dc.contributor.author |
Schein, Luiz Eduardo Corrêa |
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Cesar, Juraci Almeida |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-09-17T17:37:52Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-09-17T17:37:52Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
SCHEIN, Luiz Eduardo Correa; CESAR, Juraci Almeida. Profile of elderly people hospitalized in general intensive care units in Rio Grande, southern Brazil: results of a cross-sectional survey. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, São Paulo, v. 13, n. 2, p.01-10, 2010. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbepid/v13n2/en_11.pdf>. Acesso em: 06 set. 2012. |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/2511 |
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dc.description.abstract |
At the end of the first quarter of this
century, Brazil will have the sixth largest
population for people aged 60 years or more
worldwide. This will increase the demands
on health services for this sector. This study aimed at assessing the profile of patients in this age group who were admitted to intensive care units (ICU) in the city of Rio Grande, Southern Brazil. A cross-sectional survey was carried out between April/2007 and March/2008 in the two local hospitals. Family members answered a standardized questionnaire that collected data about demographic and socioeconomic characte- ristics, household conditions, use of health services and current clinical conditions. Among the 213 elderly people included in this study, 90% came from Rio Grande, were married, aged 70 years or more, had at least five years of schooling, earned two or more minimum wages, were owners of their hou- se and did not have private health insuran- ce; 88% had a medical appointment in the previous six months and 56% were admitted
to a hospital in the previous 12 months;
half of them were unconscious when they
were admitted in the ICU; three quarters of
them needed mechanical ventilation and
45% died within the first eight days after
hospital admission. This study identified
some socioeconomic and environmental
characteristics and health care needed by
elderly people admitted to the ICU. This
information can be used to set up preventive
programs and to promote adequate clinical
management among this population. |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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dc.rights |
open access |
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dc.subject |
Elderly |
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dc.subject |
Geriatrics |
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dc.subject |
Older patient |
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dc.subject |
Hospitalizations |
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dc.subject |
Intensive care unit |
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dc.subject |
Intensive treatment |
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dc.title |
Profile of elderly people hospitalized in general intensive care units in Rio Grande, southern Brazil: results of a cross-sectional survey |
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dc.type |
article |
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