Condições de saúde dos idosos residentes nos entornos sul e norte do Distrito Federal
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2016-03-23
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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The aging process is accelerating in Brazil and worldwide. It is estimated that by 2050
has to be more than 2 billion people over the age of 60 years in the world. Brazil follows
the change this, since 2020 it is expected that the Brazilian population has about 29
million seniors. Given the importance of developing research focusing on this
audience, in this study the objective was to describe the health status of elderly
residents in the municipalities of the environs South and North Region Integrated
Development of the Federal District and Surrounding Areas - RIDE-DF between 2010
and 2012. for the study was used a descriptive epidemiological study, cross the
household survey population based in the municipalities belonging to the surrounding
south and north. For data collection was performed participant definition by selection
with equal likelihood held in three stages, at the end of the stages were included those
who had more than 60 years. Analysis using software SPSS 19.0 and Excel 2010. This
study was approved by the Ethics Committee on human and animal medical research
at the University of Brasilia under the FR 342534. protocol Search by 112 people aged
over 60 years. The results show that most of the participants are female, aged between
60 and 74 years, both women and men. 53.1% of women are widows and 72.9% of
men are married or living with a partner. As for the work 58.9% reported being retired
or receiving pensions. When asked about their health self-assessment results were
positive where 41.9% as very good and good. With regard to health conditions, 51.8%
of the elderly are hypertensive, 24.1% reported back problems 22.3% high cholesterol,
also addressing the morbidities 13.7% of seniors report having been diagnosed with
diabetes , however reports do not seek health services for treatment. From the results
obtained in this study, it is clear that this increase in life expectancy of the elderly is a
challenge for the management of the three spheres of government. Therefore, it is
important to implant specific services for the elderly population not only focused on
chronic diseases, but also for the development and maintenance of functional capacity
of the individual thus enhancing their autonomy, as well as disease prevention and / or
complications.
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ROCHA, S. D. Condições de saúde dos idosos residentes nos entornos sul e norte do Distrito Federal. 2016. 116 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Saúde Coletiva) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2016.