Sarcopenia screening in elderly in primary health care : nurse knowledge and practices

OBJECTIVE: Describe the knowledge and practices of the Primary Health Care nurse on sarcopenia screening in the elderly.

METHODS: Qualitative study conducted with 24 Primary Health Care nurses. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, recorded and later transcribed. The speeches were grouped in thematic categories, later analyzed, supported by Paulo Freire's reference.

RESULTS: The findings showed that the primary care nurses' knowledge of sarcopenia screening in the elderly was incipient and fragile. This reality is reflected in a gap in practice, although some instruments already require the registration of characteristics indicative of sarcopenia, such as the evaluation of the calf circumference.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The need to train nurses to perform sarcopenia screening and to implement a promotional and preventive care plan, which will result in improving the quality of life of the elderly assisted in Primary Care, was highlighted.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

Enthalten in:

Revista brasileira de enfermagem - 73(2020), suppl 3 vom: 23., Seite e20200421

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Silva, Rutielle Ferreira [VerfasserIn]
Figueiredo, Maria do Livramento Fortes [VerfasserIn]
Darder, Juan José Tirado [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Ana Maria Ribeiro Dos [VerfasserIn]
Tyrrell, Maria Antonieta Rubio [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 16.06.2021

Date Revised 18.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0421

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318609754