Investigating the aged population of Tanguá city: the profile of the frequenters of a health polyclinic

Louro, Julianne Quinellato; Junior, Edmundo de Drummond Alves; Paula, Fátima de Lima; Prata, Hugo Leonardo; Santos, Jéssica Janete Novaes; Vieira, Elciana

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%T Investigating the aged population of Tanguá city: the profile of the frequenters of a health polyclinic
%A Louro, Julianne Quinellato
%A Junior, Edmundo de Drummond Alves
%A Paula, Fátima de Lima
%A Prata, Hugo Leonardo
%A Santos, Jéssica Janete Novaes
%A Vieira, Elciana
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 2
%P 3894-3903
%V 5
%D 2013
%@ 2175-5361
%~ Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio do Janeiro
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-344205
%X Objective: Describe the profile of the aged users of a health polyclinic of the Tanguá city, Rio de Janeiro. Method: 
Transversal, descriptive study. It was used as an instrument for data collection a questionnaire, participating 180 
elderly. Results: There was in interviewed population a prevalence of the feminine sex, low education and the 
majority lived with family; regarding to health data, 25% and 56.6% consider its health as good or reasonable, 
respectively, even those with confirmed diseases, being the arterial hypertension the illness most prevalent. 
Conclusion: The mapping of the characteristics of older people from a particular region contributes to the 
understanding of aging Brazilian, as well as new directions for public policy.
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