Análisis comparativo sobre los programas para adultos mayores en México

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Elementos para la consolidación de la Red nacional de cuido de las personas adultas mayores en Costa Rica

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Envejecimiento y vejez en América Latina y el Caribe: políticas públicas y las acciones de la sociedad

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La legislación en favor de las personas mayores en América Latina y el Caribe

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Guía metodológica para la evaluación participativa de políticas y programas, en el marco de la estrategia regional contra el envejecimiento

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Patrones de migración y características de los inmigrantes en Europa Noroccidental

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Características demográficas y socioculturales de los emigrantes de los países del Pacto Andino a los Estados Unidos

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Género, previsión y ciudadanía social en América Latina

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Cómo envejecen los uruguayos

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Los entornos y el envejecimiento en Iberoamérica: análisis a partir de las condiciones de la vivienda

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El derecho de las personas mayores a la autonomía, la salud y la vida independiente en la Unión Europea

Este trabajo se ocupa del tema de la autonomía y la salud de la población adulta mayor de Europa en relación con distintas modalidades de atención institucional, una vinculación que se establece sobre todo debido a que en las residencias de larga estadía las personas mayores se encuentran expuestas a serias violaciones de sus derechos humanos, derivadas de una mala atención y del descuido de su dignidad, en razón de la discriminación por edad y de la percepción de la vejez como un destino inevitable. Se abordan dos temas principales: las crecientes limitaciones al ejercicio de los derechos humanos debido a la escasez de recursos y la austeridad, y el marco vigente de protección de estos derechos para responder a los desafíos que enfrentan hoy las personas mayores.

Envejecimiento e institucionalidad pública en América Latina y el Caribe: conceptos, metodologías y casos prácticos

Presentado en el Seminario Técnico Institucionalidad Pública y Envejecimiento. Santiago, Chile, 30 de Junio 2016

Estudo epidemiológico do perfil do idoso institucionalizado do interior paulista

The increase in the elderly population is a worldwide phenomenon and has different consequences not only in terms of health, but also in terms of economy. One of those consequences is the institutionalization. The understanding of this process, as well as of the reality of the institutionalized elderly is essential to develop policies of care. Goals: a) present the epidemiological profile of institutionalized elderly who live in institutions in the countryside of São PauloState and describe the development of an extension project implemented in two elderly-care institutions (IRLPI’s). Methods and procedures: data were collected in three forms, from which it was possible to verify: a) institutional data; b) social data and c) data about general and mental health. The data related to health were collected from the medication of continuous use. All data were launched into the database (Access) and subjected to the descriptive statistical analysis. Data related to mental health were confirmed from the application of clinical trials (Geriatric Depression Scale – GDS and Mini Mental State Examination: MMSE).

A psicopatologização da infância no contemporâneo: um estudo sobre a expansão do diagnóstico de transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade

The expansion of psychiatric labeling does not reach only the adult population, but also the problematic related to childhood have been captured by the speeches and practices of the medical-psychiatric knowledge and turned into psychopathologies which tend to be treated with the main resource made available by psychiatrics in the present times: the psychotropic drugs. This work presents a critical thinking on the expansion of the diagnoses of “attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity” (ADHD) both in children and teenagers and on the conduction of drug therapies. It follows that the processes of childhood psycho-pathologization and the trivializing of psychotropic drug prescription are related to the overvaluation of the biological conception of psychic suffering and to the economic interests of the great pharmaceutical laboratories which by means of several strategies influence the medical practices, factors that lead to exposure of these patients to possible side effects and the risks of stigmatization that must be considered.

Mental health of the elderly: perceptions related to aging

To understand the elderly's perception of their current condition. Methodology. Study undertaken in 2012 using the qualitative method of Minayo and the thematic analysis according to Bardin's suggestions. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews that took place in the homes of the elderly people. The guiding question was: At this point in your life, how do you feel? Tell me. Results. The elderly who were satisfied stated that this was due to the good relationship with their family, spouse, to the fact of having autonomy and respect from the society. Those who were shown to be dissatisfied reported lack of family support, physical limitations imposed by age and the presence of illnesses as the main causes. Conclusion. The adult population requires the use of care technologies that cover all the stages of life, including old age. Nursing professionals should be prepared for the increasing care demand of these people.