PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN A NURSING HOME

• Main Authors: Renata Alessandra Evangelista (Author), Alexandre de Assis Bueno (Author), Paulo Alexandre de Castro (Author), Jessica Neto Nascimento (Author), Neilene Teixeira de Araújo (Author), Graciele Pereira Aires (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the perception of the elderly residents of a long-stay nursing home on the process of institutionalization. We interviewed 14 subjects, five women and nine men, aged between 60 and 92 years. Data collection was conducted with a semi-structured sociodemogra...