Abstract
Introduction: Together with the population aging, the number of the vulnerable elderly cardiovascular disease also increases. With this, it is necessary to adopt health education practices to intervene in the prevention of these diseases. Objective: To report the experience in the development of educational practices focused on the cardiovascular health of the elderly population. Methods: This is a descriptive study of experience report type with nursing students belonging to a private university in the Northeast of Brazil, during the supervised training. Results: The activities were dynamics, in conversations circles through instruments such as overhead projector and posters. Illustrative materials (folders) were available to participants for better fixation of the content covered. The educational activities had the active participation of elderly people who were able to share their experiences and questions. Keywords: Nursing; Health education; Health of the elderly.
Highlights
Together with the population aging, the number of the vulnerable elderly cardiovascular disease increases
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Non-communicable chronic diseases (CNCD) are highlighted where the most prevalent are cardiovascular, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancer, and the cardiovascular disease are globally responsible for 30% of total deaths [6]
It becomes important the achievement of health education practices aimed at elderly people, justified by the nursing activities for this population, and acting to perform education on topics related to cardiovascular health. Based on these and the relevance of this study topic, the objective was to report the experience in the development of educational practices for cardiovascular health facing the elderly population. This is a descriptive study of the type of the experience report type by nursing students of a private university located in the Northeast Region of Brazil during the supervised training II
Summary
Together with the population aging, the number of the vulnerable elderly cardiovascular disease increases. The aging process of the population has been highlighted worldwide and brings new challenges for political, economic, demographic and socio-cultural issues It is estimated about two billion people aged 60 years old or more in the world by 2050, most of them living in developing countries, which refers to the global aging phenomenon [1]. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) confirms this statement, revealing the increase elderly population number in 2010, while the number of people up to 25 years old had lower representation in the total population in Brazil [4]. This population is more vulnerable to developing chronic diseases. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Non-communicable chronic diseases (CNCD) are highlighted where the most prevalent are cardiovascular, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancer, and the cardiovascular disease are globally responsible for 30% of total deaths [6]
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