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Capacidade funcional de idosos atendidos em um programa do SUS em Belém (PA) / Functional capacity of the elderly attended in a Unified Health System (SUS) program in Belém in the State of Pará
Santos, Maria Izabel Penha de Oliveira; Griep, Rosane Harter.
Affiliation
  • Santos, Maria Izabel Penha de Oliveira; Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém. BR
  • Griep, Rosane Harter; Universidade do Estado do Pará. Belém. BR
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) ; 18(3): 753-761, Mar. 2013.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-669701
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RESUMO
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar fatores associados à capacidade funcional em idosos atendidos em um programa de saúde pública em Belém (PA). Realizou-se estudo seccional com 259 idosos atendidos no programa Hiperdia/SUS no período de março a julho de 2010. Os idosos foram avaliados pelo teste de desempenho físico modificado, validado no Brasil. Nas análises foram utilizados o teste do qui-quadrado de Pearson, a análise de variância e a regressão. Os idosos tinham em média 68,3 anos (DP ± 6,2) e 71,0% eram do sexo feminino. Após ajustes por variáveis de confundimento, observaram-se maiores chances de pior desempenho no teste entre as mulheres, os mais velhos e os de menor escolaridade, além de queixa de dor no joelho, diagnóstico anterior de catarata e autoavaliação de saúde regular/ruim. A capacidade funcional é um indicador de saúde importante para se identificar precocemente riscos de incapacidade e requerendo uma avaliação periódica, no intuito de se buscar estratégias cuidativas para a manutenção da independência dos idosos.
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to evaluate factors associated with functional capacity among the elderly attended in a public health program in Belém in the State of Pará. A sectional study was conducted with 259 elderly people attended in the Hiperdia/SUS program in the period from March to July 2010. The elderly were assessed using the modified physical performance test duly validated in Brazil. Pearson's Chi-square Test, in addition to variance analysis and logistic regression were used for the analysis. The elderly were 68.3 years on average (SD ± 6.2) and 71% were female. After adjustments for conflicting variables, it was seen that there were greater chances of worse performance on the test among women, the older and less educated individuals, and those complaining of knee pain and prior diagnosis of cataracts and fair/bad self-assessment of health. Functional capacity is an important health indicator to identify early risks of incapacity and requiring a periodic evaluation, in order to seek care strategies for maintaining the independence of the elderly.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 6: Information systems for health Database: LILACS Main subject: Geriatric Assessment / Health Services for the Aged Type of study: Prevalence study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade do Estado do Pará/BR

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas Health problem: Goal 6: Information systems for health Database: LILACS Main subject: Geriatric Assessment / Health Services for the Aged Type of study: Prevalence study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade do Estado do Pará/BR
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