Objetivo: O objetivo principal deste trabalho foi conhecer os aspectos clínicos e funcionais e a autopercepção de idosos atendidos em uma unidade básica de saúde localizada em Ananindeua-PA. Materiais e Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo transversal. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista no domicílio dos usuários ou na sala de espera da unidade de saúde, com auxílio de um protocolo de pesquisa que continha questionamentos da Caderneta de Saúde da Pessoa Idosa. A população amostral foi de 134 idosos. As hipóteses foram avaliadas pelo teste de Qui-quadrado com correção de Yates e Teste G. Para a avaliação da força de associação, foi realizado o cálculo do Odds Ratio. Resultados: A maior parte da população era do gênero feminino, com idade entre 60 e 79 anos, raça parda e escolaridade de 4 a 7 anos de estudo. A doença mais frequente foi hipertensão arterial sistêmica. A maioria dos idosos possuía autopercepção de saúde positiva. Houve associacão estatística da autopercepcão de saúde com a presença de quedas no último ano (p= 0,01), dificuldades para caminhar (p= 0,008) e incapacidade para exercer atividades instrumentais de vida diária (p= 0,02; p=0,02 e p=0,001). Conclusão: Concluiu-se que os idosos avaliados apresentam autopercepção de saúde positiva. Em geral, os dados clínicos e epidemiológicos constatados replicam achados de estudos nacionais. A caracterização desta amostra favorece a formulação de indicadores de saúde e implantação de ações preventivas.
Este artigo está licenciado sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional, que permite uso irrestrito, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, desde que a publicação original seja corretamente citada. ABSTRACT Aims:To investigate skin lesions associated with or aggravated by sun exposure in community health workers in two municipalities in the metropolitan region of Belém, State of Pará, Brazil, relating the lesions to some sociodemographic variables, and to assess the use of sun protection. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 11 Family Health Centers in Belém and Ananindeua selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. All workers answered a questionnaire and were clinically examined for the presence of skin lesions caused by sun exposure, in addition to having sun exposure variables and their sociodemographic profile assessed. The data were analyzed by the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test with Yates' correction, and Student's t test. A p value ≤ 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: A total of 83 workers were assessed, most of whom were female (75.9%), aged between 30 and 40 years (44.6%), single (47%), with completed high school education (69.8%), and family income between 1 and 2 minimum wages (67.5%), working in the profession for over 10 years (48.2%). Among the respondents, 83% reported daily sun exposure in their working activity, 47% were exposed for more than four hours, and 73.5% were exposed to the sun at the most critical time (between 10 and 4 o'clock). 56.6% used some kind of protection against sun exposure, and 27.7% reported using sunscreen on a daily basis. The dermatologic evaluation also revealed that 97.6% of workers had many skin lesions caused by sun exposure. Melanosis was the most common diagnosis. Conclusions: Skin lesions were frequent among community health workers and sun exposure during working hours appears to have played a remarkable role. Workers showed difficulty adopting protective behaviors. Occupational health policies and actions targeted at the prevention of aggravating factors among community health workers should be encouraged.
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