Self-perceived health and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly in Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro,Edmar Geraldo
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Matozinhos,Fernanda Penido, Guimarães,Gilberto de Lima, Couto,Alcimar Marcelo do, Azevedo,Raquel Souza, Mendoza,Isabel Yovana Quispe
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000800860
• topic: Self-image; Epidemiology; Perception; Health of the Elderly; Vulnerability in Health

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the self-perceived health status and clinical-functional vulnerability of the elderly attended at a Reference Center of Minas Gerais, Brazil and to evaluate the association between these variables through the Clinical-Functional Vulnerability Index (IVCF-20) instrument. Method: This is an epidemiological, retrospective study of 311 medical records. Statistical analyses were performed using the Stata program; the evaluations were by Pearson’s Chi-square test and Poisson regression models. Results: The majority of the elderly presented negative self-perceived health status(70.10%); there was statistical significance between negative self-perceived health and the variables of mood and recent hospitalization. Conclusion: Perceived health status influences the morbidity and mortality of the elderly. Mood disorders and recent hospitalizations directly interfere with active aging.