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Aims: Explore national and international literature about mortality in elderly caused by COVID-19. Methodology:An integrative literature review was performed using the databases: Virtual Health Library (VHL), PubMed/Medline (National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health/Medical Literature Analyzes Sand Retrieval System Online) and Cochrane Library. The selection of articles occurred from the combination of the descriptors: “Coronavirus Infections”; “Aged” and “Mortality” mediated by the Boolean operator “AND”. After evaluating and synthesizing the articles, the data were analyzed using the IRaMuTeQsoftware, a program that is anchored in the R software.Results:After analyzing the identification of textual domains and interpretation, 4 classes emerged: 1) The importance of tests for the control and good prognosis of infection in the elderly; 2) Predictors related to high mortality in the elderly; 3) Comorbidities associated with a high mortality rate; 4) The reasons for the transmission of the virus are more worrying in the elderly.Conclusion: The elderly population presents different risks for mortality, an example of physiological changes such as immune senescence, critical, social and psychological factors and the presence of comorbidities
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Objectives:This study aims to investigate in secondary databases the prevalence of TB / HIV co-infection in the elderly in the metropolitan region of Belém-Pará, Brazil, in the 2001-2018 historical series Methodology: This is an epidemiological, retrospective study with a quantitative approach. Data collection was carried out in the database of SINAN/TB (Notifiable Information System/ Tuberculosis) of the State Secretariat of Public Health (SESPA), using records of confirmed cases of tuberculosis in the elderly in the metropolitan region of Belém, between 2001 and 2018, available for public consultation. Results:110 cases of co-infection were found in the elderly between 2001 and 2018 in the Metropolitan Region of Belém, with a predominance of males, aged between 60 and 69 years, mixed race and ignored/blank education. The clinical-epidemiological variables resulted in the prevalence of new cases and in the pulmonary clinical form, in addition to the absence of information in the extrapulmonary form. Conclusion:The elderly are more vulnerable to pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infection, and the presence of co-infection in this population is extremely harmful and even fatal. Therefore, conducting early detection is essential for disease prevention, in addition to educational activities aimed at promoting information about the two pathologies, promoting self-responsibility for health, higher rates of appropriate treatment and better cure rates.
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Objective: To investigate care strategies in older people with Alzheimer's Disease, in the 2014-2018 historical series. Methodology:Integrative Literature Review was conducted in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American Health Sciences Literature (LILACS) and Nursing Databases (BDENF) databases. Results:10 articles were found and analyzed using IRAMUTEC software. This recognized the separation of the corpus into 10 initial context units (ICU), with the emergence of the following categories: 1) Family dynamics and care; 2) Nursing care for the elderly with Alzheimer's disease; 3) Geronto-technologies and theiruse for the elderly with Alzheimer's disease. Conclusion:The disease interferes in the ability to meet the basic needs of the elderly, thus the need for specific care arises, and it is essential that the nurse outlines his therapeutic plan also to the caregiver and the elderly.