Proposta de atendimento ao idoso frágil no Centro de Saúde Dom Cabral

Abstract

The present study shows the physiological and psychic implications of aging to the individual and to the brazilian public health system, which goes through the process of demographic transition. This transition causes changes on the brazilian epidemiological profile, increasing the prevalence of chronic degenerative diseases. The health care professional, especially in the primary health care area, should be aware of this process, since it is crucial to prevention, treatment or early detection of diseases. This professional should also be in the same environment as the patient. The area covered by Dom Cabral´s Health Center contains an elderly population which outnumbers the national average, and a great amount of this population is considered fragile. The team understands the need to systematize and create parameters in medical assistance, which needs not only adaptations but also improvement of the primary health care professionals. This study aims at developing an assistance proposal to the elderly and fragile patients covered by Family Health Strategy, based on the main diseases, inherent or not to the process of aging. The methodology was based on narrative bibliographic review, research on databases, such as Lilacs, Medline and Scielo, and articles published between 2000 and 2010 in Portuguese and English were considered.We suggest a sequence in the health assistance according to the professionals attributions, in Family Health Team and Support Team. It is expected that through this proposal health assistance becomes more complete and that health professionals view on the elderly patient improves.