PROFILE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH HEART FAILURE IN AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Wanderlene de Oliveira do Nascimento UNINOVAFAPI http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3201-0989
  • Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos UNINOVAFAPI
  • Ivonizete Pires Ribeiro UNINOVAFAPI
  • Adelia Dalva da Silva Oliveira UNINOVAFAPI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i4.47084

Keywords:

Aged, Nursing, Heart failure, Risk factors, Hospitalization.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the sociodemographic and clinical profile of elderly people with heart failure in an emergency hospital. This is a descriptive, quantitative study with a convenience sample of 83 elderly people hospitalized in an emergency reference hospital from September to November, 2015. The results showed an epidemiological profile represented mostly by men aged 60 to 79 years, who were married, illiterate, with monthly income of one to two minimum wages. Regarding etiology, the hypertensive type was found as the main cause, with greater frequency in the age group of 60 to 79 years. Of the total, 54 elderly people (65.1%) used three to five medications daily. Among the associated chronic diseases, arterial hypertension was present in 80 (96.4%) patients, followed by diabetes, diagnosed in 35 (42.2%) of the elderly. The study population was vulnerable to cardiovascular risk factors, with a predominance of arterial hypertension and diabetes.

Author Biographies

Wanderlene de Oliveira do Nascimento, UNINOVAFAPI

Graduanda em Enfermagem Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI. Teresina-PI-Brasil.
Tem experiência na área de Enfermagem, com ênfase em Enfermagem

Ana Maria Ribeiro dos Santos, UNINOVAFAPI

Enfermeira. Doutora em Ciências. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário Uninovafapi. Teresina-PI-Brasil.

Ivonizete Pires Ribeiro, UNINOVAFAPI

Enfermeira. Doutora em Medicina Tropical e Saúde Pública. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI. Teresina-PI-Brasil

Adelia Dalva da Silva Oliveira, UNINOVAFAPI

Enfermeira. Doutora em Políticas Públicas. Coordenadora do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI. Teresina-PI-Brasil.

 

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Published

2016-12-16

How to Cite

do Nascimento, W. de O., dos Santos, A. M. R., Ribeiro, I. P., & Oliveira, A. D. da S. (2016). PROFILE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH HEART FAILURE IN AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i4.47084

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Research

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