Reasons that made aged people seek care at a basic health unit

Rosa, Mary Rosane Quirino Polli; Patrício, Zuleica Maria; Silvério, Maria Regina; Rumel, Davi

doi:10.1590/s0104-11692009000500012

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“…The principal hypothesis is that the older individuals in Two Brazilian studies indicate that pain is the most frequent reason for using health care services. 17,22 No Brazilian studies were found which had analyzed whether older individuals suffering from pain made more use of health care services than those not suffering from pain.…”

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“…Musculoskeletal pain, 5,7,15,19 pain in general, 16,17,19,22 incapacitating pain 12 and insomnia-related pain are among the characteristics of pain related to increased use of health care services. 1 Suffering intense pain increases the likelihood of using health care services by 55.0%, as does pain which interferes moderately in work (52.0%) ( Table 4).…”

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“…Pain is often the cause for use of health care services by individuals of all ages and in all parts of the world, 3,5,12,[15][16][17]19,21,22 and individuals suffering from chronic pain make more use of these services compared with other patients. 1,2,6,12 Pain is the motive for using emergency health care services, 5 primary health care services 7,12,17 and consultations.…”

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“…1,2,6,12 Pain is the motive for using emergency health care services, 5 primary health care services 7,12,17 and consultations. 1,7,15,16 However, decreases in the use of these services is associated with serious depression.…”

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Associação de dor crônica com uso de serviços de saúde em idosos residentes em São Paulo

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OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the association between use of health care services by older adults with chronic pain and sociodemographic and health variables. METHODS:Cross-sectional study whose population sample of 1,271 older adults with chronic pain and with no cognitive deficit was obtained through home surveys in Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil,, in 2006. The study considered pain lasting for six or more months as chronic. The criterion for health care service use was more than four doctor appointments or having been admitted to a hospital during the past year. For those in chronic pain for at least one year, the existence of an association between the use of health care services and independent variables (pain and socio-demographical characteristics and self-reported morbidities) was tested using univariate (RaoScott test of association) and multivariate analysis (Cox Multiple Regression with robust variance). Stata 11.0 was used for the statistical analysis, and the significance level adopted was p < 0.05. RESULTS:The prevalence of health care service use among older people with pain was 48,0% (95%CI 35.1;52.8) and did not differ from older adults without chronic pain (50.5%, 95%CI 45.1;55.9). The multivariate analysis showed that the chance of using health care services was 33,0% lower for older adults with pain for more than two years than those with pain between one and two years (p = 0.002). The chance was 55,0% higher for those with intense pain (p = 0.003) and 45,0% higher for those with moderate pain interference in the work (p = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS:Chronic pain was found to be common and was associated with negative effects on independence and mobility. More intense and recent chronic pain that affected work resulted in greater use of health care services.

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“…The demographic transition in Brazil and the current epidemiological profile with high rates of chronic non-communicable diseases arise the concern for the elderly population, mostly for Systemic Arterial Hypertension, one of the diseases that most affect the individuals (2) .…”

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Reasons that led hypertensive elderly to seek assistance in primary care

Ferrari¹,

Ribeiro²,

Vidigal³

et al. 2014

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We aimed at verifying the complaints causing elderly hypertensive patients search for a health center in a municipality of the state of Paraná-Brazil. Analytical and exploratory retrospective study conducted between November 2013 and January 2014, with 106 records of elderly hypertensive who underwent nursing consultation in the past five years. Elderly females (73.5%), up to 70 years (61.3%), with a partner (57.5%) and up to 4 years of study (73.5%) accounted for most of the sample. The main complaints causing elderly hypertensive patients to seek health care focused on endocrine and nutritional diseases (36%). A significant association between sex and search the health service having hypertension as a major complaint, but no association was observed between complaints related to hypertension and number of interventions prescribed by nurses. The data revealed enable the planning of specific interventions to the needs of elderly hypertensive allowing adjustments in care. Descriptors: Health of the Elderly; Hypertension; Health Services; Primary Health Care; Nursing.Objetivou-se verificar as queixas que motivaram idosos hipertensos a procurar um centro de saúde em um município do Estado do Paraná, Brasil. Estudo analítico e exploratório de caráter retrospectivo realizado entre novembro de 2013 a janeiro de 2014 com 106 prontuários de idosos hipertensos que realizaram consulta de enfermagem nos últimos cinco anos. Idosos do sexo feminino (73,5%), até 70 anos (61,3%), com companheiro (57,5%) e até 4 anos de estudo (73,5%) representaram a maioria da amostra. As principais queixas que motivaram idosos hipertensos a buscar assistência à saúde concentraram-se nas doenças endócrinas e nutricionais (36%). Houve associação significativa entre sexo e busca do serviço de saúde tendo a hipertensão arterial como principal queixa, mas não foi observada associação entre queixa relacionada à hipertensão arterial e número de intervenções prescritas pela enfermagem. Os dados revelados possibilitam o planejamento de intervenções específicas às necessidades dos idosos hipertensos permitindo, assim, adequações no cuidado. Descritores: Saúde do Idoso; Hipertensão; Serviços de Saúde; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Enfermagem.El objetivo fue verificar quejas que motivaron ancianos hipertensos a buscar un centro de salud en municipio del estado de Paraná-Brasil. Estudio analítico y exploratorio, de naturaliza retrospectiva, llevado a cabo entre noviembre 2013 y enero de 2014, con 106 registros médicos de ancianos que efectuaron consulta de enfermería en los últimos cinco años. Ancianos del sexo femenino (73,5%), hasta 70 años (61,3%), con compañero (57,5%) y hasta 4 años de estudio (73,5%) representaron la mayoría de la muestra. Las principales quejas de los ancianos que buscan atención centraron en enfermedades endócrinas y nutricionales (36%). Hubo asociación significativa entre sexo y búsqueda por el servicio de salud, teniéndose la hipertensión como principal queja, pero no hubo asociación entre quejas relacionadas con la hipertensión y el...

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Condições referidas de saúde e grau de incapacidade funcional em idosos

França¹,

Medeiros²,

Sousa³

et al. 2011

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Objetivou-se investigar a condição de saúde e estimar a incapacidade funcional para atividades da vida diária em idosos adscritos às Unidades Básicas de Saúde da zona urbana de Campina Grande-PB. Estudo epidemiológico, realizado com 36 idosos. Utilizou-se questionário sociodemográfico e Índice de Barthel. A idade dos idosos variou de 65 a 90 anos, 72% eram aposentados e 100% da população tinham, até, o Ensino Fundamental e residiam com familiares. Os problemas de saúde comuns foram: hipertensão arterial (49%), dor (18%), incontinência urinária (12%) e diabetes mellitus (9%). Identificou-se: incapacidade funcional leve (34%) e grave (8%). Os idosos demandavam: consulta médica (25%), exames laboratoriais (25%), medicação (19%), dentes postiços (72%), dentadura (22%) e bengala (6%). Há necessidade de profissionais de saúde com capacitação em gerontologia e geriatria, objetivando assegurar a integralidade da assistência, contribuindo com a garantia da qualidade da atenção à saúde do idoso.

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Reasons that made aged people seek care at a basic health unit

Cited by 4 publications

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Associação de dor crônica com uso de serviços de saúde em idosos residentes em São Paulo

Associação de dor crônica com uso de serviços de saúde em idosos residentes em São Paulo

Reasons that led hypertensive elderly to seek assistance in primary care

Condições referidas de saúde e grau de incapacidade funcional em idosos

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