Mazzela and collaborators; 2010 7
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“Social support and long-term mortality in the elderly: role of comorbidity” |
Italy |
Cross-sectional, observational |
Low socioeconomic class, loneliness and associated comorbidities are among the major determinants of readmissions and mortality among older adults. Low social interaction is an important factor that predicts mortality. |
Gronewold and collaborators; 2020 8
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“Association of social relationships with incident cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality” |
Germany |
Cross-sectional, observational |
Feeling alone or living isolated from society is associated with high cardiovascular risk and morbidity and mortality independent of other risk factors in older adults. |
Hernandez and collaborators; 2021 9
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“Suicide among older adults: interactions among key risk factors” |
United States |
Retrospective |
Lack of hope, followed by depression and a negative view of one’s own health were the main risk factors for suicide in the older adult population. Physical diseases had little impact on the suicide rate. |
Andrade and collaborators; 2017 10
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“Vulnerabilidade de idosos a infecções sexualmente transmissíveis” |
Brazil |
Cross-sectional, observational |
Health care professionals tend to think that older adults are “asexual” or even that they have a single sexual partner. This leads to the lack of communication on the subject with these people, being among the causes of the high rates of sexually transmitted infection in this population. |
Ribeiro and collaborators; 2017 11
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“Coping strategies used by the elderly regarding aging and death: an integrative review” |
Brazil |
Literature review |
The different strategies to cope with aging and death depend significantly on how society sees this stage of life: denying the inevitable or adapting the difficulties of this time to each individual without judgment. In the study, it is emphasized that the West confers a negative character to aging, which makes this process a negative and lonely experience for those who experience it. |
Souza, Giacomin; 2020 12
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“Care for frail older adults in the community: an integrative review” |
Brazil |
Literature review |
It is necessary to recognize, study and care for frail older adults; however, it is of paramount importance for the prognosis of these patients that their autonomy is encouraged. |
Fagundes and collaborators; 2017 13
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“Instituições de longa permanência como alternativa no acolhimento das pessoas idosas” |
Brazil |
Description |
Neglect in the treatment of the older adult population is institutionalized. Long-stay institutions are often seen as a negative experience for older adults. These institutions lack health inspections, as well as effective care for older adults. |
Kotwal and collaborators; 2021 14
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“The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life” |
United States |
Cross-sectional, observational |
One of the main factors responsible for the high rates of older people in social isolation is the lack of dialogue about aging and end of life, as well as the lack of methods and initiatives capable of recognizing the signs of distancing and loneliness in older adults. |
Kim, Jung; 2021 15
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“Social isolation and psychological distress during the covid-19 pandemic: a cross-national analysis” |
South Korea |
Cross-sectional, observational |
Social isolation caused by COVID-19 was directly associated with psychological distress in older adults. |
Goveas, Shear; 2021 16
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“Grief and the covid-19 pandemic in older adults” |
United States |
Cross-sectional, observational |
The increase in cases of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a sequela of the current pandemic time. And this situation is responsible for higher morbidity and mortality in older adults. |
Fraser and collaborators; 2020 6
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“Ageism and covid-19: what does our society’s response say about us?” |
Canada |
Reflective |
The way society coped with the death of older adults during the pandemic underlines the extent to which this population is underestimated. There were no critical analyses of the high number of older victims of COVID-19. |
Gonzaga and collaborators; 2018 17
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“Profissionais de saúde: um ponto de vista sobre a morte e a distanásia” |
Brazil |
Cross-sectional, observational |
Knowledge and understanding about death and dying are among the least discussed subjects during the academic training of health care professionals. Thus, the understanding that death is synonymous with medical error is disseminated in the medical setting, which results in the acceptance and performance of dysthanasia practices. |
Pereira, Rangel, Giffoni; 2019 18
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“Identificação do nível de conhecimento em cuidados paliativos na formação médica em uma escola de medicina de Goiás” |
Brazil |
Cross-sectional, observational |
Medical schools are deficient in addressing the inevitability of death and bioethical issues in the curriculum, hence students are not trained to have end-of-life conversations with older adult patients. |
Carter and collaborators; 2021 19
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“A rapid scoping review of end-of-life conversations with frail older adults in Canada” |
Canada |
Literature review |
A clear and concise dialogue on the diagnosis of the older adult patient is crucial to achieve better clinical outcomes. Encouraging autonomy in conjunction with continuous dialogue determines greater survival for these patients. |