Clinical aspects of the elderly assisted by family health strategy
International Journal of Development Research
Clinical aspects of the elderly assisted by family health strategy
Received 08th January, 2019; Received in revised form 17th February, 2019; Accepted 26th March, 2019; Published online 29th April, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Ana Hélia de Lima Sardinha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To characterize the clinical aspects of elderly people assisted by Family Health Strategy. Methods: Descriptive and quantitative research carried out in the period from August to December 2015 in three basic health units with sample of 355 elderly people, with Mini Mental State Examination scored above 19 points. Data were collected through a semi-structured instrument and stored in a specific database in Excel Program®. Results: Regarding the lifestyle, they are sedentary, not smokers or drinkers. The clinical profile indicated high numbers of Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and heart diseases. It was found polypharmacy and the most commonly used medications were antihypertensive drugs and oral hypoglycemic agents. Conclusion: The profile found was common in many elderly populations of the poorest Brazilian states, with particularities such as: the elderly entering into the fourth age, use of polypharmacy, with a lifestyle and clinical profile compromised.
