Characterization of the problems related to the elderly's feet in a community

• Grant number: 12/04252-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2012
• End date: May 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Maria José Sanches Marin
• Grantee: Mateus de Carvalho Maciel
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (FAMEMA). Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico (São Paulo - Estado). Marília , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Considering the increasing elderly population, which demands efforts in different ways to improve the quality of life; and that the problems with the feet are frequent in this age group and the relevance of this condition is not always duly recognized by the elderly or by health professionals, the aim of this study is to verify the prevalence and characteristics of the problems with the elderly's feet in a community. It is a descriptive study that will be conducted from the application of an instrument that assesses specific conditions related to the elderly feet who attends a Family Health Unit of a medium-sized city in São Paulo state. It is expected that data of this study help professionals to awaken to the need of evaluation and care about the elderly's feet as an important tool in his life and health conditions, and consequently, the development of actions in their care. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MARIA JOSÉ SANCHES MARIN; MATEUS DE CARVALHO MACIEL. Caracterização dos problemas relacionados aos pés de idosos de uma comunidade em município do interior do Estado de São Paulo. Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol., v. 17, n. 2, p. 243-253, 2014-00-00. (12/04252-1)