Tuberculosis in the elderly: concept analysis

Authors

  • Silvia Helena Figueiredo Vendramini Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Roxana Isabel Cardozo Gonzales Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Aline Aparecida Monroe OMS; Centro Colaborador para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa em enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692003000100014

Keywords:

tuberculosis, elderly

Abstract

The goal of this study is to define the concept of tuberculosis in the elderly expressed in the literature covering the 80's and 90's . We have used concept analysis with emphasis on "essential attributes", "preceding events, and "consequential events", which build up the core sense of the concept to be defined. The elderly tuberculosis is expressed as the recrudescence of infection inactivated for a long time. The elderly is predispose to endogenous and exogenous reinfection. Among the most important "preceding" events are the institutional housing as a contact disease source. The "consequential" events are related to the need of a differentiate treatment and diagnostic in elderly due clinical conditions. We arrive at the conclusion that new studies about the concept analysis need to be developed in order to contribute to the knowledge about the diagnosis, treatment and care to elderly patients.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2003-02-01

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2003)

Section

Review Articles

License

RLAE’s authorship concept is based on the substantial contribution by each of the individuals listed as authors, mainly in terms of conceiving and planning the research project, collecting or analyzing and interpreting data, writing and critical review. Indication of authors’ names under the article title is limited to six. If more, authors are listed on the online submission form under Acknowledgements. The possibility of including more than six authors will only be examined on multicenter studies, considering the explanations presented by the authors.
Including names of authors whose contribution does not fit into the above criteria cannot be justified. Those names can be included in the Acknowledgements section.
 Authors are fully responsible for the concepts disseminated in their manuscripts, which do not necessarily reflect the editors’ and editorial board’s opinion.

 

How to Cite

Vendramini, S. H. F., Villa, T. C. S., Cardozo Gonzales, R. I., & Monroe, A. A. (2003). Tuberculosis in the elderly: concept analysis. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 11(1), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692003000100014