Mobile pre hospital attendance: identification aggravations for the elderly person

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

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.

Object Details

• Alternative title: 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
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 4223-4230
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8(2)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Telefon ; medizinische Versorgung ; Krankenhaus ; Krankheit ; Gesundheitsversorgung ; Prophylaxe ; Gesundheitszustand ; Gesundheitsförderung ; Mobilität ; Südamerika ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Patrício, Anna Cláudia Freire de Araújo ; Santos, Jiovana de Souza ; Albuquerque, Karla Fernandes de ; Alves, Karoline de Lima ; Duarte, Marcella Costa Souto
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2016

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i2.4223-4230
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53757-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST