SAFETY OF HOSPITALIZED ELDERLY PATIENTS: AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

Authors

  • Thayane Dias dos Santos Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Fátima Helena do Espírito Santo Universidade Federal Fluminense
  • Karinne Cristinne da Silva Cunha Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Carla Lube de Pinho Chibante Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.44223

Keywords:

Patient safety, Elderly, Hospitalization, Nursing.

Abstract

The objective was to identify how the safety of hospitalized elderly patients has been discussed in the scientific literature. An integrative literature review was undertaken in the databases Literatura Latino Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Scientific Electronic Library Online, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System and U.S. National Library of Medicine, published between 2009 and 2015. The 25 selected publications discuss the importance of promoting affective care in the reduction of insecurity and adverse events in hospitalized elderly, besides the challenges for the implementation of a safe and high-quality environment for these patients. Gaps were found in the knowledge on this theme. Further studies are needed that focus on the description of a dimensioned and suitable environment and on the elaboration and implementation of care quality safety and improvement programs for elderly patients while in hospital.

Author Biographies

Thayane Dias dos Santos, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Enfermeira. Mestranda em Enfermagem.

Fátima Helena do Espírito Santo, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem Médico Cirúrgica da Universidade Federal Fluminense

Karinne Cristinne da Silva Cunha, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Enfermeira. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem Fundamental da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Carla Lube de Pinho Chibante, Universidade Federal Fluminense

Enfermeira. Doutoranda em Enfermagem.

 

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Published

2016-10-21

How to Cite

dos Santos, T. D., do Espírito Santo, F. H., Cunha, K. C. da S., & Chibante, C. L. de P. (2016). SAFETY OF HOSPITALIZED ELDERLY PATIENTS: AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.44223

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Review

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