Social and demographic profile, health conditions and social conditions of over-eighty elderly people

• Autor(a) principal: Jorge, Matheus Santos Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Lima, Willian Guerra de, Vieira, Patrícia Rodigheri, Vogelmann, Sabrina Casarin, Myra, Rafaela Simon, Wibelinger, Lia Mara
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/5822
• topic: Aged; 80 and over; Longevity; Health profile; Social conditions; Idoso de 80 anos ou mais; Idoso; Longevidade; Perfil de saúde; Condições sociais; Geriatria; Saúde Pública

The social and demographic profile, health and social conditions of elderly people aged 80 or more are analyzed in current quantitative, descriptive and transversal study evaluating the socio-demographic profile (12 items), health (15 items) and social conditions (4 items) of 58 elderly people aged 80, through a structured questionnaire with 31 items. Results showed that sample comprised predominantly females (68.96%), widows (62.06%), aged 80-89 years (79.31%), with basic schooling (89.63%) and retired (75.86%). They owned their own house (65.51%); they had children or grandchildren (89.65%); they were Catholics (84.48%); they had a health care plan (58.62%); they featured eye problems (72.41%) and employed corrective devices (72.41%). Most had systemic arterial hypertension (55.17%), they used hypotension drugs (55.17%); they made regular visits to the doctor (63.79%); underwent physiotherapy (53.44%), practiced physical exercises (65.11%) and classified their health status as fair or good (43.10%). The social and demographic profile and the health and social conditions of eighty-year-old people may contribute towards in-depth studies on this category. It is an issue of public health due to the growing population involved.