PHYSIOLOGICAL MODIFICATIONS IN THE AGING PROCESS OF THE ELDERLY WITH SARCOPENIA POST-COVID-19

• Autor(a) principal: Guedes, Miriam Maria Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Ribeiro , Wanderson Alves, Oliveira , Karine Gomes de Moura de, Fassarella , Michel Barros, Reis , Elcio Gomes dos, Neves , Felippe Gomes de Oliveira, Fassarella , Bruna Porath Azevedo, Neves , Keila do Carmo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/675
• topic: Idoso; Sarcopenia; Covid-19; Enfermagem.

Introduction: Under the terms of the World Health Organization, in countries like Brazil, every person over 60 years old is considered elderly. The aging process is a continuous evolution that impacts all individuals, resulting in changes of a physiological, social, cultural, biological and psychological nature. Sarcopenia is characterized as an age-related decrease in skeletal muscle functionality and muscle mass, manifesting in approximately 6% to 22% of the elderly adult population. Objectives: Aims to understand the physiological changes in the aging process of the elderly with post-COVID-19 sarcopenia. Describing the main impacts of sarcopenia in the elderly after COVID-19, identifying the strategies for replacing vitamin D from a multiprofessional perspective and possible nursing diagnoses from the elderly with sarcopenia after COVID-19. Methodology: The descriptive research was carried out through a systematic bibliographical review based on secondary works that address the subject in question, published in the period from 2017 to 2023. Results and discussion: So that there is a greater understanding of the results, clarity in the discussion, correlation From the data obtained, and the topic was not tangential, two categories were developed with the guiding questions: Category 1: Main Impacts of sarcopenia in the elderly after COVID-19; Category 2: Strategies for replacing vitamin D from a multiprofessional perspective; Category 3: Possible nursing diagnoses arising from the elderly with post-COVID-19 sarcopenia. Conclusion: The physiological changes in the aging process of the elderly with post-COVID-19 sarcopenia present significant challenges. It is essential that the elderly, their families and health professionals work together to face these challenges and ensure healthy and active aging.