Idosos, seu processo de envelhecimento e suas fragilidades: um desafio para toda equipe

Abstract

The elderly population in Brazil is among the ones which have the fastest growing in the world and this growth is occurring at a rapid pace and in a scenario of unpreparedness in terms of socioeconomic status. It is estimated that over the next 20 years, Brazil will occupy the sixthposition in relation to the number of elderly people once this part of society is the one which uses the most the services provided by the Unified Health System (SUS). The aim of this work is to understand in depth the elderly because only by knowing their particularities society can provide public health policies to ensure their quality of life and healthy aging. According to the bibliography researched it is confirmed how special the elderly public is, how vast are their characteristics, how unknown are the impacts caused by the changing of the population profile, and therefore, how much is necessary to train professionals and managers, since they are responsible for developing and implementing policies related to the elderly.