Afonso Rosa Marina, Ribeiro Oscar, Vaz Patto Maria, Loureiro Marli, Loureiro Manuel Joaquim, Castelo-Branco Miguel, Patrício Susana, Alvarinhas Sara, Tomáz Tatiana, Rocha Clara, Jerónimo Ana Margarida, Gouveia Fátima, Amaral Ana Paula
University of Beira Interior, Rua Marquês d'Ávila e Bolama, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal.
Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido da Costa, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal.
Curr Gerontol Geriatr Res. 2018 Jun 13;2018:8450468. doi: 10.1155/2018/8450468. eCollection 2018.
The interest in studying a specific population of centenarians who lives in the country's interior region (PT100-BI) emerged during the first Portuguese systematic study about centenarians (PT100 Oporto Centenarian Study). This region of Portugal is predominantly rural and is one of the regions with the largest number of aged people. The aim of this study is to provide information on the centenarians who live in the Beira Interior region, specifically in terms of their health status and the health services they use. A total of 101 centenarians (mean age: 101.1 years; SD = 1.5 years), 14 males and 87 females, were considered. Most centenarians lived in the community, and 47.6% lived in nursing homes. Nearly half (47.5%) presented cognitive functioning without deficits. A noteworthy percentage presented conditioned mobility and sensory problems. The most common self-reported diseases include urinary incontinence (31.7%), high blood pressure (23.8%), and heart conditions (19.8%). Despite these health and functional characteristics, formal support services and technical assistance were found to be scarcely used. Further research is needed to understand how the role of contextual variables and the countryside environment contribute to the centenarians' adaptation to advanced longevity.
对居住在该国内陆地区的特定百岁老人群体（PT100 - BI）的研究兴趣，出现在葡萄牙首次关于百岁老人的系统性研究（PT100波尔图百岁老人研究）期间。葡萄牙的这个地区主要是农村地区，是老年人口数量最多的地区之一。本研究的目的是提供有关居住在贝拉内陆地区百岁老人的信息，特别是他们的健康状况以及他们所使用的医疗服务。总共纳入了101位百岁老人（平均年龄：101.1岁；标准差 = 1.5岁），其中男性14人，女性87人。大多数百岁老人居住在社区，47.6%居住在养老院。近一半（47.5%）的人认知功能无缺陷。有相当比例的人存在条件性活动能力和感觉问题。自我报告的最常见疾病包括尿失禁（31.7%）、高血压（23.8%）和心脏病（19.8%）。尽管有这些健康和功能特征，但发现正式的支持服务和技术援助很少被使用。需要进一步研究以了解背景变量和农村环境的作用如何有助于百岁老人适应高龄生活。
