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COGNITION AND MOOD/BEHAVIOR IN HOME CARE ELDERLY

Claudia Maria Ferrony Rivas, Natalia Cassol Bolzan, Naiana Oliveira dos Santos, Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz Bierhals, Maria Helena Gehlen, Emilly Barcelos Petter, Clandio Timm Marques

Resumo


Objectives: to identify the sociodemographic characteristics; and to analyze the association of sociodemographic variables with functional systems related to cognition and mood/behavior of elderly people linked to Home Care.

Method: cross-sectional, descriptive research, carried out with the participation of 108 elderly people linked to Home Care in the city of Santa Maria - RS - Brazil. We used a questionnaire of sociodemographic data and the Clinical and Functional Vulnerability Index IVCF-20. The association of the variables was analyzed using the chi-square test and independent samples test.

Results: predominance of elderly females; mean age 78.7 ± 9.3 years; and low education and family income between 1 and 2 minimum wages. The most frequent morbidity was systemic arterial hypertension. No associations were found between the sociodemographic variables and the functional systems regarding cognition and mood/behavior.

Conclusion: the importance of planning and interventions in the home environment is highlighted.


Palavras-chave


Geriatric Nursing; Aged/Elderly; Cognition; Behavior; Home Care Services.

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