RESUMO
Caracterizar as hospitalizações de idosos quanto aos grupos de causas, identificar a prevalência e os fatores associados. Estudo transversal com 418 idosos usuários do SUS selecionados por amostragem em múltiplos estágios proporcional aos nove Distritos Sanitários de Goiânia. A hospitalização foi definida a partir da resposta positiva à pergunta: "O (a) Sr. (a) esteve internado (a) no último ano?" As variáveis de exposição foram coletadas em questionário padronizado. As associações foram exploradas através da Razão de Prevalência e respectivos IC 95%. Empregou-se análise múltipla por meio da Regressão de Poisson hierarquizada. A prevalência de hospitalizações foi 24,4%, sendo as principais causas: doenças do aparelho circulatório (28,4%), respiratório (9,8%), e as infecciosas e parasitárias (9,8%). Na análise múltipla permaneceram associadas às hospitalizações as seguintes variáveis: classe econômica A/B, relato de 5 ou mais morbidades e perda de peso. Os achados deste estudo mostraram alta prevalência de hospitalizações e que os fatores associados estão principalmente relacionados a questões socioeconômicas e de condições de saúde, o que demonstra a necessidade de um acompanhamento destes casos na atenção primária a fim de prevenir hospitalizações desnecessárias.
This article seeks to establish the causes of hospitalizations among the elderly and identify the prevalence and associated factors. It is a cross-sectional study with 418 elderly users of SUS selected by multistage proportional sampling in the nine Sanitary Districts of Goiânia. Hospitalization was defined as a positive response to the question: "Were you hospitalized in the past year?" The independent variables were collected on a standardized questionnaire. Associations were explored through the prevalence ratio and the respective 95% CI. Multivariate analysis was conducted using hierarchical Poisson regression. The prevalence of hospitalizations was 24.4% and the major causes were circulatory (28.4%), respiratory (9.8%) and infectious and parasitic diseases (9.8%). In multivariate analysis, the following variables continued to be associated with hospitalizations: A/B economic class, reports of five or more diseases and weight loss. The results revealed a high prevalence of hospitalizations and that factors involved are mainly related to socioeconomic issues and health status, which demonstrates that it is necessary to monitor these cases in primary health care to prevent unnecessary hospitalization.
Assuntos
Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Brasil , Estudos Transversais , Fatores SocioeconômicosRESUMO
This article seeks to establish the causes of hospitalizations among the elderly and identify the prevalence and associated factors. It is a cross-sectional study with 418 elderly users of SUS selected by multistage proportional sampling in the nine Sanitary Districts of Goiânia. Hospitalization was defined as a positive response to the question: "Were you hospitalized in the past year?" The independent variables were collected on a standardized questionnaire. Associations were explored through the prevalence ratio and the respective 95% CI. Multivariate analysis was conducted using hierarchical Poisson regression. The prevalence of hospitalizations was 24.4% and the major causes were circulatory (28.4%), respiratory (9.8%) and infectious and parasitic diseases (9.8%). In multivariate analysis, the following variables continued to be associated with hospitalizations: A/B economic class, reports of five or more diseases and weight loss. The results revealed a high prevalence of hospitalizations and that factors involved are mainly related to socioeconomic issues and health status, which demonstrates that it is necessary to monitor these cases in primary health care to prevent unnecessary hospitalization.