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Indicadores De Saúde – Perfil Dos Idosos Assistidos Na Estratégia Saúde Da Família De Um Município Do Leste De Minas Gerais
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Neta, Maria Dias, Carlos Alberto Antunes Fernandes, Elaine Toledo Pitanga Rodrigues, Suely Maria Frauches, Marileny Boechat |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | In the last decades, Brazil has undergone changes in the age structure with increased life expectancy of the elderly population, and incidence of chronic diseases. This scenario has brought significant anxieties to the government and society and concerns about the high number of diseases in this population. The objective of this study was to identify the socioeconomic, demographic and epidemiological profile of the health services of the elderly assisted by the Family Health Strategy (FHS) of a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 163 elderly men and women, FHS users in the urban area of a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais. A sociodemographic and health inventory was used as a data collection instrument. The data were tabulated in an Excel spreadsheet and analyzed by means of descriptive statistics. The mean age of the elderly was 71 years (SD = 8.1), with a predominance of females (71.2%), 82.8% reported having 0 to 4 years of schooling, 17.2 % live alone and receive on average 1.3 minimum wage (SD = 0.8). It was observed that, in the last six months, 85.9% had at least one consultation, 89.0% reported having used some type of medication and one among four elderly patients reported having been diagnosed with at least one disease. The changing demographic and health profile brings some concerns and reveals the need for particular actions geared towards the elderly, so it is fundamental to characterize this population and their health problems. |
| Starting Page | 1151 |
| Ending Page | 1165 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.18677/EnciBio_2017B98 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.conhecer.org.br/enciclop/2017b/sau/indicadores%20de%20saude.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.18677/EnciBio_2017B98 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
