Author:

• Janeisa Franck Virtuoso - Virtuoso, J.F. - Florianópolis, Santa Catarina - Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - <janeisav@yahoo.com.br>

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Abstract:

To analyze the morbidity profile and the access to health services of 132 women and 33 men, with mean age of 69,1±6 years, practicing of physical activities. It was applied a questionnaire to the sociodemographic profile, physical activity, self-referred morbidity and access to health services. In the analysis were used descriptive and inferencial statistics, with signification of 5%. Most of the sample was 60-69 years old (55,7%), practicing water aerobics (52,7%) and had high blood pressure as major health problem (48,4%). The women from 60 to 69 years (p <0,05) and 70 to 79 years (p <0,05) presented at least one chronic disease. The indicators of access to health services were similar between genders (p> 0,05). The young-aged men went more often to a doctor during the last year than the young-aged women (p <0,05). In the others age strata the feminine hegemony was maintained, with significant difference for elderly aged between 70 and 79 years (p <0,05). Most of the aged people looked for the private doctor (33,3%) or a center of health (27,8 %). The principal problems of the health services were the medicines (64,8%) and the delay for scheduling the consultations (48,4%). It is noticed that the aged people are worried about health prevention, which can be connected with the benefits of the practice of physical activity.
Aged, Physical Activity, Access to Health Services.

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