@inproceedings{004ce0d9dd0c49ce9e9b2c4abb26e058,
title = "Rehabilitation nursing in the elderly with mobility deficit due to fracture of the femur",
abstract = "The Portuguese population is becoming increasingly aged, so all the changes concerning this process led to an increase of the risk of falling. The reduced mobility after undergoing a surgical process led to the development and implementation of a rehabilitation nursing programme especially directed to the elderly suffering from femur fracture. The specialist nurse{\textquoteright}s skills were developed through the implementation and evaluation of a plan of intervention using evaluation instruments depending on the identified focus and diagnosis. The intervention programme had as a result a functional improvement of the elderly people lives concerning mobility, balance, muscular strength and range of movement, allowing them to become more independent on their daily life activities as well. Through a specialized intervention, the rehabilitation nurse helps elderly patients to achieve health gains after having suffered from reduced mobility due to a femur fracture.",
keywords = "Elderly, Femur fracture, Rehabilitation nursing",
author = "Soares, {Maria Jo{\~a}o} and Rog{\'e}rio Ferreira and Alexandra Alcobia and Vieira, {Jo{\~a}o Vitor} and C{\'e}sar Fonseca",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 2020.; 2nd International Workshop on Gerontechnology, IWoG 2019 ; Conference date: 04-09-2019 Through 05-09-2019",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-41494-8_29",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783030414931",
series = "Communications in Computer and Information Science",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "292--303",
editor = "Jos{\'e} Garc{\'i}a-Alonso and C{\'e}sar Fonseca",
booktitle = "Gerontechnology - 2nd International Workshop, IWoG 2019, Revised Selected Papers",
address = "Germany",
}