Suchergebnisse

Objective: to identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults and the elderly. Method: field
research, quantitative, participated in 30 users, the Hiperdia program, with physical and emotional
conditions. We used an interview instrument prepared by the researcher. The data from quantitative issues
were treated statistically through percentage. CAAE: 29645414.60000.5176. Results: about having
knowledge of risk factors: salt diet 73 (22), stress (21) 70, alcohol 43 (13), smoking 40 (12), age 40 (12),
cholesterol 40 (12), obesity 33 (10); knowledge of HAS 63 (19) claims to have; 43 (13) are only restrictions
hiposódica, 23 (7) does not make restrictions; 37 (11) do not meet orientation as food and physical activity;
73 (22) does not practice physical activity. Conclusion: stressed the need to intensify prevention strategies
the cardiovascular diseases.

Objective: investigating the association between fragility in the elderly and the clinical variable functional status. Method: a field research, of a quantitative nature, attended by 22 seniors. Data were collected through the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS), the Katz Index and the Lawton scale and analyzed using SPSS for Windows. The research was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research, under CAAE 0031.0.470.000-11. Results: there was demonstrated that many elderly people had some sort of weakness (63,7%) and presented a good functional ability to performing activities of daily living (41,8%). However, 59% presented some kind of dependence or need for help to the improvement of daily instrumental activities. Conclusion: there is a need for a qualified assistance and turned to improvement of quality of life and independence of frail elderly, including in long-stay institutions.