Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital

Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemogra...

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Main Authors: Maria Luciene Nobre Coutinho, Margarita Acevedo Samúdio, Luciene Miranda de Andrade, Rainério Nobre Coutinho, Denise Maia Alves da Silva
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-12-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2889
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author Maria Luciene Nobre Coutinho
Margarita Acevedo Samúdio
Luciene Miranda de Andrade
Rainério Nobre Coutinho
Denise Maia Alves da Silva
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description Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemographic variables. Results: there was a predominance of females (56.0%), between 80 and 89 years old (45.4%), illiterate or with elementary education (86.7%), married or living in stable union (42.6%), with non-communicable chronic disease (54.7%) and regular use of medications. The main reason for hospitalization was fall (54.7%) at home and in the morning hours (42.4%), with admission in the afternoon, transported by ambulance. Conclusion: the findings contribute to the development of strategies directed to assist and care of the healthy elderly and in vulnerable situations.
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spelling doaj-art-0d38a8bd94b64b1fa07d85faa7b6bd802025-08-20T12:56:11ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-12-01166Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospitalMaria Luciene Nobre CoutinhoMargarita Acevedo SamúdioLuciene Miranda de AndradeRainério Nobre CoutinhoDenise Maia Alves da Silva Objectives: to investigate the sociodemographic profile and the process of hospitalization of elderly assisted in an emergency hospital. Methods: descriptive epidemiological study conducted at an emergency hospital with 300 elderly patients using a form with hospitalization process and sociodemographic variables. Results: there was a predominance of females (56.0%), between 80 and 89 years old (45.4%), illiterate or with elementary education (86.7%), married or living in stable union (42.6%), with non-communicable chronic disease (54.7%) and regular use of medications. The main reason for hospitalization was fall (54.7%) at home and in the morning hours (42.4%), with admission in the afternoon, transported by ambulance. Conclusion: the findings contribute to the development of strategies directed to assist and care of the healthy elderly and in vulnerable situations.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2889SeniorsEmergencyEpidemiologyNursing
spellingShingle Maria Luciene Nobre Coutinho
Margarita Acevedo Samúdio
Luciene Miranda de Andrade
Rainério Nobre Coutinho
Denise Maia Alves da Silva
Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
Rev Rene
Seniors
Emergency
Epidemiology
Nursing
title Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
title_full Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
title_fullStr Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
title_full_unstemmed Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
title_short Sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
title_sort sociodemographic profile and hospitalization process of elderly assisted at a emergency hospital
topic Seniors
Emergency
Epidemiology
Nursing
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2889
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