title: [A profile of admittances to hospital due to non-contagious chronic diseases sensitive to primary health care among chronologically advantaged patients in the southern half of Rio Grande do Sul].
abstract: The purpose here established was that of establishing, within the municipalities in the southern part of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul, the profile of admittances to hospital resulting from Non-Contagious Chronic Diseases Sensitive to Primary Health Care (NCCDSPHC) among chronologically advantaged patients. This is a transversal study with secondary data obtained from the Information Technology Department of the Brazilian Public Health System--SUS (DATASUS), including variables related to admittance to hospital and also the mortality rates in hospitals (according to causes, gender, age, and time spent in hospital). The NCCDSPHC are responsible for 43.99% of hospital admittances for all causes (AAC), with Pulmonary Diseases standing out as the most prevalent single group (18%), followed by Heart Failure (12.28%). The female sex, with the exception of the Pulmonary Disease category, is the one that causes most admittances to hospital through other causes. We also found a linear trend towards an increase in the mortality rate of the NCCDSPHC when grouped together Our conclusion is that, due to the magnitude of the admittances to hospital, as also the increase in the mortality caused by the NCCDSPHC, it is urgent to embark on more in-depth considerations about care to be taken as part of primary care for the chronologically advantaged in this region.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. vilmacfgmail@gmail.com
authors.forename: Vilma Constancia Fioravante
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Residente Programa de Residência Multiprofissional e em Area Profissional da Saude, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalsing
authors.affiliation: GESC/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eliziane Nicolodi Francescato
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: GESC/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roese
authors.affiliation: Université de Bordeaux 2 Victor Segalen, França.
authors.forename: Tatiana Engel
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Gerhardt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*