Estudo descritivo sobre a fragilidade de idosos residentes na área de abrangência da unidade de saúde da família Elízio Machado de Castro do município de Passa Tempo/MG

Abstract

Population aging is considered a worldwide phenomenon, producing a population increasingly prone to health disorders in aging. This work is the result of a descriptive and cross about the fragility of elderly residents in the area covered by the Family Health Unit Elizio Machado de Castro in the city of Passa Tempo / MG. Aims at investigating the characteristics of the frail elderly residents in this area.The study was based on secondary data analysis of the Information System (SIAB) and the Registration and Identification of Risk Elderly proposed by the State Coordination Elderly Care Health Secretariat of Minas Gerais (SES / MG) with the month and year basis in May 2010. The most common diseases among the elderly and those considered vulnerable were hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and osteoporosis. He also observed female predominance in the population studied both general and fragile. The study identified the distribution and prevalence of pathological conditions associated with frailty in elderly people and the elderly in general, favoring the proposition of intervention plans to the health of the study population. However, more research is still needed on the frailty of the elderly population to understand these problems and consequent intervention proposals.