Is the old Age a desease? Perceptions of health professionals
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2015 |
| Descripción: | Human longevity is a recurring theme that makes us turn our attention to the elderly with chronic diseases. The study aimed to understand the professional context that gives visibility to the adult who is sick, which unveiled this paradigm in the light of the review of 20 professionals working with this population. The research focused on the multidisciplinary team of a company in the city of São Paulo, which develops a care management program for users of prepaid health plans. Methodology of quantitative and qualitative research, based on content analysis was used. It was noted that most of the subjects is the area of nursing and its proposed intervention focuses on the quality of life of patients. Although there is an understanding of what is old age, health-related illness is an issue that needs more attention in the curriculum. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/17567 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/gerontologia/article/view/17567 |
| Palabra clave: | vejez salud-enfermedad equipo multidisciplinar aging health and disease multidisciplinary team |