Impacts of Parkinson’s disease for olde age

Authors

  • TATIANE DIAS CASIMIRO VALENÇA UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO SUDOESTE DA BAHIA / UESB
  • Joice Amorim Santos Faculdade Independente do Nordeste
  • Everson Mateus Almeida Magalhães Faculdade Independente do Nordeste
  • Isabely Fróes Correia Faculdade Independente do Nordeste
  • Samara Alves França Faculdade Independente do Nordeste
  • Saionara Silva Brito Faculdade Independente do Nordeste
  • Caio Venancio Duarte Carvalho Faculdade Independente do Nordeste
  • Tatiane Dias Casimiro Valença Faculdade Independente do Nordeste
  • Pollyanna Viana Lima Faculdade Independente do Nordeste

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv6-6765

Abstract

Population aging in Brazil has been increasing every decade and, coupled with this demographic growth, the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) has been increasing, especially among older . The aim of the study was to analyze the impacts of Parkinson's disease in the elderly. This is a descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study carried out in the city of Vitória da Conquista - BA, with 12 elderly people with Parkinson's Disease. The instruments for data collection were: Socio-demographic and Economic Questionnaire and the semi-structured interview. The data were analyzed applying the Thematic Content analysis emerging two thematic categories: Perception of the elderly on Parkinson's Disease and Impacts of Parkinson's Disease in the activities of daily living. Parkinson's disease impacts the lives of the elderly that can be perceived from feelings of sadness and worry, functional limitation, and resilience.

Keywords: Elderly; Parkinson; Impacts; Aging.

Published

2019-12-04

How to Cite

VALENÇA, T. D. C., Amorim Santos, J. ., Almeida Magalhães, E. M. ., Fróes Correia, I. ., Alves França, S. ., Silva Brito, S. ., … Viana Lima, P. . (2019). Impacts of Parkinson’s disease for olde age. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 6(4), 12–22. https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv6-6765

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