Autoavaliação da saúde por idosos brasileiros

Revisão sistemática da literatura

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ID14965765
AutoresValéria Pagotto (0000-0002-5590-2453, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Maria Márcia Bachion (0000-0001-5044-6148, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Erika Aparecida Silveira (0000-0002-8839-4520, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Érika Aparecida Da Silveira
Año2013
Volumen33
Número4
Páginas302-310
Fecha de publicación2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892013000400010
PMID23698180
OpenAlexW2109912455
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892013000400010
IdiomaPT
Citas recibidas23
Referencias citadas12

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the literature on self-assessment of health status in the elderly population. METHODS: Medline and LILACS were searched following the Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology. Original articles on self-assessment of health status conducted with older Brazilians were selected. The following were examined: general characteristics of the studies, the prevalence of negative self-assessment of health, the factors associated with this negative self-assessment, the question used to inquire about health status and response categories. RESULTS: Of 97 studies identified, 11 met the inclusion criteria. Variations between the studies regarding the formulation of the question and answer choices were identified. The prevalence of negative health self-assessment ranged from 12.6 to 51.9% between studies. The most usual dependent variables associated with negative self-assessment of health were the presence of disease, number of medications, monthly family/household income, hospitalizations, medical office visits, difficulty/inability to perform activities of daily living, presence of depressive and anxiety symptoms, and complaints of insomnia. CONCLUSIONS: The heterogeneity of factors associated with a negative self-evaluation indicates that the health of older individuals is defined by determinants that fall within a broad view of health. The standardization of questions and answers for research on self-assessment of health in older people is recommended, since this information will produce knowledge and allow monitoring and comparison of results, and will therefore be useful in guiding decision-making regarding the formulation of health policies for Brazil and Latin America

Humanities · Aging, Health, and Disability · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Medicine · Philosophy · Gerontology