%0 Journal Article
%T An¨¢lise da percep£¿£¿o do estado de sa¨²de dos idosos da regi£¿o metropolitana de Belo Horizonte
%A Carvalho
%A Fabr¨ªcio Franco
%A Santos
%A Juliana Nunes
%A Souza
%A Luiza de Marilac de
%A Souza
%A N¨ªcia Raies Moreira de
%J Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
%D 2012
%I Universidade Aberta da Terceira Idade (UNATI)
%R 10.1590/S1809-98232012000200011
%X objective: to analyze how the elderly population in the metropolitan region of belo horizonte perceive their own health situation. methodology: data from the household sample survey (pad/mg) were used held in 2009 by jo£¿o pinheiro foundation. it was examined and interviewed a random sample of 963 people aged 60 years or more residents in the metropolitan region of belo horizonte. the dependent variable was self-perceived of health status and the independent variables were: diseases that require constant monitoring, smoking, regular physical activity, working, pension benefits and education. a descriptive analysis and statistical analysis of association were conducted by means of chi-square and t student. results: the study interviewed 963 people aged 60 years or greater; 58.2% of the sample are women, mean age of 69.4 years and 44% reported health status as "very good or good" and 10.7% "bad or very bad". from the subjects who reported having health problems that require constant monitoring (n=960), 42% suffer of arterial hypertension; 78.5% can be considered illiterate; 67.9% received retirement or pension in the reference month of the survey; 25% reported performing regular physical activity; 10.7% declared their health state as being "bad or very bad". the self-perception of health status is worse among the elderly reporting chronic diseases, poor education, lack of working habits and reduced physical activity ((p<0,05). these results can be considered as crucial information to help in the search for implementing better government funded programs to assist the elderly population of minas gerais.
%K aging
%K self concept
%K health status
%K aged
%K health of the elderly
%K belo horizonte city.
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