Health action with elderly communities of high vulnerability in belo horizonte: relevance and results

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dc.creatorThales Pardini Fagundes
dc.creatorOtávio Vitório Alvarenga Pereira
dc.creatorRafael Nogueira Gingold
dc.creatorPedro Henrique Diniz Cunha
dc.creatorJoão Márcio Gomes de Faria
dc.creatorLuis Felipe Jose Ravic de Miranda
dc.creatorCarolina Belfort Resende Fonseca
dc.creatorIsabela Safar Paim
dc.creatorLarissa Amora Gomes
dc.creatorLetícia Utsch Araujo
dc.creatorMaria Isabel Menezes Guedes
dc.creatorMatheus Coelho Rocha
dc.creatorMatheus Lucas Vasconcelos Miranda
dc.creatorMonisi Peres Lopes
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T20:46:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-08T23:54:51Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T20:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-11
dc.format.mimetypepdf
dc.identifier.doi10.15406/mojgg.2019.04.00206
dc.identifier.issn25748130
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/58968
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofMOJ Gerontology & Geriatrics
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subjectPublic Health Surveillance
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectHeart Disease Risk Factors
dc.subjectAccidental falls
dc.subject.otherPublic health surveillance
dc.subject.otherElderly
dc.subject.otherCardiovascular risk
dc.subject.otherAccidental falls
dc.subject.otherSocial vulnerability areas
dc.titleHealth action with elderly communities of high vulnerability in belo horizonte: relevance and results
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.epage195
local.citation.issue5
local.citation.spage193
local.citation.volume4
local.description.resumoBackground: The knowledge of the epidemiological profile of the elderly population in areas of high socioeconomic vulnerability is essential for the diagnosis and the efficacy of care. Objective: This article aims to identify priorities for future interventions in small communities through one day evaluation of several measures of the elderly, such as blood pressure, capillary glycemia, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), calf circumference and “get up and go” test, to obtain these patients’ risk of falling. From this, we intend to suggest a method that could be used in future similar events. Method: A cross-sectional evaluation was performed at FEMAM with the population over 65 years. The following variables were measured: age, vaccination status, smoking, alcoholism, height, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, waist circumference, calf circumference, and the “get up and go” test. Results: 46 elderly people took part in the activity. The mean value of systolic BP was 141.5±22.4 mmHg. The mean BMI and abdominal circumferences were 27.1±4.4 kg/ m² and 93±11cm, respectively. 18 patients were smokers or former smokers (39.1%) and alcohol abuse was reported in 16 patients (37.2%). The average time in the “get up and go” test was 14.1±4.3 seconds.Conclusion: This intervention has been considered an efficient method to determine the prevalence of risk factors for falling and cardiovascular outcomes. Thus, with the accomplishment of this joint effort, it was possible to get a better knowledge of the elderly of the community and their comorbidities. The results suggest that it is still necessary to carry out similar actions with a larger sample of elderly to validate our findings.
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentMED - DEPARTAMENTO DE CLÍNICA MÉDICA
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.url.externahttps://medcraveonline.com/MOJGG/MOJGG-04-00206.pdf

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