Profile of elderly people enrolled in a Family Health Unit

Authors

  • Monalise Lemos Franca, Universidade de Franca
  • Nilzemar Ribeiro de Souza Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Enfermagem de Passos
  • Maria Manuela Rino Mendes Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2006.v10.50759

Keywords:

Aging Health, HealthCenters, Family Practice

Abstract

This is a descriptive quantitative study with the objective of describing the elderly population enrolled in a Family Health Unit through file A of SIAB of the Ministry of Health for 119 elderly people. There were more women than men aged 60 - 69 years old, not having finished elementary school, home owners, average income between R$ 200-400, married, mainly Roman Catholic, high blood pressure and inoculation up-to-date. With these results available, decision-making and health care planning is possible with the inclusion of the elderly in primary health care.

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Published

2006-07-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2006)

Section

Research

License

Copyright (c) 2006 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

1.
Profile of elderly people enrolled in a Family Health Unit. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2006 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 7];10(3). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50759