Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos
<strong>Foundation:</strong> population aging represents a challenge for Emergency Services that have to face an increase in care pressure. <br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to describe the epidemiological profile of the conditions in older adults treated in the Regiona...
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| author | Lázaro Armando Águila Trujillo Lourdes Elena Duany Badell Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez Yoleysi Arteaga Cuellar Midalys del Carmen LLanes Cartaya Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez |
| author_facet | Lázaro Armando Águila Trujillo Lourdes Elena Duany Badell Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez Yoleysi Arteaga Cuellar Midalys del Carmen LLanes Cartaya Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez |
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| description | <strong>Foundation:</strong> population aging represents a challenge for Emergency Services that have to face an increase in care pressure. <br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to describe the epidemiological profile of the conditions in older adults treated in the Regional Emergency Service of the Cienfuegos municipality during the year 2022. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out. The universe was made up of 7748 patients, 51.0 % corresponded to the Cienfuegos municipality represented by 3917 patients. The variables analyzed were: age, sex, reason for call, response time to the request, final diagnosis, need for hospital admission and deaths during the journey. Absolute numbers and percentages were used from descriptive statistics and the standard deviation was used to know the variability of the variable. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> older adults aged 60 to 64 years predominated, which represented 39.2 %; falls corresponded to 41.7 %; followed by calls made using vulgar language, which represented 28.7 %; 67.5 % were attended in less than 10 minutes; only 21.5 % of the elderly died during the journey; the need for hospital admission was represented by 76.5 %; the highest reports were due to high blood pressure and stroke. Depending on sex, women continue to make a difference. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> older adults aged 60 to 64 years and women predominated in the study. Falls and calls made due to abusive language were more prevalent. Patients were seen in less than 10 minutes. Only 21.5 % of the elderly died during the journey. The highest reports were due to high blood pressure and stroke. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b5688e2aae6743dba6c61db77a9961c72025-01-30T21:22:03ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342024-09-01144377385737Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of CienfuegosLázaro Armando Águila Trujillo0Lourdes Elena Duany Badell1Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez2Yoleysi Arteaga Cuellar3Midalys del Carmen LLanes Cartaya4Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez5Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Cienfuegos.<strong>Foundation:</strong> population aging represents a challenge for Emergency Services that have to face an increase in care pressure. <br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to describe the epidemiological profile of the conditions in older adults treated in the Regional Emergency Service of the Cienfuegos municipality during the year 2022. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out. The universe was made up of 7748 patients, 51.0 % corresponded to the Cienfuegos municipality represented by 3917 patients. The variables analyzed were: age, sex, reason for call, response time to the request, final diagnosis, need for hospital admission and deaths during the journey. Absolute numbers and percentages were used from descriptive statistics and the standard deviation was used to know the variability of the variable. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> older adults aged 60 to 64 years predominated, which represented 39.2 %; falls corresponded to 41.7 %; followed by calls made using vulgar language, which represented 28.7 %; 67.5 % were attended in less than 10 minutes; only 21.5 % of the elderly died during the journey; the need for hospital admission was represented by 76.5 %; the highest reports were due to high blood pressure and stroke. Depending on sex, women continue to make a difference. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> older adults aged 60 to 64 years and women predominated in the study. Falls and calls made due to abusive language were more prevalent. Patients were seen in less than 10 minutes. Only 21.5 % of the elderly died during the journey. The highest reports were due to high blood pressure and stroke.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1347envejecimientoadultos mayoresprocesos fisiológicosservicio de urgencia |
| spellingShingle | Lázaro Armando Águila Trujillo Lourdes Elena Duany Badell Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez Yoleysi Arteaga Cuellar Midalys del Carmen LLanes Cartaya Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos Revista Finlay envejecimiento adultos mayores procesos fisiológicos servicio de urgencia |
| title | Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos |
| title_full | Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos |
| title_short | Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos |
| title_sort | epidemiological profile of illnesses in older adults treated at the regional emergency service of cienfuegos |
| topic | envejecimiento adultos mayores procesos fisiológicos servicio de urgencia |
| url | https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/1347 |
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