[Living and health conditions of elderly people over 80]. / Condições de vida e de saúde de idosos acima de 80 anos.
Rev Gaucha Enferm
; 36(3): 42-8, 2015 Sep.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26486898
OBJECTIVE: This article proposes to describe demographic data and health conditions of elderly people at age 80 or more. METHOD: Quantitative-descriptive study of 95 elderlies from five units of the Family Health Strategy in the period from September to December 2013, using script with general data of the living conditions and health, including validated scales in geriatrics and gerontology. RESULTS: The average age was 85.4 years. There was a predominance of women. Most were widowers with family income, more frequently between 2 or 3 minimum wages and economic participation is for means of sharing responsibility. They present dependency for many of Daily Living Instrumental Activities and, on average, reported 2.2 diseases. Fear of falling, decreased vision and hearing as well as pain in different body regions are reported. CONCLUSION: It appears that they have more intense needs than the elderly in general, requiring new ways of organizing their health care.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atividades Cotidianas
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Nível de Saúde
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Geriatria
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Gaucha Enferm
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil