Day center for the elderly and analysis of users' family APGAR on the functionality of their family system: an experience report

This study, descriptive and cross-sectional, aimed to analyze the family APGAR of elderly people with dependencies on the functionality of their respective family systems, through the medical records of a day center. The results show that the majority of the elderly are female and are between 70 and...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Oliveira, Wellington da Silva, Lima da Silva, Thaís Bento
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Brasil
Institution:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repository:Revista Kairós (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/50399
Online Access:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/50399
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:APGAR Familiar
Centro-día para Ancianos
Gestión de la Atención a Ancianos.
Centro-dia para Idosos
Gestão de Atenção à Pessoa Idosa.
Family APGAR
Day Center for the Elderly
Management of Care for the Elderly.
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Summary:This study, descriptive and cross-sectional, aimed to analyze the family APGAR of elderly people with dependencies on the functionality of their respective family systems, through the medical records of a day center. The results show that the majority of the elderly are female and are between 70 and 89 years old. In calculating the family APGAR, 60% indicate family systems with good function (mild or absent dysfunction) and 40% with significant dysfunction (moderate and severe). It is recommended that during the application of the instrument, open-ended questions be asked to the dimension that scores the least to explore the weakness in the family function.