Profile of morbity and hospital costs with eldery in state of Pernambuco
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i1p71-91Keywords:
Hospitalization, Health profile, Health of elderlyAbstract
The objective of this study was to describe the morbidity and costs profile of hospital admissions with elderly in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, from 2008 to 2016. This is a descriptive study, with a cross-sectional and quantitative approach. Through this study it was possible to verify, over the years under analysis, an increasing rate of hospital expenses, highlighting as diseases that most burdened the public system diseases of circulatory, respiratory and neoplasias. These results suggest the need for greater prevention efforts for the main morbidities that affect this population.
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2018-03-30
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Santos, A. S., Parente, A. S., & Vieira, M. C. A. (2018). Profile of morbity and hospital costs with eldery in state of Pernambuco. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 21(1), 71–91. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i1p71-91
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