Fatores associados à autoavaliação de saúde ruim em idosos usuários do Sistema Único de Saúde
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2011-08
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This article reports on prevalence of poor self-
rated health and associated factors among elderly
users of the Brazilian Unified National Health
System (SUS) in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil. The
article is based on a cross-sectional study with a
proportional sample of elderly in the nine health
districts of Goiânia. Data were collected after a pi-
lot study and training of field staff. The measure
of association was the prevalence ratio (PR) and
respective confidence interval (95%CI). Multivari-
ate analysis was performed using hierarchical
Poisson regression. In 403 elderly, prevalence of
poor self-rated health was 27.5% (95%CI: 23.2-
32.2). The rate was 29.7% in women and 29.1%
among seniors aged 60-64 years. Variables as-
sociated with poor self-rated health according to
multivariate analysis were: less than one year of
schooling, lack of physical exercise, use of five or
more medications, and recent weight loss. The
results showed high prevalence of poor self-rated
health and associated factors, including both ad-
verse social conditions and individual health and
lifestyle factors.
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Aged, Drug utilization, Weight loss, Self-assessment, Idoso, Perda de peso, Auto-avaliação, Uso de medicamentos
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PAGOTTO, Valeria; NAKATANI, Adelia Yaeko Kyosen; SILVEIRA, Érika Aparecida. Fatores associados à autovaliação de saúde ruim em idosos usuários do Sitema Único de Saúde. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, v. 27, n. 8, p. 1593-1602, ago. 2011.