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Assessment of Dependence in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Patients in an Acute Care Unit
Published on: September 30, 2020
[Systematized care for elders with dementia living in a long-stay institution]
Isac Silva de Jesus1, Edite Lago da Silva Sena, Edméia Campos Meira
1Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB), Jequié, Bahia, Brasil. isacs.j@yahoo.com.br
Abstract:
This study aimed to systematize a basic model of nursing care based on the taxonomy from the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), tested in elderly patients with dementia affection, living in a Long-Stay Institution (ILPIs) in the countryside of Bahia, Brazil. Nine elder residents were selected at the Institution by the application of the Mini Test on Mental State in two stages, with an interval of six months, which confirmed dementia affection. Data were collected through multidimensional assessment tools for the elder provided by the Ministry of Health. In order to elaborate a caring plan, in accordance with the steps of the nursing process, nursing diagnoses were grouped into four categories: motor behavior cognition and memory, communication and other health physical problems. The caring plans have been implemented and evaluated. Testing and systematization of the basic model from nursing care based on NANDA has been possible among institutionalized demented elder inferring its applicability to other ILPIs.
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