Autopercepção de saúde: um estudo com idosos de baixa renda de São Paulo

Abstract

* Trabalho premiado no COMU-Prêmio POC-Medicina Preventiva. 1 Aluno do 4º ano do curso de medicina da Faculdade de Medicina da USP.

Association between self-reported health and sociodemographic characteristics with cardiovascular diseases in adults

“…With regards to angina for which self-rated health was not associated according to the findings of this study, a difference for older adults of low-income population was observed; they see their health as poor in the presence of this condition, based on the resulting limitations and interference in their daily life (26) . The World Health Survey conducted in 2003 in Brazil with subjects 18 years or older found a prevalence self-perception of not good health among women with angina (27) , although not significantly associated.…”

Autoavaliação do estado de saúde e fatores associados em idosos cadastrados na Estratégia Saúde da Família de Campina Grande, Paraíba

“…9,11 Different terms have been used in different studies to denominate self-assessments of health, including self-perception of health, 9,13,22 self-reported health condition, 23 self-reported health status 24 and subjective health status. 25 In the present study, most of the elderly participants classified their health as normal in self-assessment.…”

“…This method is clearly easy to apply, viable and inexpensive. 9 Studies that use self-assessments of health status reflect objective health conditions in distinct population groups, particularly in terms of quality of life and functional capacity. 10 Selfassessments indicate true health status, based on an integrated view of the individual, including biological, psychological and social dimensions.…”

“…9 In Brazil, a cohort study containing 1667 individuals aged 65 years or more in the municipality of São Paulo-SP (1991 to 2001) reported a significant association between self-assessment of health status and mortality: elderly individuals who assessed their health as good, poor or very poor exhibited a higher death risk than those who assessed their health as excellent. 18 Studies that analyze the determinant factors of self-assessments of health are important, given that interventions related to these factors modify the self-assessment of health and consequently, reduce mortality.…”

“…18 Studies that analyze the determinant factors of self-assessments of health are important, given that interventions related to these factors modify the self-assessment of health and consequently, reduce mortality. 9 A recent systematic review of literature related to self-assessments of health status in the elderly Brazilian population found very few Brazilian publications on this subject. Most of those that exist are concentrated in the southeast of the country, which prevents comparisons between regions.…”