Socioeconomic and health conditions associated with the family function of older adults

Abstract

Objective: To verify the association of socioeconomic conditions, life habits, and health conditions to the family function of older adults assisted by a Family Health Team (FHT) in the city of Manhuaçu/Minas Gerais. Method: This is an analytical, cross-sectional, observational study carried out with 166 older adults assisted in an FHU, with data on their socioeconomic profile, lifestyle, and health conditions. The family function was assessed with the Apgar Family and classified as good family function or moderate/high dysfunction. The Chi-square test was applied. Results: Good function was found in 89.7% of the families. Age between 60-69 years, being married, having 3-4 children, not being a pensioner, and being independent were associated with good family function (p<0.05). Conclusion: Families have good function and socioeconomic and health conditions were associated with family function, which reinforces the importance of studying families in order to promote better aging in the population.

Avaliação Da Funcionalidade E Seus Fatores Associados Em Idosos De Uma Unidade De Saúde Da Família Utilizando O Whodas 2.0

“…Entretanto, para este estudo, não foi considerado o item 5.2 "atividades diárias" -trabalho/escola por entender que a maior parte da população estudada não exerce atividade laboral, restando então 32 itens. As respostas seguem a escala likert, e variam de 1 a 5, assim descrito: nenhuma (1), leve (2), moderada (3), grave (4) e extremamente grave/não consegue fazer (5). Não existe ainda na literatura escores de corte para o WHODAS 2.0 9 , e para este estudo, foi considerada a média de todos os domínios questionados, em que foi considerado normal o grupo que recebeu pontuação média entre 1 e 1,9 e alterado aquele que recebeu entre 2 e 5.…”

“…A Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) se caracteriza como um importante locus de cuidado ao idoso, e os profissionais da saúde inseridos no cuidado a essa população reconhecem a necessidade de uma atuação realizada de maneira conjunta à realidade vivenciada pelo idoso e o seio familiar. Isso posto, um vínculo é formado entre sistema de saúde e idoso 5 .…”

Prevalence and factors associated with the existence of caregivers of older people resident in a community

“…These caregivers, however, do not have adequate preparation for such a function and the uninterrupted work dedicated to the older people that, in some realities, still adds to external working hours and without adequate preparation, can lead to stressful and overloading situations, making with which the caregiver also needs assistance and presents a lack of conditions to take care of this older person (Cardoso et al, 2020;Jesus et al, 2018). This overload and illness of the caregiver can be prevented and treated through care provided by a multidisciplinary team, which intervenes early in order to promote comprehensive care for the family (Silva;Silva;Sogame, 2022). And to better assist this population, new discussions and a better understanding of the reality of each family are needed, since, like aging, care is something broad and dependent on social, cultural, financial issues and, therefore, needs to be understood within each family (Silva et al, 2022).…”

“…This overload and illness of the caregiver can be prevented and treated through care provided by a multidisciplinary team, which intervenes early in order to promote comprehensive care for the family (Silva;Silva;Sogame, 2022). And to better assist this population, new discussions and a better understanding of the reality of each family are needed, since, like aging, care is something broad and dependent on social, cultural, financial issues and, therefore, needs to be understood within each family (Silva et al, 2022). Contribuciones a Las Ciencias Sociales, São José dos Pinhais, v.17, n.3, p. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]2024 In view of this, the objective of this study is to verify the prevalence and factors associated with the existence of caregivers of older people in a community, considering the sociodemographic and economic profile, lifestyle habits and health conditions of the older people.…”