Clinical, nutritional and socio-demographic profile of the users of the Specialized Care State Center (CEAE) in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Michelle Andrade
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Silva, Lívia Botelho da, Alvarenga, Lívia de Almeida, Cândido, Ana Paula Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/2806
• topic: Chronic Disease; Nutrition Assessment; Health Profile; Secondary Care.; Doença Crônica. Avaliação Nutricional. Perfil de Saúde. Atenção Secundária à Saúde.

Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are multifactorial diseases that develop throughout life, are long-lasting and are the leading causes of death in the world. For NCDs patients to receive an effective interdisciplinary and integral care, it becomes necessary to know the profile of these. Due to this, this study aims to evaluate the clinical, nutritional and socio-demographic profile of the users of the Specialized Care State Center (CEAE), in the city of Juiz de Fora, state of Minas Gerais. Cross-sectional study which assessed the records of 547 patients served by the CEAE’s nutrition service between July and December, 2014. The SPSS (23.0) software was utilized. Percentual frequency and central tendency measures were calculated. Kolmogorov-Smirnov normality test was applied. For comparison between sexes, Test T and Mann-Whitney test were used. Chi-square test were used for the assessment of the difference in risk between the categories, which was quantified by the odds ratio and the confidence interval with a significance level of 5%. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (1.384.797). The average age was 61 ± 14 years, with a higher prevalence of women, subjects with low education and low household income. The female individuals exhibited 1,97 times higher chance of having excess body weight (p = 0,01) and a 7,88 times higher probability of risk associated to the circumference of the waistband (p < 0,001). Elderlies present a 43% lower probability of body weight excess in comparison to adults. It is concluded that this study, by outlining the profile of users of secondary care, contributes to the development of public policies aimed at this public, so that they receive a with quality holistic care.