Perfil de doenças em idosos residentes em instituição de longa permanência do Médio Araguaia

Abstract

The number of elderly people in Brazil has grown every year due to several factors, including longevity. This increase in life expectancy does not exclude the intense presence of diseases among the elderly, especially those resinding in Long Stay Intitutions for the Elderly. Objective: to identify the most prevalent chronic and acute illnesses in elderly people residing in a long-term care facility in the region of Araguaia (Aragarças-GO). Method: retrospective, descriptive, exploratory and quantitative research whose object was the medical records of the elderly with records of acute and chronic diseases. Medical records that did not offer legible information were excluded. Data collection took place between the months of May 2018 to April 2019. Results: in relation to chronic diseases, there was a higher prevalence of systemic arterial hypertension (58.82%), followed by type 2 diabetes mellitus (11.76%) and dyslipidemia (7.35%). Among acute diseases, the highest rates were anemia (42.64%), diarrhea (22.05%), influenza (16.17%). Conclusion: it was possible to evidence the main chronic and acute diseases prevalent in the elderly, and these findings are useful to guide health intervention actions for the elderly living in the long-term care institution.