Sociodemographic profile and advice of elderly residents in a Long-Stay Institution: observational study
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p227-240Keywords:
Aging, Elderly, Institutionalization.Abstract
The objective was to identify the sociodemographic and illness profile of elderly residents in a long - term institution. Epidemiological, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The majority of the elderly were of the female gender, had a low level of education and family income of a minimum wage. Considering the gender, there was prevalence of chronic kidney disease and osteoporosis among women and systemic arterial hypertension and stroke among men.
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2018-06-30
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Freire, N. de S. A., Cruz, M. V. da, Guedes, J. M., Campos, L. M., Santos-Silva, D. C., Lopes, W. J. P., Lopes, F. M. M., & Mendes, B. R. (2018). Sociodemographic profile and advice of elderly residents in a Long-Stay Institution: observational study. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 21(2), 227–240. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p227-240
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