Hospitalizations due to falls among elderly Brazilians and related costs under the Public Health System

Authors

  • Iarema Fabieli Oliveira de Barros Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Gerontologia,Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.
  • Marisa Bastos Pereira Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.
  • Teresinha Heck Weiller Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM); Pró-Reitora de Extensão (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.
  • Elenir Terezinha Rizzetti Anversa Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i4p63-80

Keywords:

Aged, Accidental falls, Hospitalizal costs.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to analyze the hospitalizations for falls among elderly Brazilians and related costs under the Public Health System. Directed study of secondary data published by the Ministry of Health online form by the Department of Health System Information, related to morbidity due to falls involving elderly residents in Brazil from 2005 to 2010. The data analysis was made through descriptive statistics (absolute frequencies and percentages) according to the variables: gender, age, health macro-regions, average time hospital stay and hospital admission authorization value paid (AIH). 399,681 hospital admissions were analyzed by falls in elderly Brazilians, and 59.781% occurred in females. The total value of AIH paid was R $ 464,874,275.91, and that total 59.66% of these expenditures were intended to females. We realize the importance of health professionals as health promoter in order to support falls prevention policies.

 

 

Author Biographies

Iarema Fabieli Oliveira de Barros, Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Gerontologia,Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

Fisioterapeuta, discente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

 

Marisa Bastos Pereira, Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

Fisioterapeuta, Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

 

Teresinha Heck Weiller, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM); Pró-Reitora de Extensão (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

Enfermeira, Docente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM); Pró-Reitora de Extensão (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

 

Elenir Terezinha Rizzetti Anversa, Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

Enfermeira, Prefeitura Municipal de Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

 

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Barros, I. F. O. de, Pereira, M. B., Weiller, T. H., & Anversa, E. T. R. (2015). Hospitalizations due to falls among elderly Brazilians and related costs under the Public Health System. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 18(4), 63–80. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2015v18i4p63-80

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Papers

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