Browsing by Author "Nascimento, Davi da Silva"

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    Análise do perfil de morbimortalidade por cancêr de mama em mulheres no Estado da Bahia
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2019-12-03) Figueredo, Beatriz Santos; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br; Silva, Luana Lima Pereira da; lattes.cnpq.br
    Breast cancer is considered a major public health problem, responsible for the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women in all regions of Brazil, including the state of Bahia. Objective: To analyze the profile of morbidity and mortality due to breast cancer in women in the state of Bahia, from 2008 to 2017. Methodology: This is a temporal ecological study of quantitative character. It presents as a unit of analysis the state of Bahia and its time frame, the period from 2008 to 2017. The information systems used form: SIH-SUS and SIM with data extracted from the online platform of the SUS Department of Informatics.Results: The highest number of cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the age group of 40 to 59 years (53.7%) and the highest mortality rate in the age group of 60 years or over 51.9 per 100,000 women was observed. The highest number of deaths was observed in women with low education (21.4%), brown (55.5%) and single (34.2%). It was possible to verify the increase in the lethality rate in both age groups. Final considerations: Given the scenario of breast cancer in the state of Bahia, more control and screening actions are needed in women over 40 years in the state, allowing the diagnosis in early stages of cancer in order to reduce the high mortality rate and improve survival of these women.
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    Aplicação da teoria do autocuidado na assistência de enfermagem à criança e ao adolescente
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2018-12-12) Santos, Luciana Sandes dos; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Silva, Tamires Lima da; lattes.cnpq.br; Nunes, Amélia Maria Pithon Borges; lattes.cnpq.br
    The theory of self-care allows a greater adaptation to the process of coping with the problem and a better quality of life, contributing to the reduction of recurrent hospital admissions and the suffering resulting from it. This theory has applicability in nursing care to the health of the child and the adolescent. Objective: To analyze the scientific literature on the use of Nursing self - care theory in the care of children and adolescents. Methodology: This is a literature review of the integrative type, based on a 20-year temporal cut from 1998 to 2017, published in Portuguese, English and in the LILACS, SciELO, BDENF and MedLine databases. It was used as descriptors : self-care, nursing, child and adolescent. Results: Twelve articles were selected, with 83.3% of articles in the last 10 years. Self - care has been applied by nurses in the care of chronic diseases, infectious diseases, teenage pregnancy, alcohol use and health education. Considerations: The theory of self-care is used by nurses when conducting strategies of promotion and guidance on self-care practices that can guarantee the effectiveness of adherence to treatment providing conditions for a better quality of life.
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    Aprendendo a perceber o outro: um relato de experiência de estagio de pediatria
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2018-10) Jesus, Ivia Mayana Oliveira de; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; Furtado, Sâmeki Vinicius de Aguiar; UCSAL, Universidade Católica do Salvador
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    Assistência de enfermagem ao paciente em cuidado paliativos
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2018-06-12) França, Daniele Brito da; Silva, Tamires Lima da; lattes.cnpq.br; Nunes, Amélia Maria Pithon Borges; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br
    In the last decades the prevalence of chronic diseases has increased, due to the increase in longevity. On the other hand the technological advances have favored the development of new therapies with the objective of extending the limits of life. In the beginning, death was consummated in the patients' homes, where the family took full care of this, but with the transition of the health services supply, this care was transferred to the professionals, being relevant the preparation of these for the treatment of terminal patients OBJECTIVE: To analyze the national literature of the last seven years on nursing care for patients in palliative care. METHODOLOGY: Integrative literature review, carried out through a research in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and developed with the databases MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in health sciences ( And, BDENF. The inclusion criteria were fulltext articles, published between 2010 and 2017. RESULTS: Three categories of analysis emerged: "Feelings of nursing professionals towards the care of the terminal patient" ; "Training and preparation of the nursing team for palliative care" and "Practical aspects of palliative care". 12 articles were selected from a total of 106. CONCLUSION: The research made it possible to broaden the understanding of nursing care to the patient in palliative care. It was perceived that this assistance is permeated by situations involving professionals such as the feelings about this care, the capacity to perform it and the practical aspects that guide it.
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    O atendimento de pessoas com doenças crônicas na atenção primária à saúde
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2018-12-06) Coelho, Jinoelia Couto; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Gomes, Fabiane Soares; lattes.cnpq.br
    This study aims to demonstrate the care of people with chronic non-communicable diseases in primary health care, since chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the main cause of mortality in the Brazilian population. Objective: To analyze the factors that interfere in the care of people with chronic diseases in primary health care. Methodology: This is a literature review of the integrative type. Results: of the 427 articles found only 14 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The majority of the studies were published from 2013 and 2015, were the years that presented a greater frequency of publications (21.4%), followed from 2010 to 2017 with 14.2% and the years of 2012 and 2016 were selected only a study for each year, corresponded to a percentage of 7.1%. Final considerations: it is necessary to strengthen the basic levels of health care in the ESF. In this context, it can be evidenced that the multiprofessional work is a great challenge to be achieved, in what concerns the integrality in the health care of the family.
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    Atribuições do profissional enfermeiro para o cuidado aos indivíduos com mal de parkinson
    (Universidade Católica de Salvador, 2019-06-03) Santos, Tâmara Sena; Freitas, Taciane Oliveira Bet; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Freitas, Taciane Oliveira Bet; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br
    Parkinson's disease (PD), also referred to as "agitating paralysis," is a chronic and progressive disease that most affect the population. It is main characteristic is motor and non-motor deficits. Objective: To understand the professional nurse's attributions for the care of individuals with Parkinson's disease. Methodology: It is an integrative review study, carried out through the Virtual Health Library (VHL), using descriptors: Agitating paralysis; Senescence; Nurse; Nursing care, with a temporal cut from 2008 to 2019, considering articles published in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Results: It is essential that there is an effective communication of the nurses to the multiprofessional health team, in which both operators must develop a plan of care for each person, according to their needs, thus guaranteeing that individual with PD an integrality and quality care. Final considerations: It is extremely important the integration of nursing together with other health professionals with the family and the PD patient is of paramount importance, directing them and guiding them towards a better understanding of the processes of disease evolution and the impact caused by it
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    Atuação do profissional de enfermagem no campo da medicina nuclear
    (Universidade Católica de Salvador, 2019-06-05) Pereira, Giliane Ximenes Rocha; Mução, Juanita da Rocha; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Cordeiro, Daniela; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Prazeres, Flavia Farias; http://lattes.cnpq.br
    Nuclear Medicine refers to a specialty that has as main characteristic the use of emitters of ionizing radiation in the non-sealed form. The nurse in Nuclear Medicine has the responsibilities of planning, organizing, supervising, performing and evaluating all nursing activities in clients submitted to ionizing radiation, based on nursing care methodology. OBJECTIVE: To describe the role of the nursing professional in nuclear medicine permeating the investigation of the relevance of the nurse in nuclear medicine. METHODOLOGY: It is a bibliographical research from the perspective of the qualitative approach. RESULTS: After the survey and the previous reading of the titles and abstracts, of the 30 articles, of these 23 were disregarded for not being directly related to the research theme. Seven articles address the purpose of the research. CONCLUSION: The work of the nurse in Nuclear Medicine must be based on up-to-date scientific knowledge and appropriate technique in order to achieve the desired clinical result and promote safety and customer satisfaction
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    A autuação do enfermeiro frente aos cuidados paliativos na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2020-09-22) Bomfim, Monique Santos; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Martins, Maisa Mônica Flores; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Jesus, Yvia Mayana Oliveira de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/
    In palliative care, the focus of attention is not the disease, but the patient, understood as an active being, with the right to information and full autonomy for decisions regarding his treatment. Objective: To learn about the production of literature regarding nursing care for patients under palliative care in the Intensive Care Unit. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review article using the descriptors: nursing care, palliative care and critical care with a time frame from 2010 to 2019 in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Results: 206 articles were found keeping eight articles as the final sample. The analysis of the studies made it possible to identify that nurses must be qualified and trained to develop activities in the intensive care unit, including pain relief and tube insertion, and especially to assist patients in palliative care, to have good communication between their team and with family members is indispensable. Final considerations: It is concluded that it is important that all patients receive palliative care regardless of social and financial conditions, as it is everyone's right to maintain a quality of life, even if it is at the end of life, and that nurses have the role important in the care provided to them as they spend most of the time accompanying the treatment.
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    Avaliação do conhecimento da população masculina acerca das formas de infecção e ações preventivas do HPV
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2018-12-06) Santos, Rafaela Pereira dos; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Gomes, Fabiane Soares; lattes.cnpq.br
    Different studies have found erroneous facts about human papillomavirus (HPV) in the male population, bringing to light the man's role in the dynamics of virus transmission. Objective: To analyze the level of knowledge of male students regarding the forms of infection and prevention of HPV at a Philanthropic University, Salvador, and Bahia. Methodology: A quantitative study was carried out through a cross-sectional exploratory and descriptive character, based on data that will be collected through a questionnaire, with male students from the health and engineering areas as the target population. Results: The evaluation of the results showed that there is a great lack of knowledge of the male students about HPV. Conclusion: There is a need for campaigns to encourage men to seek appropriate medical care. Thus, it is concluded that man needs to be assisted more precisely because he is considered one of the main transmitters of HPV.
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    As barreiras evidenciadas pelos profissionais da atenção primária à saúde na assistência à pessoa com transtorno mental
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2018-06-12) Santos, Patricia Lopes dos; Silva, Tamires Lima da; lattes.cnpq.br; Nunes, Amélia Maria Pithon Borges; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br
    The national mental health policy emphasizes that psychiatric care is included in the Basic Attention (AB) routine. Fundamental to consolidating this policy is health education and articulation with the Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS). In this context, there should be an insertion of the user and his family into the system, facilitating their re-socialization and providing a better quality of life. Objective: To identify the barriers evidenced by primary health care professionals in the recognition of people with mental disorders and in the referral to the Psychosocial Care Centers. Method: Refers to a field research with qualitative approach and descriptive character, aiming to verify the assumptions that generate obstacles in the care of people with mental disorders. Held in a Basic Health Unit, whose model of care is characterized by being a mixed health unit, attending to several health programs, located in the City Center of Salvador, Bahia. Results: Four thematic categories were identified: Stereotyping of the person with mental disorder; The professional's view on Institutionalization; Lack of integrality in the service to the user; Absence of training programs. Final Consideration: One of the evidenced facts was the lack of organization of the work process, being notorious the predominance of a stereotyped vision of the person with psychic disorder, the lack of integrality in the attendance, the absence of training projects in this area and a contradictory view about institutionalization.
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    Bundle de prevenção a pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica em pacientes internados na UTI: uma revisão de literatura
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2018-12-07) Costa, Mailton Fagner Lima; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Freitas, Taciane Oliveira Bet; lattes.cnpq.br; Reis, Flávia Prazeres; lattes.cnpq.br
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    Cuidados de enfermagem à criança com câncer
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2020-09-22) Saraiva, Fernanda Carvalho de Freitas; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Jesus, Ivia Mayana Oliveira de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/
    Cancer has become a major public health problem, and its data has grown over the years. Unlike adults, the causes of childhood cancer are related to other factors, and early diagnosis is extremely important. When looking at children, the need for specialized care in pediatric oncology is perceived and nurses are directly connected to all phases of this care. Objective: Describe the production of national literature regarding the care provided to children with cancer. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, consulted in the databases indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL), between March and May 2020, in Portuguese, English and French, between 2000 and 2019. It was carried out analysis of 48 studies, and after inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of six articles remained for the preparation of the study. Results: The data converged on two themes: Directions of care / care for children with cancer and Support to cope with changes in the family life cycle, presenting a series of care applied by nurses in the face of the entire pathological process. Final Considerations: It points out the need to approach the theme since the graduation of the nurse, in order to break barriers between the patient and the caregiver, in addition to the importance of filling the lack of research in the area of pediatric oncology.
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    Cuidados de enfermagem na transfusão de sangue
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2017-12-12) Mota, Maria Jucilene da Silva; Silva, Tamires Lima da; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Silva, Tamires Lima da; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Tardelli, Ana Maria; http://lattes.cnpq.br
    Hemotherapy is a treatment performed through blood transfusion, its blood components and blood products. It is an invasive procedure of high complexity, with important epidemiological risk, since several diseases can be transmitted by the blood. Despite this, the same, is widely used in many acute and chronic situations and can save lives. Objective: To analyze the national production of the last ten years on nursing care in blood transfusion. Methodology: Narrative review of the literature, whose descriptors are the terms: Nursing care, blood transfusion, hemotherapy service, was performed through the scientific articles published in the Virtual Health Library (VHL). Used as inclusion criteria were the studies available in full, which included the proposed theme, in Portuguese, published in the period 2006-2016. Results: 26 articles were found in the VHL published between 2006 and 2016, of which eleven were excluded for duplicity and two were not part of the purpose of the study in the databases. A total of 13 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria for analysis. Conclusion: The importance of nurses from donor uptake to blood transfusion, nursing care in hemotherapy and hemotransfusion in patients' lives is also verified, as well as the performance and ongoing education in the area of hemotherapy, between health professionals and staff multi-professional.
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    Cuidados preventivos à pneumonia associada ao uso da ventilação mecânica invasiva: revisão integrativa
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2019-10) Costa, Mailton Fagner Lima; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; Freitas, Taciane Oliveira Bet; UCSAL, Universidade Católica do Salvador
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    Desafios vivenciados por enfermeiros frente à gestão do centro cirúrgico de um hospital filantrópico
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2017-06-12) Lima, Francisca Janaina Ferreira; Aragão, Rita Maria de Brito Alves; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Aragão, Rita Maria de Brito Alves; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br; Magalhães, Elaine Teixeira de Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br
    The Surgical Center is a space within the hospital unit, aimed at performing surgeries. Managing health services in this sector brings a large degree of complexity, which brings Challenges in great proportions. Objective: To know how the management, organization and operation of the Surgical Center is performed, as well as to verify the facilities and difficulties in the dynamics of work and in the provision of services. Method: This is a descriptive field research with a qualitative approach, performed through a script of semi structured interviews. The research was carried out at the Surgical Center of a Philanthropic Hospital, in the city of Salvador-BA, the study population was composed of nurses with at least one year of experience. Results: shows the difficulty of the integration of the multiprofessional team, together with absence of night service, and consequent work overload for daytime service. Conclusion: It was observed in this research that the nurses perform the management in a harmonious way, and recognize the importance of the nurse manager in this sector, managing not only the team, but also the challenges that arise from both the multiprofessional interaction and the functioning.
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    Estresse ocupacional em enfermeiros de UTI
    (Universidade Católicas do Salvador, 2019-03-04) Souza, Patrícia Santos de; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Almeida, Daniele Santos de; lattes.cnpq.br; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br
    Introduction: The occupational stress of the nurse has as main characteristic the professional dissatisfaction, decrease in the production of the work, increase in absenteeism and accidents at work besides the presence of other diseases. Objective: To analyze the factors that trigger occupational stress in nurses working in the ICU. Methodology: A literature review was carried out, of an integrative nature. Data collection was performed from 2009 to 2019 from LILACS, SCIELO in addition to the VHL, Intensive Care Unit, Occupational Stress, Nursing. Results: The literary corpus consisted of 12 studies which met the inclusion criteria previously established. The ICU is composed of occupational risks that can act directly or indirectly on the nurses' quality of life and the results of their activities. It is interesting to note that in the ICU, nurses end up adopting a permanent alert posture because of the peculiarities inherent in the service routine of this sector. The preventive measures of occupational stress are carried out in two scopes of the professional and of the organization. Final Considerations: It is concluded that it is essential that health institutions offer strategies to promote the quality of life at work, as well as the implementation of measures that seek to mitigate the effects caused by occupational stress.
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    Fatores determinantes da obesidade infanto Juvenil
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2020-09-22) Reis, Denize Borges Lima; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; http://lattes.cnpq.br/; Jesus, Yvia Mayana Oliveira de; http://lattes.cnpq.br/
    Obesity is established by the excess fat in a person's body. Considered as a public health problem, the health of the individual has many consequences. The number of obese children and youth has grown in the world, which is a cause for concern, as it compromises the individual's health and reduces the quality of life.Objective: Analyze through an integrative review the main determinants of childhood obesity in children.Method: Used behind data from the theoretical literature seeking a deeper knowledge about the determinants of childhood obesity in children. Results: The study was carried out in articles published between 2015 to 2019 with national publications of qualitative, cross-sectional, quantitative and epdemiological studies. Conclusion: Which revealed that childhood and youth obesity is linked to other diseases such as hypertension and diabetes and that many are the factors that influence childhood and youth obesity.
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    Fatores que contribuem para o desenvolvimento da obesidade infantil: revisão integrativa
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2019-12-02) Souza, Joseane Conceição; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br; Silva, Luana Lima Pereira da; lattes.cnpq.br
    Childhood obesity is defined as a chronic disease in which there is an excessive accumulation of fat mass among infants and children up to 12 years old, causing damage to their health. The harms that childhood overweight can cause are varied and involve nonfatal disorders, although compromising the quality of future life. Objective: To identify in the scientific literature the factors that contribute to the development of childhood obesity. Methodology: Integrative review article, developed through bibliographic search in the electronic databases: Latin American Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), International Literature on Health Sciences (MEDLINE) and Base Nursing data (BDENF), through access by the Virtual Health Library (VHL), using the keywords: Risk factors; Pediatric Obesity; Nutritional status, the eligibility criteria were articles published from 2009 to 2018, in Portuguese. Results: 19 articles were selected in Portuguese, 31.6% of the articles were published in 2015. The studies show a multifactority in the occurrence of childhood obesity, namely: eating behavior, physical inactivity, socioeconomic factors and the influence of parents. relatives. Final Considerations: Childhood obesity is linked to several aspects. In the study it was observed that children spend most of their day in front of TV / electronics and consuming processed foods, sometimes due to the influence of parents or socioeconomic factors that directly contribute to childhood obesity. Due to its multifactoriness, childhood obesity needs to be managed in a multidisciplinary manner. Actions should be fostered to ensure healthy eating, promoting adequate and diversified food for the population.
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    Fatores que influenciam na efetivação do processo de doação de órgãos e tecidos: uma revisão integrativa
    (Universidade Catolica de Salvador, 2018-12-06) Souza, Ana Paula de Albuquerque; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br; Martins, Maísa Mônica Flores; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Gomes, Fabiane Soares; lattes.cnpq.br
    The process of organ donation in most of its effectiveness comes from cadaveric donors with brain death, which still sends a lot of doubt to society. To occur the process of organ donation the population needs to have clarification and confidence in the professional. The present study makes possible the greater clarification on the process of donation of multiple organs and tissues for transplants, which may be the main factor reducing the number of receptors in a row. Objective: Identify from the evidence in the literature the factors that influence the effectiveness of the donation process of organs and tissues. Method: This article is an integrative review of the literature using the descriptors: tissue donors, brain death and organ transplantation, with a temporal cut considering those published in the Portuguese language. Results: By estimating potential organ donors about 15 to 20% become effective donors. Studies have shown that the shortage of effective donors is related to family refusal and the main reasons for this decision are religious belief, lack of understanding of the diagnosis of brain death, fear of family reaction, inadequate interviewing with this family and others. Having as main strategy of incentive the organ donation the anticipated discussion on the subject with the relatives. Final considerations: The synthesis of the studies showed that the low knowledge of health professionals and of society ends up being the main cause of the low index of organ donations. Several problems related to the organ donation process can be avoided by the health professional when he is able to solve it, otherwise the professional can negatively influence this process.
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    Fatores que influenciam no cuidado de familiares a pessoa idosa com Alzheimer
    (Universidade Católica do Salvador, 2019-12-04) Bastos, Giovanna Souza Rodrigues; Silva, Cláudia Fernanda Trindade da; lattes.cnpq.br; Silva, Cláudia Fernanda Trindade da; lattes.cnpq.br; Nascimento, Davi da Silva; lattes.cnpq.br; Gomes, Nildete Pereira; lattes.cnpq.br
    Alzheimer's disease (AD), due to its process of gradual loss of memory, complicating cognitive functions and behavior, causes the patient to lose his autonomy and to depend on the formal caregiver and / or a family member. The person in charge of caring for this individual is responsible for meeting daily needs and when there is no knowledge about the pathology, it causes an overload, thus compromising the health of both, the caregiver and the elderly person with Alzheimer's. Objective: To know the burden of caring practiced by family members / caregivers to an elderly person with Alzheimer through an integrative literature review. Methodology: This is an integrative literature review, qualitative. Methodology: This is an integrative and qualitative literature review. Data collection took place from September to November 2019, in the BVS and SCIELO databases, using the following descriptors: Alzheimer's Disease; Aging; Family. There were found 127 articles, and after applying the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, seven articles remained. Results: It was concluded that the care practiced by the family member / caregiver is influenced by age, full time dedicated to the patient and, in addition, extra-home work with extended workload without rest. Conclusion: The elderly person with AD needs the caregiver in his activities daily, whether he is a familiar or an institutionalized one. The division of care in the family is essential to the health of both, making it a benefit to those who are caring and those who are being cared for.