Prevalência de utilização de serviços de saúde no Brasil: revisão sistemática e metanálise*

Abstract

more than half of the population had at least one medical visit, about one-third had a dental consultation and a tenth was hospitalized in the previous year.

Procura por serviços ou profissionais de saúde entre adolescentes brasileiros, segundo a Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar de 2015

“…The findings are similar to the aforementioned study 8 , as well as to the studies that evaluated the adult population 4,[18][19][20] . The demand for healthcare among females has been attributed to the concern with self-care 4,[20][21][22] , and these findings indicate that such a practice occurs since adolescence. The fact that men seek health services with a lower frequency can result in late diagnoses, which could hamper the control and treatment of diseases 23 .…”

“…This is a cross-sectional study and, by its very nature, it is not possible to infer whether the demand for health services was the cause or the consequence of some of the associated variables 17 . In addition, the high prevalence of demand for health services may be due to the greater time investigated (360 days); however, long recall periods result in a greater likelihood of individuals forgetting to mention the demand for health services 4 .…”

“…The demand for health services can occur directly, such as medical visits and hospitalizations, or indirectly, such as for conducting preventive and diagnostic exams [1][2][3] . Although the use of health services is a widely explored topic among Brazilian adults and elderly people, even in surveys with national coverage 4 , investigations among adolescents are still infrequent.…”

Fatores associados a não realização de consulta médica nos 12 meses anteriores a entrevista concedida por adultos e idosos em Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, em 2016: estudo transversal*

“…8,9 A meta-analysis conducted in 2017 found that medical consultation frequency in the last year was 71%. 10 Other national studies with adults found similar results for having had a medical consultation in the last year, ranging between 64.8% and 74.2%. 2,11,12 Understanding factors influencing use or non-use of health services, by means of population-based studies, assists perception of demand for health services, recognition of the reality faced by the population and health service management capacity building.…”

Fatores associados à busca por serviços preventivos de saúde entre adultos brasileiros: Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde, 2013

“…Na população brasileira, em pesquisa com dados recordatórios do ano anterior ao momento da coleta, a cada 100 indivíduos, independente da idade e se o serviço utilizado era público ou privado, 71 realizaram consulta médica, 37 realizaram consulta odontológica e 10 foram hospitalizados 10 . Pesquisas realizadas no México, país também em desenvolvimento, como o Brasil, evidenciam que a busca pelos serviços de saúde ainda é predominantemente curativa 11 , apesar de ações de prevenção serem comprovadamente eficazes no combate aos fatores de risco para doenças crônicas 12,13 , reduzindo os custos com internações e consultas especializadas, especialmente quando conduzidas pela ESF 9 .…”