Perfil sociodemográfico de idosos atendidos em unidades de saúde da família: um estudo realizado pelo programa de educação para o trabalho em saúde - 2009/2010

Abstract

Population aging is a heterogeneous reality, and the city of Belo Horizonte experiences a sharp and rapid demographic transition. Thus, this aging is a phenomenon that should be studied broadly by health professionals, especially the Family Health Teams, in order to meet this growing demand. This study aims to describe the general demographic profile of the aged in Programa de Educação pelo Trabalho em Saúde Idoso 2009-2010 (PET-Saúde Idoso) attended in family health units. This is a descriptive exploratory quantitative approach, which aims to analyze some data from a survey conducted earlier in relation to sociodemographic profile, quality of life and morbidity more prevalent in relation to the elderly population. Data were entered, typed double and analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), version 15.0 (Chicago, Illinois). According to the analysis of the survey data, it can be seen that 72.6% of elderly patients studied were female. The most prevalent age group was 60-69 years (40.4%). Regarding self-reported, it can be seen that 67% of older respondents self-reported hypertension and 20% self-reported diabetes, those being the most prevalent morbidities found in the study. Furthermore, in relation to lifestyle, 10% reported being smokers and 67.8% did not practice exercises scheduled. Regarding the use of drugs, it was found that 24.5% of subjects used five or more drugs. It is concluded that further work on the issues of population aging and quality of life of the elderly, emphasizing the most prevalent morbidities in this age group is of fundamental importance, reflecting on the need for monitoring of the elderly by their Family Health Team.