%0 Journal Article
%T Autocuidado universal praticado por idosos em uma institui£¿£¿o de longa perman¨ºncia
%A Santos
%A Z¨¦lia Maria de Sousa Ara¨²jo
%A Martins
%A Jocijania de Oliveira
%A Frota
%A Natasha Marques
%A Caetano
%A Joselany ¨¢fio
%A Moreira
%A Rosa Aparecida Nogueira
%A Barros
%A L¨ªvia Moreira
%J Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
%D 2012
%I Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade (UNATI)
%R 10.1590/S1809-98232012000400013
%X objective: to describe the actions of the universal self-care in institutionalized elderly focusing on health promotion. methods: quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study carried out in a long-term institution in fortaleza-ce, with 170 elderly. data were collected from february to june 2010, through interviews using a structured questionnaire from the requirements of the universal self-care of orem. results: 65.8% (112) of the elderly were aged 60-79 years, 54.1% (92) were female, 28.9% (49) were widowed, 64.8% (110) had education up to primary school and 44.2% (75) had monthly income less than minimum wage. some older neglected in some aspects of self-care with regard to oxygen, moisture, and health promotion activities. this lack of self-care may be associated with physical limitations inherent in the life cycle, the knowledge deficit and the low purchasing power. conclusions: it is necessary to develop activities for leisure and exercise in this population, since these actions are considered important for health promotion and social interaction.
%K aged
%K self care
%K nursing
%K geriatrics.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1809-98232012000400013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en