Morbidade hospitalar de idosos decorrentes dos grupos prevalentes de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis nos estados brasileiros

Abstract

Introduction: In Brazil, the elderly emerge with their increased presence and participation at meeting the multiple demands on health and the field of social security and welfare. Highlights the Brazilian initiative to develop the Strategic Action Plan to Combat Chronicles of Non communicable Diseases (PDCNT), 2011-2022, which prioritizes actions needed and to prepare the country to confront and stop the NCD investments. Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of morbidity in the elderly, suffering from NCDs (cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and pneumonia) in public hospitals in the states. Methodology: quantitative, descriptive and documentary, which used the data source of the Unified Health System (DATASUL), referring to the Brazilian regions, considering the number of cases of hospital admissions for malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease, research in the Brazilian states, among 2010 to 2012 was considered elderly every person aged 60 or more, being divided into strata of ages 60-69 years and 70 years and more. Results: the elderly population aged 60 to 69 years, affected by cancer obtained percentage increase from 2010 to 2012, cardiovascular diseases were prevalent in the elderly in southeastern 43% (in 2012), diabetes increased the percentage of elderly in all regions and shewed pneumonia is prevalent in the elderly (70 or older), regardless of region. Conclusion: The study showed that prevalence of hospitalizations of elderly by NCDs, in most regions, which showed percentage changes over the years.