Anti-influenza vaccine on morbimortality by pneumonia in elderly, in Aracaju (SE), from 1998 to 2010

• Autor(a) principal: Lima,Alyne Andrade
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Bohland,Anna Klara, Souza,Lais Desidério de, Xavier,Samara de Oliveira, Feitosa,Stephanie Chagas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/172
• topic: Influenza vaccines. Pneumonia. Aged. Mortality. Hospitalization.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Evaluation of the impact of the influenza vaccine implement in elderlies related to the number of deaths and hospitalizations for pneumonia in Aracaju, with sixty years of age or older, between 1998 and 2010.<br> <b>METHODOLOGY:</b> Data were collected from the National Health System Database (DATASUS), the Hospital Information System - SIH (BRASIL, 2012) and the Evaluation System Immunization Program - API (BRASIL, 2012), from 1998 to 2010, related to immunization and hospitalization of elderly people in Aracaju (SE). The hospitalization rate for pneumonia per 10000 inhabitants and mortality rate for pneumonia per 10 000 inhabitants was calculated.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> 2229 hospitalizations for pneumonia were reported to SIH/SUS between 1998 and 2010 elderlies. The number of pneumonia deaths in the same period and population's age was 575. The average mortality rate was 10,37 (per 10000 inhabitants), this indicator oscillated during the series of study, but during most of time was decreasing. There was a 47% decrease in hospitalization rates during the period observed. The number of elderly people increased every year of the series and the highest rates of hospitalization and mortality due to pneumonia occurred in patients aged 80 years and over.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The rates of hospitalization due to pneumonia in the elderly people decreased during the years following the implementation of influenza vaccine. Although pneumonia is still an important cause of morbidity and mortality in elderlies, the prevention of flu episodes results in an improvement of this people's health.</p>