2024-07-082024-07-082023-12-15QUARESMA, Danúbia de Araújo; DIAS, Dhébora Eloysa Farias. Desidratação em idosos: análise dos fatores de risco e as dificuldades para realizar o diagnóstico – uma revisão sistemática. Orientadora: Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres Vallinoto. 2023. 49 f. Trabalho de Curso (Bacharelado em Medicina) - Faculdade de Medicina, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, 2023. Disponível em: https://bdm.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/prefix/7034. Acesso em: .https://bdm.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/prefix/7034Introduction: The increase in the elderly population in developed and underdeveloped countries has become increasingly real and growing in recent years. In addition, in this population, the occurrence and predisposition to dehydration becomes very frequent, being the most common hydroelectrolyte disorder in this age group that can contribute to the aggravation of pathologies and is associated with an increase in mortality rates in hospitalized elderly. Thus, dehydration should be seen as a prevalent disease that should be identified and treated. Objective: To conduct a systematic review in order to investigate the main risk factors and criteria for diagnosing dehydration in the elderly. Methods: Through a systematic search in PubMed, Scientific Electronic Library (Scielo), Lilaces, Virtual Health Library and Google Scholar databases using the combinations of the descriptors: "elderly", "dehydration", "protocol", "hydration", "intake", "water", "hypovolemia" and "consumption". The data were extracted and organized for analysis. Results/Discussion: A total of 13 articles were selected and, according to the studies surveyed, the main risk factors for dehydration related to the aging process, main criteria for diagnosis, main clinical consequences and factors for dehydration prevention were determined. Thus, it was possible to perceive that most of the elderly have inadequate water intake, as well as a prevalence of dehydration in this range. Conclusion: It is concluded that the elderly in general are dehydrated by physiological and pathological factors, but also by polypharmacy (diuretics, laxatives and psychotropic drugs). Low economic and social conditions were also shown to be risk factors for dehydration. One of the greatest consequences of dehydration in the elderly, if not the greatest, is the reduction of the quality of life of this individual, due to the exacerbation of mental/cognitive and chronic pathologies, and it is important to investigate early and prevent dehydration by a method capable of reliably assessing the hydration status, enabling diagnosis, early treatment, avoiding poor prognosis.Acesso AbertoIdosoDesidrataçãoDiagnósticoOldDehydrationDiagnosisCNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::MEDICINATrabalho de Curso - Graduação - Monografia