Functional, Sensorial, Mobility and Communication Difficulties in the Portuguese Oldest Old (80+)

Brandão, Daniela; Ribeiro, Óscar; Paúl, Constança

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“…We also segmented the sample data based on the question "Are you currently ill?" The authors of this study believe that this research is scientifically relevant since it constitutes an important empirical basis for a concrete level of health care needs of the elderly who reside in rural areas with a low population density, leading to a concise planning and monitoring of health interventions, thus extending the current general knowledge on QOL, as stated in (36).…”

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“…Transportation was also difficult due to the scarce and inefficient rural road networks. In general, the older Portuguese population attended school for a mean of 5.79 years (36).…”

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“…Additionally, literacy problems were found, affecting more people residing in rural areas than in urban areas. In a Portuguese study (36), the authors concluded that thenumber of the oldest women is greater than the number of the oldest men, where more than a half were widowed and almost half were illiterate. As people aged, they showed significant difficulties in performing activities of daily living.…”

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Quality-of-life Profile Of The Elderly Residing In A Very Low Population Density Rural Area

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This paper describes the Quality-of-Life profile of the elderly residing in an inland region located at middle south of the Portugal main territory, presenting a larger area and low population density, which is composed of several items, extracted after statistics analysis of the data taken from the European Portuguese version of WHOQOL-BREF. Cross-sectional, descriptive study, with a random sample composed of elderly individuals residing in the community. Data collected by health professionals in the participants’ houses, using the European Portuguese WHOQOL-BREF instrument. The factorial validity was assessed by a confirmatory factor analysis. Appropriate statistical tests were used for comparison between mean Quality-of-Life scores according to gender, age group, marital status and educational level. Regression models were used to identify the biological and sociodemographic possible predictive factors of Quality-of-Life and the possible predictive domains of the General-Health-Facet. All Quality-of-Life domains and the General-Health-Facet decreased with advancing age. A higher and lower mean scores were observed, respectively for the Social Relationships and Physical Health domains. Males had higher mean Quality-of-Life scores than females, while widows and older women had the lowest ones when compared to other individuals. Educational level was the most significant sociodemographic predictive factor of Quality-of-Life domains, with scores increasing as the educational level increased. Moreover, Physical Health domain was the strongest predictor of the General-Health-Facet. The authors think that all the information extracted from the proposed Quality-of-Life profile, constitutes an important empirical basis that allow for more a detailed outcome of a concrete health care needs of the elderlies, leading to a concise planning and monitoring of health interventions and health policies management, extending the current general knowledge on Quality-of-Life. With this Quality-of-Life profile, which was never been made for the elderly population residing in Region of Baixo Alentejo, the authors expect “to find out what is really important for the elderlies, based on the rule: “better to know for better care”.

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“…Transportation was also difficult due to the scarce and inefficient rural road networks. In general, the older Portuguese population attended school for a mean of 5.79 years (36).…”

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“…O conceito de heterogeneidade da(s) velhice(s) agrega em si uma multiplicidade de sentidos, assente na ideia de se equacionar as suas múltiplas dimensões e facetas, constatando-se pelas bastas investigações que a população com mais de 65 anos não é homogénea, mas que ao invés, se pauta pela diversidade e diferenciação, obrigando, por tal razão, a reconfigurar o ciclo vital e, por conseguinte, a reconcetualizar o conceito de velhice (e.g., Brandão et al, 2017). Neste seguimento aludimos a duas variáveis distintivas: a leitura convencional e a leitura assente na ideia do envelhecimento diferencial.…”

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Velhice(s) e participação em estruturas residenciais para idosos percecionadas por pessoas idosas e assistentes sociais: um estudo qualitativo

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Objetivo: Esta investigação tem como objetivo trazer uma reflexão sobre as várias expressões da(s) velhice(s), associadas à participação ativa das pessoas idosas em Estruturas Residenciais para Idosos (ERPI) e no seu projeto de vida. Método: A amostra envolveu 12 pessoas idosas e cinco assistentes sociais que residiam e exerciam a prática profissional em ERPI, respetivamente. O protocolo foi composto por questionário sociodemográfico e entrevistas em profundidade (semiestruturada), prosseguindo uma abordagem qualitativa (análise de conteúdo). Resultados: A amostra de pessoas idosas constitui-se maioritariamente por “idosos muito idosos” (> 85 anos). A participação nos processos decisórios em ERPI tenderam a inclinar-se para a renúncia voluntária das pessoas idosas em contribuir para as decisões alocadas às dinâmicas/estratégias institucionais. Na posição adotada pelas ERPI, ainda que estas assumam um padrão diretivo associado ao cuidado, começam a surgir disposições que apresentam um carácter mais inovador (e.g., comissões de idosos, biblioterapia, tertúlias), convergindo com as abordagens atuais do envelhecimento ativo, em que as pessoas idosas são reconhecidas como um coletivo heterogéneo. Este facto encontra paralelo com a expressão da satisfação dos seniores, advinda da oportunidade que lhes é dada de exercerem quotidianamente a sua cidadania. Conclusões: O cuidado institucional tende a privilegiar uma abordagem holística no entendimento da(s) velhice(s). Estas alterações, ainda que assumam um ritmo lento e monótono, fazem emergir abordagens operativas capazes de privilegiar o capital de conhecimento e sabedoria das pessoas idosas implicando-as ativamente nos processos decisórios em contextos residenciais coletivos, associadas aos movimentos contemporâneos do envelhecimento ativo.

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“…A longer life expectancy contributes to the increase of individuals aged 80 years and older-the oldest old population. In Portugal, oldest old individuals constitute 5.0% (532,219) of the total population (10,562,178) and 26.5% of the population aged 65+ (2,010,064) (Brandão et al, 2017). Trends show that living longer may lead to a long period of disability and frailty with increasing care demands (Alves et al, 2016).…”

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Examining Frailty Phenotype Dimensions in the Oldest Old

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Introduction: Frailty has been studied among the old population due to its association with negative outcomes. Presently there is no gold standard for measuring frailty, but several studies have used the frailty phenotype of Fried consisting of five components (weakness, slowness, unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, and low physical activity) that classify individuals as robust, pre-frail, or frail, depending on the number of components affected, respectively, zero, one or two, and three or more. This study aims to explore the specific contribution of each of these components to the frailty phenotype in a sample of oldest old communitydwelling individuals.

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Functional, Sensorial, Mobility and Communication Difficulties in the Portuguese Oldest Old (80+)

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Quality-of-life Profile Of The Elderly Residing In A Very Low Population Density Rural Area

Quality-of-life Profile Of The Elderly Residing In A Very Low Population Density Rural Area

Velhice(s) e participação em estruturas residenciais para idosos percecionadas por pessoas idosas e assistentes sociais: um estudo qualitativo

Examining Frailty Phenotype Dimensions in the Oldest Old

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