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Assumptions of good practices in home care for the elderly: a systematic review
Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues1, Alexandre de Assis Bueno1, Francine Golghetto Casemiro1
1Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
To synthesize the knowledge produced on best nursing practices in long-term care for elderly at home, in order to promote healthy aging.
Method:
A systematic review, based on the Joanna Briggs Institute's proposal: without restriction of dates; in the English, Portuguese and Spanish languages; conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS, Embase and Scopus databases.
Results:
Among 453 articles identified, 16 were included in the review: seven qualitative and nine quantitative, published between 1996 and 2015. The synthesis of the data identified as best practices identifies a premise of care centered on the elderly and the inclusion of the elderly, family and nurses as agents of this care.
Conclusion:
According to evidence, good practices in gerontological and nursing home care fundamentally depend on constant planning and reorganization, so that they are indeed comprehensive and contextualized. Thus, providing care will be reasoned by and driven to the elderly, based on their specific and global needs, favoring a process of healthy and active aging.
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