Produção Nacional
MEMÓRIAS SOBRE ALIMENTAÇÃO DE IDOSOS HOSPITALIZADOS
2021; University of Concepción; Volume: 27; Linguagem: Inglês
10.29393/ce27-1mava60001
ISSN0717-9553
AutoresValdenir Almeida da Silva, Maria do Rosário de Menezes, Juliana Bezerra do Amaral, Manuela Bastos Alves, Rudval Souza da Silva, Andréa Dos Santos Souza,
Tópico(s)Nutrition and Health in Aging
ResumoObjective: To analyze the food memories of elderly people who were hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).Materials and Methods: Qualitative study, conducted in a public hospital in Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil, with fourteen elderly people who were hospitalized in intensive care units between January 2013 and May 2015.The following criteria were adopted: to be elderly, to have stayed in the ICU for more than 72 hours, to have been fed orally and have cognitive conditions to participate according to the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).For the elderly without years of schooling, those with a score higher than 18 were considered suitable, and a score of 26 for those with more than eight years of schooling.Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using Alceste statistical software.In all cases, information on the research protocol was provided and free, prior and informed consent was requested.Results: The lexical class Food Memories of the Elderly was identified, revealing the eating habits of the elderly, the preferred food, food preparation; the prohibitions caused by chronic illness and food in the hospital.Conclusion: Food has an important meaning in the lives of these elderly people.Eating represents a pleasure related to their memories and cultural identities.
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