TRENDS OF THE MAIN CAUSES OF HOSPITAL ADMISSION AMONG THE BRAZILIAN ELDERLY ACCORDING TO SEX

• Published in: Innovation in aging 2017-07, Vol.1 (suppl_1), p.797-797
• Main Authors: Rosset, I., Rossetto, C., Paskulin, L.M., de Morais, E., da Rosa, N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abstracts
• ISSN: 2399-5300; 2399-5300
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2883

Considering the accelerated aging in Brazil and in the world, the causes of hospitalizations tend to change over time. This study aimed to evaluate the trends of the main causes of hospital admissions of Brazilian elderly in public institutions or private ones with contract agreement. This retrospective study used secondary data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Data were collected for 2005 and 2015, and the five main causes of hospitalization among the elderly ≥ 60 years were included according to the chapters of ICD-10. In 2015, occurred 2,789,300 hospitalizations, while in 2005 occurred 2,224,147. The distribution was similar (about 50%) in both years for both sexes. In 2015, 24.1% of men’s hospitalizations was by Diseases of the Circulatory System (DCS), 14.8% by Respiratory Diseases (RD), 11.4% by Neoplasia, 10.8% by Digestive Diseases (DD) and 8.1% by Diseases of the Genitourinary System. Among women, 23% of hospital admissions was by DCS, 15.1% by RD, 10.2% by Neoplasms, 9.6% by DD and 8.3% by Some Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (SIPD). The proportion of admissions by DCS and RD reduced, and by Neoplasia increased, in both sexes when compared to 2005. In 2005, while SIPD was the fifth leading cause of male admissions, it was the fourth among female. Although in different proportions, the four leading causes of hospitalizations were the same for both sexes in 2015, differing in the fifth one. Therefore, it is important attempting to gender differences when approaching disease prevention among the elderly.