Abstract
The objective of this Integrative Literature Review was to systematize the knowledge on how the Family APGAR score has been used to identify the functionality of family relationships in the elderly. Method: a was performed of LILACS, MedLine , Pubmed and SciELO databases using the descriptors: “aged”, “aged, 80 and over”, “family relations” and “family”, as they represent the triad elderly-family-family relationships, published in Portuguese, English and Spanish between the year 2000 and 2013. Results: thirteen articles met the inclusion criteria, all of which were evidence of non-experimental studies, descriptive or using a qualitative approach. The analyzed articles described the Family APGAR as an instrument used by a multidisciplinary team to measure family functionality based on the index person. The instrument is of quick application, easy to manage and interpret. Furthermore, it permits identifying family dysfunction of the elderly and caregivers, a condition that contributes to broadening the concept of relationships in the family setting. Descriptors: Aged; Family; Family Relations; Nursing.
Highlights
Descritores: Idoso; Família; Relações Familiares; Enfermagem. The objective of this Integrative Literature Review was to systematize the knowledge on how the Family APGAR score has been used to identify the functionality of family relationships in the elderly
Method: a was performed of LILACS, MedLine, Pubmed and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) databases using the descriptors: “aged”, “aged, 80 and over”, “family relations” and “family”, as they represent the triad elderly-family-family relationships, published in Portuguese, English and Spanish between the year 2000 and 2013
The analyzed articles described the Family APGAR as an instrument used by a multidisciplinary team to measure family functionality based on the index person
Summary
Índex APGAR de Família na avaliação de relações familiares do idoso: revisão integrativa. Índice de APGAR de familia en la evaluación de relaciones familiares del anciano: revisión integrativa. RESUMO Revisão Integrativa da Literatura com o objetivo de sistematizar o conhecimento produzido acerca de como tem sido utilizado o APGAR de Família na identificação da funcionalidade nas relações familiares de idosos. Método: Levantamento realizado nas bases de dados da LILACS, MedLine, Pubmed e SciELO com os descritores: “aged”, “aged, 80 and over”, “family relations” e “family”, por retratarem a tríade idoso-família-relações familiares nos idiomas português, inglês e espanhol, entre 2000 e 2013. Os artigos analisados descrevem o APGAR de Família como um instrumento utilizado por equipe multiprofissional na avaliação da funcionalidade familiar a partir da pessoa índice.
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