O artigo aborda o desenvolvimento de um modelo de atenção à saúde do idoso, buscando colaborar com a discussão sobre o envelhecimento populacional trazida pela nova realidade epidemiológica e demográfica. Considerando que o processo de envelhecimento no Brasil é relativamente recente, foram descritos movimentos sociais mais relevantes na construção das políticas de saúde voltadas ao idoso. Após a fase descritiva dos marcos, apresentou-se o modelo de cuidado considerado mais adequado ao melhor cuidado com o idoso. A partir de uma análise crítica sobre os modelos de atenção à saúde para idosos, o artigo apresenta uma proposta de linha do cuidado para esse segmento etário, tendo como foco a promoção e a prevenção da saúde, de modo a evitar a sobrecarga do sistema de saúde. Os modelos de cuidados integrados visam resolver o problema dos cuidados fragmentados e mal coordenados nos sistemas de saúde atuais. Quanto mais o profissional de saúde conhecer o histórico do seu paciente, melhores serão os resultados; assim devem funcionar os modelos contemporâneos e resolutivos de cuidado recomendados pelos mais importantes organismos nacionais e internacionais de saúde. Um modelo de cuidado de maior qualidade, mais resolutivo e com melhor relação custo-efetividade é a preocupação deste texto.
Palavras-chave:
políticas de saúde para o idoso, envelhecimento humano; idoso; prevenção de doenças; linha de cuidado.
Abstract:
The article discusses the development of a health care model for the elderly, seeking to collaborate with the discussion about the aging of the population brought by the new epidemiological and demographic reality. Considering that the aging process in Brazil is relatively recent, more relevant social movements have been described in the construction of health policies directed towards the elderly. After the descriptive phase of the milestones, the model of care considered more appropriate to the best care with the elderly was presented. Based on a critical analysis of health care models for the elderly, the article proposes a care line for this age group, focusing on health promotion and prevention, in order to avoid overload of the health system. Integrated care models aim to solve the problem of fragmented and poorly coordinated care in current health systems. The more the healthcare professional knows the history of his patient, the better the results; thus should be the contemporary and resolutive models of care recommended by the most important national and international health agencies. A higher quality, more resolutive and cost-effective care model is the concern of this text.
Keywords:
health policies for the elderly; human aging; elderly; prevention of diseases; care line.
The article discusses the development of a health care model for the elderly, seeking to collaborate with the discussion about the aging of the population brought by the new epidemiological and demographic reality. Considering that the aging process in Brazil is relatively recent, more relevant social movements have been described in the construction of health policies directed towards the elderly. After the descriptive phase of the milestones, the model of care considered more appropriate to the best care with the elderly was presented. Based on a critical analysis of health care models for the elderly, the article proposes a care line for this age group, focusing on health promotion and prevention, in order to avoid overload of the health system. Integrated care models aim to solve the problem of fragmented and poorly coordinated care in current health systems. The more the healthcare professional knows the history of his patient, the better the results; thus should be the contemporary and resolutive models of care recommended by the most important national and international health agencies. A higher quality, more resolutive and cost-effective care model is the concern of this text.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
health policies for the elderly; human aging; elderly; prevention of diseases; care line.
Veras, RP, Oliveira, Martha. Envelhecer no brasil: A construção de um modelo de cuidado.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Mar). [Citado em 08/11/2024].
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