Perfil dos pacientes idosos internados em um hospital público no município de Oiapoque- Amapá

Abstract

Introduction: In the last decades, there has been a significant growth of elderly people in the world, being necessary public policies mainly in the area of health that accompany this growth, with this objective it was to characterize the sociodemographic and clinical profile of elderly patients admitted to a public hospital in Oiapoque covering the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. This is a descriptive, quantitative, retrospective and documentary study, data collection was performed through the manipulation of medical records available in the medical file service, of the institution in the period from August to October 2019. The inclusion criteria were arteries of elderly patients of both sexes, aged over 60 years, readable medical records. Medical records under the age of 60, incomplete with more than two absent and illegible variables, were excluded. A semi-structured form with sociodemographic and clinical variables was used. The statistical analysis was processed by the electronic program Ep-Info Launch 7.2.3.1. Of the 271 medical records included in the survey, the results showed a prevalence in hospitalizations of male elderly (67.16%), the age group between 60 and 64 years (23.70%), 19.56% of the elderly remained hospitalized for 3 days. Among the etiologies of hospitalizations of these elderly people are chronic non-communicable diseases with (57.93%). The main causes of the group were metabolic diseases (19.93%), diabetes and hypertension, diseases related to the respiratory system (17.71%), circulatory (9.59%). The outcome of hospitalizations was medical discharge (66.79%). Conclusion. Knowing the profile of elderly patients contributes mainly to the professional nurse who works directly with this public, whether in primary care or within the hospital sector, planning strategies aimed at the promotion and prevention of health in relation to the main reasons for hospitalization, as well as the orientation for hospital discharge and their reintegration into the community. Regarding the clinical profile, it is evident that the causes of interactions are causes that are sensitive to primary care