(1) Background: Resilience has been presented as a potential protective factor to be promoted in difficult experiences in older people. However, further clarification of the concept of resilience for this population is required, as this is of critical interest for nursing care. (2) Aim: To develop the concept of resilience in older people to establish the elements that refer to the nursing outcome. Personal resilience (1309) from the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), specifically in older people. (3) Methods: Concept analysis using Beth Rodgers’ evolutionary model. The attributes, antecedents, consequents, and empirical elements were described in the integrative review, with searches in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, LILACS, and Embase databases. A total of 2431 citations have been identified, and 110 studies were included. (4) Results: The concept of “resilience in older people” is composed of two attributes, available resources and positive behaviors, and is defined as positive attitudes of older people with the assistance of resources available from experiences of adversity. Conclusion: This analysis and concept development of resilience in older people provided sensitive indicators for nursing care in the context of adversity, considering available resources and with positive attitudes during this phase of life span.

Background: The number of elderly caregivers is increasing in the world. It is important to know the attitudes toward the elderly, because they can influence a range of behaviors. Our aim was to determine factors associated with attitudes toward the elderly in a sample of older carers. Methods: Three hundred and thirteen elderly caregivers (75.4% women, mean age 69.7 ± 7.1) who cared for a dependent older person at home completed a cross-sectional household interview. In addition to the four domains of the Neri Scale to Assess Attitudes Toward the Elderly, participants were evaluated regarding the demographics, care recipient (CR) characteristics, functional and cognitive status, general health, life satisfaction, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms. Results: Overall, attitudes toward the elderly were neutral in this sample. More negative attitudes in some Neri Scale domains were associated with being older, living in an urban setting, taking more medications per day, caring for an elderly dependent in basic Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), being “more or less” satisfied with life, and having higher levels of perceived stress. There was a negative association between positive attitudes and educational level. Conclusions: The results highlight the need for public policies to promote more positive attitudes toward aging and change negative stereotypes usually used to designate older people. These public policies can try to modify some predictors of negative attitudes, such as perceived stress, which was associated with all four domains of Neri Scale.

Objective: to analyze the relationship between the distress of the family caregiver and the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease or mixed dementia. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in the Geriatric and Dementias Clinic of a general tertiary hospital, with 96 elderly people with Alzheimer's disease or mixed dementia and their family caregivers. Questionnaires to characterize the elderly and caregivers, and the Neuropsychiatric Inventory were used. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test were performed. Results: 68.7% of the elderly were women, average age 80.8 years, 56.2% had Alzheimer's disease and 43.7%, mixed dementia. Among caregivers, 90.6% were women, average age 56, 70.8% took care of parents and 64.6% lived with the elderly. There was a strong (r = 0.82) and significant (p <0.01) correlation between the total score on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and the total score on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Distress and strong (r = 0.80) and significant (p <0 01) correlation between the total score on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Distress and the number of neuropsychiatric symptoms, i.e., the higher the number, frequency and severity of these symptoms in the elderly, the more intense is the caregiver distress. Conclusion: the presence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the elderly was related to increased distress in caregivers.

Este estudo objetivou caracterizar os idosos internados na clínica médica de um hospital terciário, segundo variáveis sociodemográficas, e identificar a fragilidade nos mesmos. Estudo descritivo e transversal. A coleta de dados foi realizada no período de outubro de 2010 a março de 2011, utilizando-se um instrumento contendo questionário sociodemográfico e a EdmontonFrailScale. Participaram 84 idosos, média de idade 73, 8 anos; 60, 7% eram homens, 44, 0%, casados e 32, 1%, viúvos; 75, 0%, aposentados; 54, 8% estudaram entre um e quatro anos. Quanto à identificação da fragilidade, 42, 9% apresentaram fragilidade severa, 33, 3%, leve e 19, 0%, moderada. Dentre os idosos que apresentaram fragilidade severa, houve predomínio de mulheres (63, 6%), de idosos com 80 anos ou mais (63, 0%), dos que viviam sem companheiro(a) (53, 1%) e dos que descreveram sua saúde como ruim (75, 8%). Acredita-se que identificar a fragilidade em idosos hospitalizados auxilia os profissionais da saúde no planejamento e na implementação da assistência ao idoso.

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever as contribuições da simulação clínica para aprendizagem de atributos cognitivos e procedimentais, por meio do debriefing, na perspectiva dos estudantes de enfermagem. Método: estudo descritivo exploratório. Participaram 20 estudantes de Graduação em Enfermagem de uma universidade do interior paulista. Na coleta de dados, realizada na etapa do debriefing, foi registrada a percepção do aluno sobre a simulação, aspectos positivos e o que poderia ser feito de forma diferente. Os relatos foram agrupados em categorias temáticas centrais, segundo referencial de análise de conteúdo de Bardin (2011), analisadas por meio de estatística descritiva. Resultados: identificada valorização da aprendizagem ativa, crítica e reflexiva (47,5%) em decorrência da aproximação à realidade assistencial (20,3%), manifestação dos sentimentos vivenciados durante a simulação (16,9%) e composição do cenário (15,3%). Conclusão: a simulação clínica seguida do debriefing favorece a compreensão da relação entre ação e resultados alcançados na aprendizagem.

OBJETIVOS: Caracterizar os adultos e idosos em hemodiálise residentes em Ribeirão Preto-SP. Avaliar e descrever as diferenças na Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde (QVRS) desses pacientes. MÉTODOS: Estudo seccional e populacional com 194 pacientes em hemodiálise em quatro serviços de diálise do município. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: para caracterização da população, Mini Exame do Estado Mental e Kidney Disease and Quality of Life-Short Form (KDQOL-SF TM). RESULTADOS: Dos pacientes, 132 eram adultos e 62 idosos. Foram encontradas diferenças entre os escores médios dos dois grupos, com significância estatística nas dimensões do KDQOL-SF TM: Funcionamento físico, Função física, emocional, Sobrecarga da doença renal e Estímulo da equipe de diálise. CONCLUSÃO: A insuficiência renal crônica terminal e a hemodiálise se relacionaram com a QVRS dos adultos e idosos. Os resultados podem subsidiar a atuação dos profissionais da saúde para atender as necessidades iminentes, prevenir complicações, enfim almejar uma melhor QVRS.