Cogitare Enfermagem (Dec 2016)

PROFILE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH HEART FAILURE IN AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

  • Wanderlene de Oliveira do Nascimento,
  • Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos,
  • Ivonizete Pires Ribeiro,
  • Adelia Dalva da Silva Oliveira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i4.47084
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 4
pp. 01 – 10

Abstract

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The aim of this study was to analyze the sociodemographic and clinical profile of elderly people with heart failure in an emergency hospital. This is a descriptive, quantitative study with a convenience sample of 83 elderly people hospitalized in an emergency reference hospital from September to November, 2015. The results showed an epidemiological profile represented mostly by men aged 60 to 79 years, who were married, illiterate, with monthly income of one to two minimum wages. Regarding etiology, the hypertensive type was found as the main cause, with greater frequency in the age group of 60 to 79 years. Of the total, 54 elderly people (65.1%) used three to five medications daily. Among the associated chronic diseases, arterial hypertension was present in 80 (96.4%) patients, followed by diabetes, diagnosed in 35 (42.2%) of the elderly. The study population was vulnerable to cardiovascular risk factors, with a predominance of arterial hypertension and diabetes.

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