Care Strategies for the Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease: Integrative Literature Review

Abstract
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.
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Keywords
Aged, Alzheimer disease, aging, nursing diagnosis
Citation
Aguiar Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de, Dayara de Nazaré Rosa de Carvalho, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Jaqueline Dantas Neres Martins, Costa Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da, Carla Sena Cunha, Celice Ruanda Oliveira Sobrinho, Fernanda Araújo Trindade, Rakel Daiane Costa da Silva, Ivone de Melo Sousa, Dandara de Fátima Ribeiro Bendelaque, Kateley Stefany da Costa Castro, Andréia Dias Grijó de Oliveira, Raphael Resende Gustavo Galvão, Lorena Nayara Alves Neves, Nancy de Souza Felipe de Nazaré, Suzanne Lourdes Souza, Mônica Custódio do Couto Abreu Pamplona, Elisa da Silva Feitosa, Ivonete Vieira Pereira Peixoto. Care Strategies for the Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease: Integrative Literature Review. International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal. 2020 Feb; 13(3-4): 1-10