Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized

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Autor(a) principal: Araújo,Andrea Mendes
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Sousa Neto,Temístocles Bezerra de, Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Resumo: Objective To identify the demographic, environmental, economic, functional, and health characteristics and the lifestyle habits of elderly persons considering their degree of institutionalization. Method A cross-sectional observational study was carried out of individuals in long-term care institutions for the elderly (resident group) in João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba, those on the waiting list (waiting list group) for such institutions, and those who did not demonstrate interest in being institutionalized (non-waiting list group). Fifty elderly persons per group were interviewed, paired by sex, age and education level. Results The non-waiting list group had a higher proportion of married individuals (p<0.0001), mean number of children (p=0.0068), number of homeowners (p=0.0060) and less difficulty going out, with a higher frequency of activities. The waiting list group presented a higher proportion of individuals living alone (p=0.0089), and a lower frequency and more difficulty going out. There was no significant difference in the functional capacity of the three groups (p=0.2019). Conclusion There were differences among the three groups; however, the waiting list group had much more similar characteristics to the resident group than the non-waiting list group. Elderly persons on waiting lists to be institutionalized represent a neglected social group both in terms of research and public policies.
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spelling Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalizedAgingElderlyFamilyHomes for the AgedWaiting Lists Objective To identify the demographic, environmental, economic, functional, and health characteristics and the lifestyle habits of elderly persons considering their degree of institutionalization. Method A cross-sectional observational study was carried out of individuals in long-term care institutions for the elderly (resident group) in João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba, those on the waiting list (waiting list group) for such institutions, and those who did not demonstrate interest in being institutionalized (non-waiting list group). Fifty elderly persons per group were interviewed, paired by sex, age and education level. Results The non-waiting list group had a higher proportion of married individuals (p<0.0001), mean number of children (p=0.0068), number of homeowners (p=0.0060) and less difficulty going out, with a higher frequency of activities. The waiting list group presented a higher proportion of individuals living alone (p=0.0089), and a lower frequency and more difficulty going out. There was no significant difference in the functional capacity of the three groups (p=0.2019). Conclusion There were differences among the three groups; however, the waiting list group had much more similar characteristics to the resident group than the non-waiting list group. Elderly persons on waiting lists to be institutionalized represent a neglected social group both in terms of research and public policies.Universidade do Estado do Rio Janeiro2016-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000100105Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia v.19 n.1 2016reponame:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologiainstname:Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)instacron:UFRJ10.1590/1809-9823.2016.14175info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAraújo,Andrea MendesSousa Neto,Temístocles Bezerra deBós,Ângelo José Gonçalveseng2016-08-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1809-98232016000100105Revistahttp://revista.unati.uerj.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=1809-9823&lng=pt&nrm=isohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revistabgg@gmail.com1981-22561809-9823opendoar:2016-08-26T00:00Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
title Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
spellingShingle Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
Araújo,Andrea Mendes
Aging
Elderly
Family
Homes for the Aged
Waiting Lists
title_short Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
title_full Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
title_fullStr Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
title_full_unstemmed Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
title_sort Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized
author Araújo,Andrea Mendes
author_facet Araújo,Andrea Mendes
Sousa Neto,Temístocles Bezerra de
Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
author_role author
author2 Sousa Neto,Temístocles Bezerra de
Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Araújo,Andrea Mendes
Sousa Neto,Temístocles Bezerra de
Bós,Ângelo José Gonçalves
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Aging
Elderly
Family
Homes for the Aged
Waiting Lists
topic Aging
Elderly
Family
Homes for the Aged
Waiting Lists
description Objective To identify the demographic, environmental, economic, functional, and health characteristics and the lifestyle habits of elderly persons considering their degree of institutionalization. Method A cross-sectional observational study was carried out of individuals in long-term care institutions for the elderly (resident group) in João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba, those on the waiting list (waiting list group) for such institutions, and those who did not demonstrate interest in being institutionalized (non-waiting list group). Fifty elderly persons per group were interviewed, paired by sex, age and education level. Results The non-waiting list group had a higher proportion of married individuals (p<0.0001), mean number of children (p=0.0068), number of homeowners (p=0.0060) and less difficulty going out, with a higher frequency of activities. The waiting list group presented a higher proportion of individuals living alone (p=0.0089), and a lower frequency and more difficulty going out. There was no significant difference in the functional capacity of the three groups (p=0.2019). Conclusion There were differences among the three groups; however, the waiting list group had much more similar characteristics to the resident group than the non-waiting list group. Elderly persons on waiting lists to be institutionalized represent a neglected social group both in terms of research and public policies.
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