Departamento de Estudos sobre Violência e Saúde Jorge Carelli, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca, Fiocruz. Av. Brasil 4036/700, Manguinhos. 21040-361 Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
Escola de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis SC Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet. 2021 Jan;26(1):77-88. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232020261.33882020. Epub 2020 Sep 15.
This study aims to investigate the implications of chronic noncommunicable diseases in dependent older adults. This is a multicenter, qualitative study in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with 59 dependent older adults diagnosed with chronic disease. The Thematic Analysis technique was used for analyzing the information. Most older adults were female, white, with low schooling level and lived with their daughters. All were undergoing drug treatment, and cardiocirculatory diseases were the most prevalent conditions. The implications of chronic diseases are manifested in the use of medications, which are also a risk factor; in the condition of dependence and in the experience with chronic diseases, which show more significant use of health services; the high economic impact of chronic diseases on families and the state; and the insufficient household income, which condition older adults to have few social and community support devices.
本研究旨在探讨慢性病对依赖型老年患者的影响。这是一项多中心的定性研究，对 59 名患有慢性病的依赖型老年患者进行了半结构化访谈。采用主题分析法对信息进行分析。大多数老年患者为女性，白人，教育水平较低，与女儿同住。所有患者都在接受药物治疗，最常见的疾病是心血管疾病。慢性病的影响体现在药物的使用上，这也是一个风险因素；依赖状况和慢性病的经历导致更多的卫生服务使用；慢性病对家庭和国家造成巨大的经济影响；家庭收入不足使老年患者几乎没有社会和社区支持设备。
