Where do older adults die in Brazil? An analysis of two decades
<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To describe the characteristics of older adult deaths reported in Brazil between 1998 and 2018.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> This is a retrospective, descriptive study performed using secondary data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health.<br> <...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia |
| Repositorio: | Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ggaging.com:1742 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ggaging.com/details/1742 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | aged aged, 80 and over death right to die. |
| Sumario: | <p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To describe the characteristics of older adult deaths reported in Brazil between 1998 and 2018.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> This is a retrospective, descriptive study performed using secondary data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> During the analyzed period, 14 145 686 older adults died in the country, of which 40.42% were over 80 years old. The main cause of death was circulatory system disease (21.50%), and the most frequent place of death was a hospital environment (68%). The Southeast region accounted for 52.83% of the country’s hospital deaths and 73.33% of those occurring in other health facilities, whereas 38.56% of the deaths that happened at home took place in the Northeast region.<br> <b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> The hospital environment was the predominant place of death in all regions of the country, and the main causes of death were chronic noncommunicable diseases. Alternative care modalities emerge as a possibility of establishing accessible end-of-life care in scenarios other than the hospital.</p> |
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