Diretrizes para organização da assistência ao idoso com insuficiência cerebral no âmbito da Atenção Primária à Saúde

Abstract

This paper analyzes and proposes guidelines for the organization of care for the elderly with severe brain in the context of primary health care, presenting the main concepts of diseases and symptoms most frequently observed in elderly patients, such as depression, memory loss, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Thus, it was based on a literature and publications on the subject of the Ministry of Health, the period from 1999 to 2011, among other literature. Thus, the guidelines of national policy for the elderly were taken as reference, especially those targeted to people with cognitive deficits, which helped to define the organization for assistance in primary care. However, it was observed that not only health professionals as well as those dealing with the elderly in a general, should take care to treat them with more attention, patience and perseverance as to minimize the limitations that each presents.