Family and social vulnerability: a study with octogenarians

Pavarini, Sofía Cristina Iost; Barha, Elizabeth Joan; Zazzetta, Marisa Silvana; Filizola, Carmen Lúcia Alves; Filho, José Fernando Petrilli; Santos, Ariene Angelini dos

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“…Most of the men were married (63.8%) whereas 143 (68.8%) women were widows, and 77.1% of the latter lived alone. This result is similar to that reported in other Latin American cities evaluated in the Health, Welfare, and Aging (Saúde, Bem-estar e Envelhecimento-SABE) study 18 and in other Brazilian studies involving octogenarians 19 - 20 .…”

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Healthy aging profile in octogenarians in Brazil

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Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: to identify the healthy aging profile in octogenarians in Brazil. Method: this population-based epidemiological study was conducted using household interviews of 335 octogenarians in a Brazilian municipality. The decision-tree model was used to assess the healthy aging profile in relation to the socioeconomic characteristics evaluated at baseline. All of the tests used a p-value < 0.05. Results: the majority of the 335 participating older adults were women (62.1%), were aged between 80 and 84 years (50.4%), were widowed (53.4%), were illiterate (59.1%), had a monthly income of less than one minimum wage (59.1%), were retired (85.7%), lived with their spouse (63.8%), did not have a caregiver (60.3%), had two or more children (82.7%), and had two or more grandchildren (78.8%). The results indicate three age groups with a healthier aging profile: older adults aged 80 to 84 years (55.6%), older adults aged 85 years and older who are married (64.9%), and older adults aged 85 and older who do not have a partner or a caregiver (54.2%). Conclusion: the healthy aging profile of octogenarians can be explained by age group, marital status, and the presence of a caregiver.

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Healthy aging profile in octogenarians in Brazil

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“…Vulnerability is a construct that refers to a dynamic context in which someone is at risk for the development of health problems resulting from inadequate economic, social, family, cognitive, psychological, or physical resources 23 . In this study, the São Paulo Social Vulnerability Index (IPVS) 24 was used to establish the degree of social vulnerability prevalent among individuals residing in each area.…”

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Spatio-temporal patterns of tuberculosis incidence in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, and their relationship with social vulnerability: a Bayesian analysis

Roza

Caccia-Bava

Martinez

2012

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Introduction:The purpose of this ecological study was to evaluate the urban spatial and temporal distribution of tuberculosis (TB) in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, between 2006 and 2009 and to evaluate its relationship with factors of social vulnerability such as income and education level. Methods: We evaluated data from TBWeb, an electronic notification system for TB cases. Measures of social vulnerability were obtained from the SEADE Foundation, and information about the number of inhabitants, education and income of the households were obtained from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Statistical analyses were conducted by a Bayesian regression model assuming a Poisson distribution for the observed new cases of TB in each area. A conditional autoregressive structure was used for the spatial covariance structure. Results: The Bayesian model confirmed the spatial heterogeneity of TB distribution in Ribeirão Preto, identifying areas with elevated risk and the effects of social vulnerability on the disease. We demonstrated that the rate of TB was correlated with the measures of income, education and social vulnerability. However, we observed areas with low vulnerability and high education and income, but with high estimated TB rates. Conclusions: The study identified areas with different risks for TB, given that the public health system deals with the characteristics of each region individually and prioritizes those that present a higher propensity to risk of TB. Complex relationships may exist between TB incidence and a wide range of environmental and intrinsic factors, which need to be studied in future research.

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“…adjectival function (3) . This is the meaning found among most studies associating vulnerability with healthcare (4)(5)(6) . This is not, however, the meaning we intend to elaborate on and associate with the performance of care.…”

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The representations of human vulnerability held by health workers - development and validation of a scale

Almeida¹,

Rodrigues²,

Escola³

2013

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Objectives: This study's objective consisted of the construction and validation of a scale to identify the representation of human vulnerability in the health field. Method: its development was divided into three steps: a bibliographic review and exploratory interviews were conducted to establish the items and their subsequent aggregation into dimensions; evaluation by an expert committee; and pre-test. The scale's psychometric properties were evaluated based on its application to a sample of individuals (nurses, physicians, and senior nursing and medical undergraduate students). Validity, reliability, and internal consistency tests were performed.Results: the scale obtained consists of four dimensions (knowledge of intrinsic vulnerability, knowledge of extrinsic vulnerability, experience of vulnerability, and perception of vulnerability in patients). The scale presents good internal consistency with high Cronbach's alpha coefficient values. Conclusion: The Representation of Human Vulnerability in Health Workers Scale is easy to apply and presents reliable psychometric properties. It is an innovative tool that can be used in the development of studies addressing human vulnerability. La representación de la vulnerabilidad humana en cuidadores de la saludconstrucción y validación de una escalaObjetivos: El objetivo de este estudio consistió en la construcción y validación de una escala para la "Representación de la vulnerabilidad humana en la salud". Método: Se realizaron los siguientes pasos: Revisión bibliográfica y entrevistas exploratorias que llevaron a la formulación de Ítems y posterior agregación en dimensiones; evaluación por un comité de especialistas y un pre examen. Las propiedades psicométricas de la escala fueron evaluadas a partir de su aplicación a una muestra de 342 individuos: enfermeros, médicos y estudiantes (estos últimos finalistas en enfermería y medicina). Fueron hechos estudios de validez, de fiabilidad y consistencia interna. Resultados: Se obtuvo una escala constituida por cuatro dimensiones (Conocimiento de la vulnerabilidad Intrínseco, conocimiento de la Vulnerabilidad extrínseco, experiencia de la vulnerabilidad y percepción de situaciones de vulnerabilidad en los pacientes) con buena consistencia interna traducidas con valores de coeficiente "Alpha de Cronbach" muy elevados. Conclusiones: La "Escala de Representación de la Vulnerabilidad Humana" demostró ser de fácil aplicación y reveló propiedades psicométricas fiables, que la presentan como un instrumento innovador que permite hacer estudios generalizados sobre un tema tan importante como es el de la vulnerabilidad humana.Descriptores: Escalas; Validez de las Pruebas; Vulnerabilidad; Salud.Introduction nature of some words or expressions causes their meaning to change according to the situation or circumstance in which we employ them. Thus, the term "vulnerability" frequently emerges in bioethical texts to refer to the imperious need to protect the most vulnerable in the face of scientific experimentation. In the fields of public ...

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Family and social vulnerability: a study with octogenarians

Cited by 10 publications

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Healthy aging profile in octogenarians in Brazil

Healthy aging profile in octogenarians in Brazil

Spatio-temporal patterns of tuberculosis incidence in Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, southeast Brazil, and their relationship with social vulnerability: a Bayesian analysis

The representations of human vulnerability held by health workers - development and validation of a scale

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