Research Article

Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services

Volume: 8 Number: 1 April 1, 2023
  • Danielle Bordin *
  • Juliana Mıchalskı
  • Juliana Ligeski Iung Barbosa
  • Rodrigo Bordin
  • Maria De Lourdes Bernartt
  • Melina Lopes Lima
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Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services

Abstract

The presence of multimorbidity is considered a public health problem, responsible for a great pressure on health services. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of multimorbidity and its association to the use of health services by Brazilian elderly people. Method: A cross-sectional, quantitative study with population-based survey data (PNS-2013). The sample consisted of 11,177 Brazilians aged 60 years or older. Multimorbidity was considered as a dependent variable and the use of health services as independent. The results were analyzed by the chi-square test. The sample consisted mostly of individuals aged among 60 and 69 years (55.8%), men (59.2%), white (47.5%), married (43.0%), who studied up to primary education (37.6%) and with an income of less than 1 minimum wage (45.5%). The prevalence of multimorbidity was 46.9%. Elderly people with multimorbidity used health services significantly more, having attended 4 or more medical appointments (p<0.001), required hospitalization (p<0.001) and needed emergency care at home (p<0.001). Brazilian elderly people have a high prevalence of multimorbidity and this condition significantly affects the demand for health services, whether primary and secondary, such as medical consultations and emergency and tertiary care, such as hospitalization.

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Supporting Institution

UEPG

Thanks

Article approved in II CIRSQVASF.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Juliana Mıchalskı This is me
0000-0002-5783-2954
Brazil

Juliana Ligeski Iung Barbosa This is me
0000-0002-7964-5156
Brazil

Maria De Lourdes Bernartt This is me
0000-0002-8847-5443
Brazil

Melina Lopes Lima This is me
0000-0002-8266-4040
Brazil

Publication Date

April 1, 2023

Submission Date

March 16, 2022

Acceptance Date

May 25, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Bordin, D., Mıchalskı, J., Ligeski Iung Barbosa, J., Bordin, R., Bernartt, M. D. L., & Lopes Lima, M. (2023). Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services. Health Academy Kastamonu, 8(1), 102-113. https://doi.org/10.25279/sak.1088575
AMA
1.Bordin D, Mıchalskı J, Ligeski Iung Barbosa J, Bordin R, Bernartt MDL, Lopes Lima M. Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services. HAK. 2023;8(1):102-113. doi:10.25279/sak.1088575
Chicago
Bordin, Danielle, Juliana Mıchalskı, Juliana Ligeski Iung Barbosa, Rodrigo Bordin, Maria De Lourdes Bernartt, and Melina Lopes Lima. 2023. “Multimorbity in Brazilian Elderly and the Relationship With the Use of Health Services”. Health Academy Kastamonu 8 (1): 102-13. https://doi.org/10.25279/sak.1088575.
EndNote
Bordin D, Mıchalskı J, Ligeski Iung Barbosa J, Bordin R, Bernartt MDL, Lopes Lima M (April 1, 2023) Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services. Health Academy Kastamonu 8 1 102–113.
IEEE
[1]D. Bordin, J. Mıchalskı, J. Ligeski Iung Barbosa, R. Bordin, M. D. L. Bernartt, and M. Lopes Lima, “Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services”, HAK, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 102–113, Apr. 2023, doi: 10.25279/sak.1088575.
ISNAD
Bordin, Danielle - Mıchalskı, Juliana - Ligeski Iung Barbosa, Juliana - Bordin, Rodrigo - Bernartt, Maria De Lourdes - Lopes Lima, Melina. “Multimorbity in Brazilian Elderly and the Relationship With the Use of Health Services”. Health Academy Kastamonu 8/1 (April 1, 2023): 102-113. https://doi.org/10.25279/sak.1088575.
JAMA
1.Bordin D, Mıchalskı J, Ligeski Iung Barbosa J, Bordin R, Bernartt MDL, Lopes Lima M. Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services. HAK. 2023;8:102–113.
MLA
Bordin, Danielle, et al. “Multimorbity in Brazilian Elderly and the Relationship With the Use of Health Services”. Health Academy Kastamonu, vol. 8, no. 1, Apr. 2023, pp. 102-13, doi:10.25279/sak.1088575.
Vancouver
1.Danielle Bordin, Juliana Mıchalskı, Juliana Ligeski Iung Barbosa, Rodrigo Bordin, Maria De Lourdes Bernartt, Melina Lopes Lima. Multimorbity in brazilian elderly and the relationship with the use of health services. HAK. 2023 Apr. 1;8(1):102-13. doi:10.25279/sak.1088575

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