[Health family program: profile of elderly people assisted by a team].
This exploratory research investigated the profile of elderly people assisted by a team of the Family Health Program (FHP) in Goiânia, in 2003. 75 elderly people participated, who were examined and interviewed. Female prevalence was identified (68%) as well as of people aged 60-64, married or widows/widowers, illiterate or semi-literate individuals, those who live with someone else (92%), indicated arterial hypertension (64%), pain (68%), and had no cognitive alteration (80%). Considering that some of these results are different from the literature, it is necessary that the teams of FHP carry out a study of the population of their respective areas of comprehension, in order to act in a more assertive way.
Araújo
Lorena Aparecida de Oliveira
LA
Aluna do Program ade Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde, Convenio UNB/UFG/UFMS.
Bachion
Maria Márcia
MM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team