Home care in the Federal District : factors associated with the first occurrence of acute lower respiratory infection and death

• Autor(a) principal: Barros, Leny Nunes de
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Maria Regina Fernandes de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UnB
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/33316; http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0405-2016
• topic: Serviços de assistência domiciliar; Doenças transmissíveis; Serviços de saúde para idosos

INTRODUCTION: We aimed to evaluate the frequency and associated factors of acute respiratory infection and death among home care patients in Sobradinho/DF, Brazil. METHODS: Data were obtained from patients’ medical records. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were estimated. RESULTS: Factors associated with respiratory infection were ages <40 and >80 years and accommodation. Female sex was a protective factor. Age >30 years and dependency for daily activities were associated with death. CONCLUSIONS: These factors can improve clinical results in this specific home care and open new opportunities and questions for future research.