2016
DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2016.04.60700
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Dor crônica de idosos cuidadores em diferentes níveis de fragilidade

Abstract: Objective: To determine whether there are differences in the intensity of chronic pain of elderly caregivers who are frail, pre-frail and non-frail. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The subjects were 187 elderly caregivers evaluated with a Multidimensional Pain Assessment Scale and the Fried Frailty Phenotype Assessment Components. Descriptive and comparative analyzes, Pearson's chi-square test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used. Results: 24.1% of the caregivers were frail, 55.1% pr… Show more

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“…As in another study, the spinal region had a higher prevalence of symptoms in both groups (2) . Similar studies, which evaluated nursing professionals in elderly care, show that those who work in the outpatient area and who handle the elderly, have a higher incidence of symptoms in the spine region (20) and that these symptoms are present on average five days a week (21) .…”
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confidence: 71%
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“…As in another study, the spinal region had a higher prevalence of symptoms in both groups (2) . Similar studies, which evaluated nursing professionals in elderly care, show that those who work in the outpatient area and who handle the elderly, have a higher incidence of symptoms in the spine region (20) and that these symptoms are present on average five days a week (21) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 71%
“…It is known that 10 to 25% of the elderly between 60 and 65 years of age and up to 46% of the elderly after 85 years of age develop some type of disability, which requires help from another person responsible for their care (2) . This change arouses the need to investigate the health and work conditions of the people who care for these elderly people.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Como é o caso do estudo realizado em Minas Gerais com 22 cuidadores, que demonstrou a maioria de cuidadores sendo mulheres casadas. Deste modo, podemos inferir que o fato das mulheres representarem a maioria dos cuidadores está intimamente associado ao papel cuidador da mulher na sociedade seguido ao longo dos anos na figura de mãe e dona de casa [11].…”
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“…Approximately 45% to 80% of the older adults institutionalized suffer at least one type of pain, being 61% prevalent for middle-aged individuals, especially women. Moreover, it is estimated that 80 to 85% of individuals over 65 years of age present at least one significant health problem that predisposes them to report pain [3][4][5][6] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%