DEMANDAS DE SAÚDE DA PESSOA IDOSA RESIDENTE NO MUNICÍPIO DE ARARAS/SÃO PAULO

Higor Matheus de Oliveira Bueno; Caroline Silva Pereira; Márcia Thaís de Souza; Luliana Silva Corrêa Araújo; Nataly Aracélia do Carmo; Daiana de Castro Miranda Silva; Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres; Aline Maino Pergola-Marconato

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.11256

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Higor Matheus de Oliveira Bueno State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8907-6508
Caroline Silva Pereira Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6319-815X
Márcia Thaís de Souza State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9857-6558
Luliana Silva Corrêa Araújo Centro Universitário Herminio Ometto de Araras https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4764-2775
Nataly Aracélia do Carmo Centro Universitário Herminio Ometto de Araras https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6241-6173
Daiana de Castro Miranda Silva Centro Universitário Herminio Ometto de Araras https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0718-5549
Gilson de Vasconcelos Torres Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2265-5078
Aline Maino Pergola-Marconato Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5071-865X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.11256

Keywords:

Aging, Elderly Health, Health Vulnerability, Frailty, Nursing

Abstract

Introduction: Population aging increases health demands across various life segments. Objective: To identify the health demands of elderly residents in the municipality of Araras, São Paulo. Methodology: A multicenter, longitudinal, and analytical study was conducted with 112 elderly residents in Araras/SP, who individually responded to: Vulnerability Scale (VES-13), Brazilian version of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), and risk of violence (H-S/EAST). Data were analyzed descriptively, and a Chi-Square test was performed for association (α=5%; p-value<0.05). Ethical approval was granted under opinion no. 4393230. Results: The average age was 70.2 years, with a predominance of young elderly (52.7%), males (53.6%), whites (69.6%), and married individuals (63.4%). The main health demands were: non-communicable chronic diseases (72.3%), frailty (58.9%), pain (48.2%), vulnerability (42.0%), increased risk of violence (36.6%), polypharmacy (25.9%), and mild to moderate depression (15.2%). Conclusion: Health demands such as pain, chronic diseases, vulnerability, frailty, depression, and violence were identified, enabling the planning of strategies for health promotion and providing the elderly with a healthy, independent, and better quality of life.