Assessment of elderly people assisted in a family health unit in Ipatinga city

• Autor(a) principal: Batalha,Aiane Xavier Felipe
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Vidal,Luísa Lage Souza, Cruz,Aiala Xavier Felipe da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/140
• topic: Acidental falls, aged, frequency.

<p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> Investigating the socio-demographic profile and the main factors that affect the quality of life of elderly individuals enrolled in a family health unit in Ipatinga city (MG).<br> <b>METHODS:</b> A descriptive and quantitative study, whose sample consisted of 181 patients aged over 60 years. We applied a form containing questions about socio-demographic variables, and subsequently conducted a multidimensional assessment quickly through the table adopted by the Ministry of Health.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The general characteristics of the 181 subjects interviewed were as follows: 51.9% were women, 33.7% were between 60-65 years old, 63.5% were married, 56.4% Catholic, 65.2% retired, 60.2% had only primary as study, 93.9% with income between 1-5 monthly salaries, 42% live with their spouses. Among the changes in health, the most prevalent disease was hypertension and as the geriatric change the most recurrent was the urinary incontinence the most recurrent urinary incontinence (21.5%).<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> This study supplied indicators for disease prevention action planning and for elderly healthy promotion.</p>