title: [Physical disability in the elderly and accessibility to primary health care: integrative literature review].
abstract: This is an integrative literature review of studies on physically disabled elder's access to primary health care, published between 1998 and 2008. The research was performed in: databases, virtual documents from the Health Ministry Library (Brazil), the catalogs of the Nursing Research and Study Center (CEPEN), the Brazilian Nursing Association (ABEn), and through e-mail consultation of experts. Sixty studies were selected and subjected to thematic analysis. The following categories emerged: The history of disability in Brazil, Accessibility and social inclusion, Disability and the elderly. Articles from different scenarios, subjects and methodologies show similar conditions experienced by people with disabilities when accessing health care systems. Scarcity of resources and and the indifference of the public administration were the most evident conditions.
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da UFSC, Enfermeira do Hospital Universitário da UFSC e da Vigilância Epidemiológica da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Florianópolis, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil. julibreis@hotmail.com
authors: Juliana Balbinot Reis
authors: JB
authors: Girondi
authors: Silvia Maria Azevedo
authors: SM
authors: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015706:Bibliometrics; D001938:Brazil; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004282:Documentation; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D046609:Libraries, Digital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012934:Social Isolation