1999
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101999000500003
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Epidemiologia do envelhecimento no Nordeste do Brasil: resultados de inquérito domiciliar

Abstract: VOLUME 33 NÚMERO 5 OUTUBRO 1999© Copyright Faculdade de Saúde Pública da USP. Proibida a reprodução mesmo que parcial sem a devida autorização do Editor Científico. Proibida a utilização de matérias para fins comerciais. All rights reserved. Revista de Saúde Pública Resumo ObjetivoIdentificar o perfil multidimensional de idosos residentes em um centro urbano do Nordeste do Brasil. Métodos Uma amostra de 667 idosos (60 anos ou mais) da cidade de Fortaleza, Ceará, foi selecionada por amostragem estratificada po… Show more

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“…Those families often cannot afford to improve their housing conditions because they need to use the money on priority household bills and living expenses or even to buy other goods, such as motorcycle, car, or appliances. Multigenerational households, i.e., more than two generations of the same family live under the same roof, eventually result in a household composition with greater number of people per bedroom or per room and are an approach to overcome their financial difficulties and the lack of access to housing, food, and other basic needs 28 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Those families often cannot afford to improve their housing conditions because they need to use the money on priority household bills and living expenses or even to buy other goods, such as motorcycle, car, or appliances. Multigenerational households, i.e., more than two generations of the same family live under the same roof, eventually result in a household composition with greater number of people per bedroom or per room and are an approach to overcome their financial difficulties and the lack of access to housing, food, and other basic needs 28 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Is worth mentioning that the methodology used in the studies can influence this estimate. The prevalence rates obtained in population-based health surveys range from 25.9% to 30.4% [15][16][17][18][19] . The assessment of hearing loss through self reference is susceptible to the elderly perception for the presence of this deficit, which involves issues such as life experience, culture, education, the context in which it is inserted, in addition to the specific characteristics of presbycusis.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Este resultado difere de outras pesquisas realizadas sobre perfi l de idosos em outras cidades 5,11,14 e no Rio Grande do Sul,* onde era maior a densidade dos idosos de grupos etários mais jovens (60 a 69 anos).…”
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“…A proporção de idosos que residiam sós foi superior à encontrada em outros estudos epidemiológicos, 5,6,11,15 e se aproxima de percentuais de países desenvolvidos e da região central do município de São Paulo.…”
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