Idosos em contextos rurais: Avaliação sobre os serviços de saúde e prevalência de transtornos mentais comuns

Abstract

This thesis had a general goal analyzed the healthy vulnerability of elderly people living in rural cities from the assessment about health services and Common Mental Disorders prevalence. For that, two studies were performed, according to respective specifics goals: 1) Analyze the evaluation about the health services from elderly people; 2) Analyze the Common Mental Disorders prevalence in elderly people living in rural cities. Took part of this research 202 people in upper or equal to 60 years. In the first study, as a data collection instruments, were used a Sociodemographic questionnare and a evaluation of health services questionnare. In the second study, as a data collection instruments, were used a Sociodemographic and Self-ReportingQuestionnaire (SRQ 20) scale. The data were analyzed by the descriptive statistics and bivariate. In first study, The participants measured aspects concerning to Organization, link and treatment, Reference and contra reference and prevent actions peformed in health services. The most participants hava low family income up to five years to schooling. The participants positively measures the health services, mainly about the link and treatment. However, these services present weaknesses concernig the medicines availability and needed aquipment for treatment and exams. Accordind to elderly, health professionals do not concern for their life conditions, that cooperate for availability or not of the needed resources for their own health care. In second study, a prevalence of 25,7% (52 elderly) of CMD was identifed. The prevalence of CMD was bigger among elderly women, when compared to men (x^2 =11,241; p=0,000). Most elderly assert living stress situations often. Most elderly with CMD assert seek for medical care in the last six months due to symptoms showed up. However, they didn’t receive any medical referral for psychological or psychiatric care. The sutudies results evidencied point to individual elements, social and programmatic that run through the healthy process, diseases and elderly care in rural cities.