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[Factors associated with poor self-rated health in elderly users of the Brazilian Unified National Health System].

Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brasil.
Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (impact factor: 0.83). 08/2011; 27(8):1593-602. pp.1593-602
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ABSTRACT This article reports on prevalence of poor self-rated health and associated factors among elderly users of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil. The article is based on a cross-sectional study with a proportional sample of elderly in the nine health districts of Goiânia. Data were collected after a pilot study and training of field staff. The measure of association was the prevalence ratio (PR) and respective confidence interval (95%CI). Multivariate analysis was performed using hierarchical Poisson regression. In 403 elderly, prevalence of poor self-rated health was 27.5% (95%CI: 23.2-32.2). The rate was 29.7% in women and 29.1% among seniors aged 60-64 years. Variables associated with poor self-rated health according to multivariate analysis were: less than one year of schooling, lack of physical exercise, use of five or more medications, and recent weight loss. The results showed high prevalence of poor self-rated health and associated factors, including both adverse social conditions and individual health and lifestyle factors.

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adverse social conditions
 
article reports
 
Brazilian Unified National Health System
 
elderly users
 
factors
 
field staff
 
Goiás State
 
hierarchical Poisson regression
 
individual health
 
lifestyle factors
 
medications
 
multivariate analysis
 
nine health districts
 
physical exercise
 
poor self-rated health
 
proportional sample
 
recent weight loss
 
respective confidence interval
 
Variables
 
women