Tipos de estudos epidemiológicos

Conceitos básicos e aplicações na área do envelhecimento

Bibliographic Data

ID12869045
AuthorsMaria Fernanda Furtado Lima-Costa (0000-0002-3474-2980, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (0000-0002-1077-1381), Sandhi Maria Barreto (0000-0001-7383-7811, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Year2003
Volume12
Issue4
Publication date2003-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEpidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1679-4974 • E-ISSN: 2237-9622
PublisherMinistry of Health of Brasil (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.5123/s1679-49742003000400003
OpenAlexW2161237981
SCIELO_PIDS1679-49742003000400003
LanguageES
Citations received39
References cited7

Older adults are a population group that is increasing most rapidly in Brazil. Epidemiological studies of health conditions and determinants in the elderly are essential to help develop health policies for this population. In this work we present some basic concepts in epidemiology, the main design of observational studies, and their application in the field of aging. Descriptive and analytical studies (ecological, cross-sectional, case-control and cohort) are presented using examples of research projects carried out in Brazil. The main sources of bias, such as the use of proxy respondent, exclusion of institutionalized persons and survival bias are discussed, and some considerations are presented that must be taken into account the design, conduction, analysis and interpretation of results from these studies

Proxy (statistics · Health disparities and outcomes