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The relationship between the nursing diagnosis and cognition tests performed on elderlies with alzheimer's disease
A relação entre os diagnósticos de enfermagem e testes de cognição realizados em idosos com doença de alzheimer
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Abstract Objectives: to raise the diagnosis of elderly nursing in nursing consultation and relate those diagnostics with the results of neurological test. Method: a documental research with 8 elderly of age or older than 60 years old of the program participants of health care of elderly and diagnosed with al... view more
Objectives: to raise the diagnosis of elderly nursing in nursing consultation and relate those diagnostics with the results of neurological test. Method: a documental research with 8 elderly of age or older than 60 years old of the program participants of health care of elderly and diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. There were used forms of consultations of nursing, and neurological and cognition tests between may to october 2011; they were statistically treated and with cep no. 0239.0.258.000-11. Results: the nursing diagnosis was the chronic confusion with test results for evaluation of immediate memory, incidental and late. Risk of falls was related to the watch test. Poor knowledge was related to recognition of figures and evaluation of learning. Standard prejudiced sleep, risk of solitude and chronic sadness helped to diagnose depression. Conclusion: this work allowed establishing relationship between nursing diagnosis with neurology for planning of nursing care.... view less
Keywords
elderly; dementia; cognition; nursing care for the elderly; diagnosis; caregiving; counseling; depression; neurology
Classification
Medical Sociology
Gerontology
Social Psychology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 271-281
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i1.271-281
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed