Functional limitation on elderly people in the northeast and the feminization of eld in urban and rural areas of Brazil
Acta sci., Health sci
; 43: e51421, Feb.11, 2021.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-1368157
Biblioteca responsável:
BR513.1
ABSTRACT
Population aging in Brazil increases on a large scale due to declining fertility and mortality. This phenomenon can be influenced by several factors (demographic, biological and social), making them determinants for the health conditions of the elderly populations residing in different geographic areas. The present study aims to identify the functional limitation in elderlyresidents of urban and rural areas of Brazil. This is a descriptive epidemiological study with a quantitative approach. It was evidenced that the functional limitation for activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living are concentrated in the northeast region, mainly in the urban area. The following states presented the highest proportions of daily life activity limitation in urban areas Alagoas (11.60%), Rio Grande do Norte (10.95%), Pernambuco (10.36%) and Paraíba (9.62%). For activities of daily living in the rural area were found in the states of Paraíba (12.19%), Maranhão (8.93%), Piauí (8.85%) and then Pernambuco (7.24%). Data from the functional limitation for instrumental activities of daily living again highlighted the Northeast region, with the states of Rio Grande do Norte (26.01%), Paraíba (25.96%), Maranhão (25.72%) and Alagoas (24.57%). Lastly, it was verified that the elderly woman exhibits greater proportions of functional limitation in relation to the elderly of the masculine sex, standing out again the northeastern region of the country.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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População Urbana
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Idoso
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Feminização
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociais da saúde
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Preferência do paciente
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Acta sci., Health sci
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
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Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Centro Universitário do Rio Grande do Norte/BR