0207/2015 - Padrões do uso de álcool em uma amostra de idosos no município de Porto Alegre. Patterns of alcohol use in an elderly sample enrolled in the Family Health Strategy program in the city of Porto Alegre.
Objetivo: determinar o padrão do uso de álcool em idosos e suas associações com as características sócio-demográficas em uma amostra de pacientes do Município de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Métodos: este foi um estudo transversal com aplicação do Mini International Neuropsychiatric interview e Questionário de Avaliação Global do Idoso, em 557 idosos com 60 anos ou mais. Resultados: dos 557 idosos, a maioria não completou o ensino fundamental (58,3%), era branca (65,1%), casada (37,6%), não apresentava cuidador (62,2%), era católica (65,5%) e praticante de sua religião (68,6%), estava aposentada (67,7%), possuia renda de um salário mínimo (56,1%). O estudo apresentou 67 (12%) idosos com história de alcoolismo sendo que 17 (3,1%) idosos tinham diagnóstico atual de alcoolismo, 50 (9%) idosos tinham história de dependência de álcool no passado e 16 (2,9%) idosos possuiam abuso de álcool atual. Em todas categorias os homens são maioria; o sexo masculino tem 11,6 vezes a prevalência de história de alcoolismo quando comparado com o sexo feminino. Conclusão: Os resultados confirmam que o alcoolismo é freqüente na população de idosos brasileira, chamando a atenção para algumas características sócio-demográficas que podem fazer a diferença no diagnóstico precoce do alcoolismo.
Palavras-chave:
Vício
álcool
idoso
prevalência
sócio-demográficas
Abstract:
Objective: To determine the pattern of alcohol use in the elderly and its associations with sociodemographic characteristics in an elderly sample of patients from the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 557 seniors, aged 60 years or more, through application of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and a global assessment questionnaire for the elderly. Results: The majority of the 557 senior citizens did not complete elementary school (58.3%), were white (65.1%), married (37.6%), had no caregiver (62.2%), were catholic (65.5%) and practicing their religion (68.6%), were retired (67.7%), and had a personal income of up to one minimum salary (56.1%). The study revealed 67 (12%) elderly people with a history of alcoholism, of which 17 (3.1%) had a diagnosis of current alcoholism, 50 (9%) had a history of alcohol dependence in the past and 16 (2.9%) had a current alcohol abuse problem. Men had a prevalence ratio of 11.6 times for a history of alcoholism in comparison to women. Conclusion: The results confirm that alcoholism is frequent in the population of Brazilian elderly, drawing attention to some socio-demographic characteristics that can make a difference in the early diagnosis of alcoholism.
Patterns of alcohol use in an elderly sample enrolled in the Family Health Strategy program in the city of Porto Alegre.
Resumo (abstract):
Objective: To determine the pattern of alcohol use in the elderly and its associations with sociodemographic characteristics in an elderly sample of patients from the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 557 seniors, aged 60 years or more, through application of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and a global assessment questionnaire for the elderly. Results: The majority of the 557 senior citizens did not complete elementary school (58.3%), were white (65.1%), married (37.6%), had no caregiver (62.2%), were catholic (65.5%) and practicing their religion (68.6%), were retired (67.7%), and had a personal income of up to one minimum salary (56.1%). The study revealed 67 (12%) elderly people with a history of alcoholism, of which 17 (3.1%) had a diagnosis of current alcoholism, 50 (9%) had a history of alcohol dependence in the past and 16 (2.9%) had a current alcohol abuse problem. Men had a prevalence ratio of 11.6 times for a history of alcoholism in comparison to women. Conclusion: The results confirm that alcoholism is frequent in the population of Brazilian elderly, drawing attention to some socio-demographic characteristics that can make a difference in the early diagnosis of alcoholism.
Guidolin, Bruno Luiz, Cataldo Neto, Alfredo, Pascoal, Francisco, Gomes, I., Nogeuira, Eduardo. Padrões do uso de álcool em uma amostra de idosos no município de Porto Alegre.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/ago). [Citado em 23/12/2024].
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