Banca de DEFESA: MAYARA PRISCILLA DANTAS ARAÚJO

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STUDENT : MAYARA PRISCILLA DANTAS ARAÚJO
DATE: 29/07/2021
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Plataforma Meet
TITLE:

RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERE FORM OF COVID-19 IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY

KEY WORDS:

Elderly. Long-term care institution for the elderly. Coronavirus infections. Risk Factors.

PAGES: 82
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUMMARY:

Introduction:   COVID-19 is characterized  by a respiratory syndrome with variations  in the degree of severity. However, this disease has disproportionately affected institutionalized elderly people, leading to a high mortality in this population.  Objective:  To analyze the health conditions that make institutionalized elderly people more vulnerable to severe form and death by COVID-19. Methods:  Two analyses were performed: 1) descriptive study, cross-sectional approach, carried out in eight LSIEs of the Metropolitan region of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, with a population of 267 elderly people, between February and December 2018, which used as an instrument to collect sociodemographic data, health and risk factors the Elderly Health Booklet, and pearson's chi-square and Chance Ratio tests were performed for the analysis of variables; 2) systematic review of the literature of observational epidemiological studies published between January 2020 and February 10, 2021, for which searches were performed in the databases Virtual Health Library (VHL), PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science, using mesh and DeCS descriptors, and evaluated the risk of  bias by instruments of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Results:  1) Of the 267 elderly people evaluated, the most prevalent risk conditions were cognitive impairment (57.5%), hypertension (55.6%) and diabetes (27.5%), with a higher frequency of low birth weight in elderly with cognitive impairment (24.6%), and overweight in those hypertensive (23.3%) diabetics (12.9%). Body mass index (BMI) was associated with the age group 80 years or more (p=0.013), hypertension (p<0.001) and diabetes (p=0.001). Hypertensive elderly people are more likely to have low weight when compared to non-hypertensive people (CR=3.6; IC95% 1.5-8.6). 2) A  total of  171 publications were identified, of which 9 met the eligibility criteria. The complementary search in the list of references of these studies resulted in two articles. With this, 11 articles were included in the review. Different risk factors were identified grouped into: sociodemographic factors - male gender, age over 80 years and institutionalization itself; clinical manifestations – presence of symptoms, loss of appetite, fever, diarrhea, altered mental status, lethargy, respiratory symptoms and shorthand; and  health conditions – cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, kidney disease, functional and cognitive decline, Parkinson's disease, frailty, depression and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Final considerations:  Institutionalized elderly people present health conditions that make them more vulnerable to progress to the severe form of COVID-19 if infected, which requires the adoption of protective measures for this population and the adoption of protocols for timely infected individuals and those at higher risk for severe form of the disease.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2374850 - THAIZA TEIXEIRA XAVIER NOBRE
Externa à Instituição - LUCIANA ARAUJO DOS REIS - UESB
Externa à Instituição - Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno