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The Rehabilitation Nurse and the Empowerment of Older Adults with Mobility Impairment and Self-care Deficits: A Systematic Literature Review

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Background: The increase in the elderly population and life expectancy brings new challenges to RNs. The promotion and empowerment of these people for self-care is an added value in the search for well-being and quality of life, where the RN can intervene effectively.

  • Objective: Identify which RN interventions for empowering the elderly person with mobility impairment and self-care deficit.

  • Methodology: SLR by searching RCTs using the EBSCO Host - Research Databases platform, including the following databases: Academic Search CompIete; Business Source CompIete; CINAHL Plus with Full Text; Cochrane; ERIC; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts; MedicLatina; MEDLINE with Full Text; Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive; PsychoIogy and Behavioral Sciences CoIIection; RegionaI Business News; SPORTDiscus with Full Text; Teacher Reference Center in the period between 2016 and 2022.

  • Results: A total of 12 studies were found that demonstrate functional gains in the elderly with mobility impairment as a result of rehabilitation interventions or caregiver involvement in the rehabilitation process.

  • Conclusion: The implementation of a functional re-education plan can be effective in promoting functionality and empowering the elderly for self-care. RN interventions comprise conventional therapeutic exercise training, the application of functional electrical stimulation and neuromuscular bands, and the implementation of new technologies in rehabilitation. The caregiver can incorporate the re-education plan without endangering the person.

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Costa, T., Lopes, M., Bia, F. (2023). The Rehabilitation Nurse and the Empowerment of Older Adults with Mobility Impairment and Self-care Deficits: A Systematic Literature Review. In: Moguel, E., de Pinho, L.G., Fonseca, C. (eds) Gerontechnology V. IWoG 2022. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29067-1_32

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