Mapping of elderly people of the city of Arapongas, Paraná

• Autor(a) principal: Stefanuto,Graziela
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Payão,Spencer Luiz Marques, Santos,Lúcio Mauro Röcker dos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/196
• topic: Health transition, demographic transition, morbidity, aged.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Evaluation of the population aged 60 years and older in the city of Arapongas - Paran&aacute; state - according to the sociodemographic and health variables.<br> <b>METHOD:</b> A descriptive and exploratory, quantitative, using a semi-structured questionnaire and Katz Index.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> 9,295 elderlies participants of the study were in the range of 60 to 79 years old, where the females were more often than the males. About the marital status, most of them are married, with schooling less than three years, living with a family composition of two people. Although all of them are retired, a significant portion assumes an alternative source of income. In the health profile, the study subjects did not use tobacco or alcohol, they are independent, do not practice regular physical activity and noticed their health as good or regular. Indicators of morbidity: most subjects reported no falls, and when they occurred, did not cause fractures. The conditions established, the chronic degenerative diseases were the most reported. Regarding the profile of hospitalization causes diseases of the circulatory system were the most frequent, followed by diseases from the digestive system and external causes.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The subjects' profile is similar to the findings in the literature, but the discrepancies found suggest a possible need of an improvement in the accessibility of elderly to health services.</p>