Profile resident dos of an Institution of Long Permanence for Seniors in Mossoró (RN)

• Main Authors: Francisco Eudison da Silva Maia, José Rogécio de Sousa Almeida, Karla Karolina Vieira Canário, Adiles Cândida Rego de Melo, Lorena Bezerra de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2015-02-01
• Series: Kairós Gerontologia
• Subjects: Saúde do idoso; Perfil do idoso; Envelhecimento.
• Online Access: http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/23218

<p>The dependence physical, financial and caretakers' lack take the senior the institutionalization. It is aimed at in this study to identify the senior resident's of a located Institute profile in the city of Mossoró (RN). It is a documental descriptive study. In the Institute there are 33 women and 24 men, 40,3% have age between 75 and 85 years. To know the profile of the senior's morbidity turns possible to the professionals of health to make possible actions of attendance, to adapt specific therapeutics and to develop preventive actions and of promotion to the health.</p>