Open AccessClinical-epidemiological profile of the patient hospitalized with Dementia in the state of São Paulo
Author(s) -
Matheus Gomes Reis Costa,
Victor Bertani Andrade,
Carla Jamile Jabar Menezes
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.451
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , life expectancy , dementia , mortality rate , population , gerontology , demography , disease , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , surgery , environmental health , sociology
Background: Dementia syndromes have a progressive and varied nature, causing cognitive and functional decay. Therefore, understanding the epidemiology of this disease is important for its screening. Objectives: To present the patients hospitalized in the state of São Paulo clinical-epidemiological profile, between March 2011 and February 2021. Design and settings: Descriptive, retrospective, and quantitative epidemiological study. Methodology: The data were collected in Sistema de Informação Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde. The number of hospitalizations and mortality rate were analyzed, correlating them with sex, color, age group, care type, and year. Results: In 6572 hospitalizations, there was no sex majority. 20.3% of the patients did not present information about color. Among the identified, the majority was white (66.2%) or brown (24.7%). Individuals older than 60 years represented 62.6%, with peak between 70 and 79 years old. White population had the highest mortality rates (7.85 ‰), followed by the black population (7.55 ‰). The mortality rate was higher among women older than 80 years. Mortality in elective care (11.6 ‰) was approximately 4 times higher than in emergency care (2.77 ‰). Conclusions: The profile includes white and brown population, older than 60 years. Higher mortality rates in women older than 80 years may be related to their longer life expectancy. Higher mortality in elective care may indicate greater neurodegenerative diseases presence.