Autopercepción del estado de salud: una aproximación al los ancianos en México

Autores

  • Katia Gallegos-Carrillo Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Coordinación de Investigación en Salud; Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud
  • Carmen García-Peña Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Coordinación de Investigación en Salud; Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud
  • Carlos Duran-Muñoz Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Coordinación de Investigación en Salud; Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y en Servicios de Salud
  • Hortensia Reyes Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas; Coordinación de Políticas de Salud
  • Luis Durán-Arenas Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Dirección de Prestaciones Médicas; Coordinación de Políticas de Salud

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006000600008

Palavras-chave:

Salud del anciano, Perfil de impacto de enfermedad, Factores socioeconómicos, Modelos logísticos, México

Resumo

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate health status of the elderly in Mexico through their self-perception and to describe social, organizational and health-related factors. METHODS: A study was carried out on secondary data from the 2000 National Health Survey in Mexico. Multiple logistic regression models were used. The dependent variable health status was measured through self-perception. The independent variables included were: sociodemographic characteristics, risk behaviors, accidents, disease diagnosis and clinical measures. RESULTS: A total of 7,322 adults aged 60 years and older were studied, which represents 7% of the total population in that age group in Mexico. Of them, 19.8% reported poor or very poor health status. Factors found to be associated to poor health were age, female sex, having no social security, being divorced, homemaker, disabled, unemployed, tobacco consumption, having a health condition, accidents and diagnosed with chronic diseases. CONCLUSIONS: The study allowed to identifying factors that may contribute to poor health status in the elderly. These findings could be taken into account in the development of actions and health care programs for this population in Mexico.

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2006-10-01

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Gallegos-Carrillo, K., García-Peña, C., Duran-Muñoz, C., Reyes, H., & Durán-Arenas, L. (2006). Autopercepción del estado de salud: una aproximación al los ancianos en México . Revista De Saúde Pública, 40(5), 792-801. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89102006000600008