POPULATION STUDY ON THE DETERMINANTS FOR SELF-RATED HEALTH OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN COMMUNITY

Authors

  • Moema Santos Souza Universidad Estadual del Sudoeste de Bahía - UESB, Jequié-Bahía, Brasil.
  • Raildo da Silva Coqueiro Universidad Estatal del Sudoeste de Bahía - UESB, Jequié Bahia, Brasil.
  • Marcos Henrique Fernandes Universidad Estadual del Sudoeste de Bahía - UESB, Jequié-Bahía, Brasil.

Keywords:

Self-concept, life style, health of the elderly, nursing in public health

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the determinant factors of negative health self-concept in community-dwelling elderly. Methods: It is a population-based cross-sectional study which involved 316 elderly people living in the urban area of the municipality of Lafaiete Coutinho-Bahia, Brazil. The dependent variable was the self-rated concept of health and the explanatory variables were classified into: sociodemographic, risk behavior and health condition. For data analysis, Poisson regression was carried out, with a confidence interval of 95% . Results: Most of the elderly (58.1%) perceived their health condition as negative. The results of multivariate analysis showed that negative self-concept of health was positively associated with former smokers, elderly with self-reported diagnosis of diabetes, arthritis, lung disease, and the use of two or more drugs. Conclusion: The results of this study allowed us to detect determinants for negative health self-concept of community elderly.

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Author Biographies

Moema Santos Souza, Universidad Estadual del Sudoeste de Bahía - UESB, Jequié-Bahía, Brasil.

Nurse. Master in Nursing and Health. Auxiliary Professor, Department of Health II. Center for Studies in the Epidemiology of Aging - NEPE. State University of the Southwest of Bahia - UESB, Jequié- Bahia, Brazil. E-mail: ameonsouza2@hotmail.com

Raildo da Silva Coqueiro, Universidad Estatal del Sudoeste de Bahía - UESB, Jequié Bahia, Brasil.

Graduated in Physical Education. Master in Physical Education. Assistant Professor, Department of Health I. Center for Studies in the Epidemiology of Aging - NEPE. State University of the Southwest of Bahia - UESB, Jequié Bahia, Brazil. E-mail: raiconquista@yahoo.com.br

Marcos Henrique Fernandes, Universidad Estadual del Sudoeste de Bahía - UESB, Jequié-Bahía, Brasil.

Physiotherapist. PhD in Health Sciences. Full Professor, Department of Health I. Center for Studies in Epidemiology of Aging - NEPE. State University of the Southwest of Bahia - UESB, Jequié- Bahia, Brazil. Email: marcoshenriquefernandes@bol.com.br

volumen 22 N2

Published

2016-06-05

How to Cite

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Santos Souza M, Coqueiro R da S, Henrique Fernandes M. POPULATION STUDY ON THE DETERMINANTS FOR SELF-RATED HEALTH OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN COMMUNITY. Cienc enferm [Internet]. 2016Jun.5 [cited 2024Nov.23];22(2):13-26. Available from: https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/cienciayenfermeria/article/view/169

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Investigaciones
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