Reasons that made aged people seek care at a basic health unit

Authors

  • Mary Rosane Quirino Polli Rosa Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
  • Zuleica Maria Patrício Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
  • Maria Regina Silvério Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
  • Davi Rumel Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000500012

Keywords:

health of the elderly, public health, health promotion, international classification of diseases

Abstract

This quantitative study aimed to get to know the reasons that made aged people seek care at a basic health care outpatient clinic in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The data was collected in the patient files of 401 aged people attended by the health team. Initial reading of these records evidenced 4634 reasons that, after qualitative analysis, were grouped under complaints and requests for attention. In a second analysis, these data were classified as R and Z, according to ICD-10. The R category - complaints expressed by signs and symptoms- equals 64% of the reasons, with "pain" as the most common one. The other reasons, 36%, corresponded to the Z category, called requests for attention, represented by medicine prescription requests and attendance for health control. The study evidenced the complexity of this population's health care demands in the study region, showing the need for that service to develop specific and interdisciplinary care.

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Published

2009-10-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 5 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Reasons that made aged people seek care at a basic health unit. (2009). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 17(5), 670-676. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000500012