Banca de DEFESA: KARINY KELLY DE OLIVEIRA MAIA

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STUDENT : KARINY KELLY DE OLIVEIRA MAIA
DATE: 31/01/2022
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Vídeoconferência
TITLE:

HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN LABOR ACTIVITY IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

KEY WORDS:

1. Elderly. 2. Health-related behavior. 3. Employment.

PAGES: 53
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Epidemiologia
SUMMARY:

The increase in life expectancy is celebrated as a breakthrough for humanity, but it brings with it the aging of the population and consequently a great challenge for the contemporary world. Know the features and behaviors related to the health of the elderly population will allow the implementation of policies and actions aimed at the real needs of this public. To analyze the behaviors related to the health of elderly people in work activity in a public university. Descriptive and inferential cross-sectional study, with an approach quantitative. The sample consisted of 80 individuals and data were collected between months from May to December 2021. It was carried out from descriptive analyzes to Pearson's chi-square test or Fisher's exact test for a significance level of 95%, in addition to regression of Poisson and cluster analysis, through the IBM SPSS software. Most of the interviewed was male (n=45, 53.8%), mean age was 64 years, color/race that predominated was black (n=40, 50.0%). It is noteworthy that the technical servers administrative staff participated more (n=46, 57.7%) and in the length of service the vast majority have more than 41 years (n=36, 45.0) of service at UFRN. A significant association was found between position and up-to-date influenza vaccine (p<0.03), between religion and demand for care doctor in the last year (p<0.03), sexual intercourse in the last year and sex (p<0.001), marital status (p<0.001) and cohabitation (p<0.02). After creating two clusters, eight individuals did not clustered to no cluster and were considered to have health-related behaviors excellent. Cluster 1 was considered to have very good behavior and cluster 2 with regular behaviors. A significant association was found between the clusters and marital status (p<0.04) and cohabitation (p<0.05), with both present in cluster 1. Although the study shows that in general the individuals who participated in the research showed good health-related behaviors, there was still a portion that reported health risk behaviors, which highlights the challenges on self-care in the elderly population. With this, it is possible to perceive the importance of raising awareness of these older people towards health risk behaviors and their impacts on health and quality of life, mainly in providing information and actions for them to take decisions about your behaviors.

 

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 277398 - KENIO COSTA DE LIMA
Interna - 1543230 - ELIANA COSTA GUERRA
Externa à Instituição - VANESSA DE LIMA SILVA - UFPE