La integración de cuidados de enfermería en el anciano en estado de necesidad desde la perspectiva comunitaria / Integration of Nursing Care in the Elderly in Need from the Community Perspective

Introducción: El cuidado en enfermería se aborda desde una perspectiva holística que permita cubrir las necesidades reales de los pacientes en su entorno, que tienen entre sus funciones la de ayudar al anciano enfermo o sano a realizar las actividades que contribuyen a su salud, recuperación o una muerte tranquila en la comunidad. Objetivo: Exponer algunas consideraciones sobre la integración de los cuidados de enfermería en el anciano en estado de necesidad desde la perspectiva comunitaria. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sistemática para desarrollar un análisis crítico reflexivo sobre la integración cuidados de enfermería en el anciano en estado de necesidad desde la perspectiva comunitaria, en documentos, artículos originales y de revisión disponible en Google Académico y Medline en el período de marzo a junio de 2018, las palabras clave utilizadas fueron Cuidado de enfermería; cuidados comunitarios; Enfermería; integración de cuidados de enfermería, identificadas a través del DECs o de MeSH. Se utilizaron los métodos de análisis, síntesis y sistematización, que posibilitaron la interpretación y la organización de los conocimientos. Tras la identificación de los estudios preseleccionados se llevó a cabo la lectura de los títulos, resumen y palabras clave, y se comprobó la pertinencia con el estudio. Conclusiones: La integración de los cuidados de enfermería permitió contextualizar este fenómeno desde la perspectiva de la comunidad, mediante el aporte de elementos puntuales en el manejo, seguimiento y control de los ancianos en estado de necesidad(AU)

Introduction: Nursing care is approached from a holistic perspective that allows meeting the real needs of patients in their settings, whose functions include helping the sick or healthy elderlies carry out activities that contribute to their health, recovery or having a quiet death in the community. Objective: To present some considerations about the integration of nursing care in the elderly in need from the community perspective. Methods: A systematic bibliographic review was carried out to develop a critical-reflective analysis about the integration of nursing care in the elderly in need from the community perspective, using documents, original articles and review available in Google Scholar and Medline, in the period from March to June 2018. The keywords used were Cuidado de enfermería [Nursing care], cuidados comunitarios [community care], Enfermería [Nursing] and integración de cuidados de enfermería [integration of nursing care], identified through DECs or MeSH. Analysis, synthesis and systematization methods were used, which made the interpretation and organization of knowledge possible. After the identification of the preselected studies, the titles, abstract and keywords were read, and the relevance to the study was checked. Conclusions: The integration of nursing care allowed contextualizing this phenomenon from the community perspective, through the contribution of specific elements to the management, follow-up and control of the elderly in need(AU)

Study of the current status and strategic policy for elderly health care by TCM / 国际中医中药杂志

China has entered an aging society.The situation of elderly-care has become immensely serious.The task of providing health care for the elderly demands immediate and urgent attention,in which traditional Chinese medicine plays unique advantages.Currently,with government support,elderly health care provided by TCM has achieved good results,and reached an unprecedented rapid rising stage of opportunities.However,there is still quite a gap between the elderly health care services provided by traditional Chinese medicine and the increasing demand.By examining the current situation of elderly health care provided by TCM,this paper reveals the difficulties and challenges faced by elderly health care provided by TCM,such as lack of TCM geriatric professionals,disconnection with the Internet,impairment of necessary facilities.By studying the current status,this paper proposes strategies to promote elderly health care provided by TCM as an active response to the call of the aging population.