[Living and health conditions of elderly people over 80].
OBJECTIVE
This article proposes to describe demographic data and health conditions of elderly people at age 80 or more.


METHODS
Quantitative-descriptive study of 95 elderlies from five units of the Family Health Strategy in the period from September to December 2013, using script with general data of the living conditions and health, including validated scales in geriatrics and gerontology.


RESULTS
The average age was 85.4 years. There was a predominance of women. Most were widowers with family income, more frequently between 2 or 3 minimum wages and economic participation is for means of sharing responsibility. They present dependency for many of Daily Living Instrumental Activities and, on average, reported 2.2 diseases. Fear of falling, decreased vision and hearing as well as pain in different body regions are reported.


CONCLUSIONS
It appears that they have more intense needs than the elderly in general, requiring new ways of organizing their health care.
Universidade de Lins, Lins, São Paulo, Brasil.
Sabrina Piccinelli Zanchettin
SP
Silva
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil.
Maria José Sanches
MJ
Marin
Faculdade de Medicina de Marília, Marília, São Paulo, Brasil.
Márcia Renata
MR
Rodrigues
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors