.33%), visual interaction for the manipulation of the objects (57.69) and no alteration in the voice volume (48.79%). These results reflect the necessity of the nurses to domain consciously their corporal and facial manifestations in order to improve the interaction with the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fabiana Ferraz Queiroga
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macêdo
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico Cirúrgica e Pediatria, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristiana Brasil de Almeida
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rebouças
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Melo
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estatística, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
authors.forename: Joab de Oliveira
authors.initials: Jde O
authors.lastname: Lima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001525:Behavioral Sciences; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D055815:Young Adult