Assessment of health/functioning of older adults who consume psychoactive substances

• Autor(a) principal: Cruz,Vania Dias
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Santos,Silvana Sidney Costa, Tomaschewski-Barlem,Jamila Geri, Silva,Bárbara Tarouco da, Lange,Celmira, Abreu,Daiane Porto Gautério de, Oliveira,Flávia Seles
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000300942
• topic: Older Adult; Drug Users; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; Geriatric Nursing; Nursing Care

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the health/functioning of the older adult who consumes psychoactive substances through the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, considering the theory of complexity. Method: Qualitative case study, with 11 older adults, held between December 2015 and February 2016 in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, using interviews, documents and non-systematic observation. It was approved by the ethics committee. The analysis followed the propositions of the case study, using the complexity of Morin as theoretical basis. Results: We identified older adults who consider themselves healthy and show alterations - the alterations can be exacerbated by the use of psychoactive substances - of health/functioning expected according to the natural course of aging such as: systemic arterial hypertension; depressive symptoms; dizziness; tinnitus; harmed sleep/rest; and inadequate food and water consumption. Final consideration: The assessment of health/functioning of older adults who use psychoactive substances, guided by complex thinking, exceeds the accuracy limits to risk the understanding of the phenomena in its complexity.