NURSING CONSULTATION IN ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH DEPRESSION

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592792210125

• Palavras-chave: Depression; Nursing; Elderly; Nursing process.

• Keywords: Depression; Nursing; Elderly; Nursing process.

• Abstract:

  Goal: to identify the evidence available in the literature on the systematization of nursing care for elderly people with depression. Method: integrative literature review, carried out in the BDENF, CINAHL, COCHRANE, LILACS and MEDLINE databases. The approaches were characterized, analyzed and discussed under the focus of the nursing consultation. Results: 10 publications were identified from 2008 to 2017. The factors associated with nursing consultations in elderly people with depression were identified, which constitute the thematic categories identified in the study: multidisciplinary intervention, home visit, classification systems, educational strategies, computerization of care, individualized care, difficulties in implementing the nursing process, acquisition of new knowledge, quality care and affected Basic Human Needs. Conclusion: The elaboration of the nursing consultation allows a systematized approach and contributes to more effective interventions, as it favors the identification of the patients' potential needs and enables the elaboration of an effective care plan for the promotion and prevention of health.