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Mobile pre hospital attendance: identification aggravations for the elderly person
Antes de servicios - hospital móvil: la identificación de los problemas de salud de las personas mayores
Antes de servicios - hospital móvil: la identificación de los problemas de salud de las personas mayores
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Abstract
Objective: investigate the major health disorders that affect the elderly population in the ambit of mobile pre hospital in João Pessoa-PB city. Method: documental research, quantitative in 240 medical records of elderly with 75,5±9,5 years, being 54,6% (131) female, attended by the respective servi... view more
Objective: investigate the major health disorders that affect the elderly population in the ambit of mobile pre hospital in João Pessoa-PB city. Method: documental research, quantitative in 240 medical records of elderly with 75,5±9,5 years, being 54,6% (131) female, attended by the respective service. Data were collected by means of a semi structured questionnaire, in September 2012. Results: It was verified that 69,2% (166) of the occurrences were clinics; 18,8% (45) occurrence of falls at the same level; 9,6% (23) essential hypertension. Conclusion: It is hoped that this study can consubstantiate specific intervention measures directed to the assistance for the elderly, a way for the promotion of health, implementation of prevention actions of these occurrences, since most of them may be prevented.... view less
Keywords
mobility; Latin America; medical care; Brazil; health care; prophylaxis; hospital; health status; South America; health promotion; illness; telephone
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 4223-4230
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4223-4230
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed