ELDERLY PEOPLE´S HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO CANCER IN THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IN PARAÍBA, BRAZIL

  • Rilva Lopes de Sousa-Muñoz Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Maria Yvone Queiroz Formiga Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Ana Elisa Vieira Fernandes Silva Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Mirella Bezerra de Lima Silva UFPB
  • Raiara Carvalho Vieira UFPB
  • Miéllio Melo Galdino UFPB
  • Melissa Toscano Montenegro de Morais UFPB
Keywords: Epidemiology, Cancer, Health of the Elderly, Hospitalization

Abstract

Current analysis evaluates the frequency of hospitalizations of the elderly due to cancer, in the National Health Service in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, between 2008 and 2013, and verifies the disease´s loci and mortality in hospital. A descriptive and retrospective analysis was conducted on the hospitalization of elderly people with cancer as the main cause for their hospitalization between January 2008 and January 2013 by SUS. Registers were obtained from Datasus-Net of the Ministry of Health derived from the System of Hospital Information (SIH) and Information System on Mortality (SIM). The number of cases amounted to 10,739, or rather, 25.4% of hospitalization for cancer in all age brackets. Cancer diagnose frequency was 4.5% out of the total number of hospitalization of elderly people during the same period, for all CID-10 categories. Hospitalizations of elderly males for cancer reached 51.7%, with most cases occurring between 60 and 69 years old. Most frequent sites were prostate, breast and cervical colon. Results showed 1,448 deaths (13.5% of cancer cases), with highest mortality rate for prostate cancer. Results revealed a lower prevalence of hospital hospitalizations in the elderly people of Paraíbaby cancer when compared to that in other Brazilian states. However, they make up a significant percentage with regard to total number of hospitalizations for cancer in the state, with a higher frequency in prostate, breast and colon cancer, with high mortality rates.

Author Biographies

Rilva Lopes de Sousa-Muñoz, Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Docente associado na Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB); Doutora em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brasil.
Maria Yvone Queiroz Formiga, Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Discentes de Medicina pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brasil.
Ana Elisa Vieira Fernandes Silva, Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Discentes de Medicina pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brasil.
Mirella Bezerra de Lima Silva, UFPB
Discentes de Medicina pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brasil.
Raiara Carvalho Vieira, UFPB
Discentes de Medicina pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brasil.
Miéllio Melo Galdino, UFPB
Discentes de Medicina pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brasil.
Melissa Toscano Montenegro de Morais, UFPB
Discente do curso de Medicina na Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB), Brasil; Bolsitas de Iniciação Científica do Programa Jovens Talentos para a Ciência do CNPQ, Brasil.
Published
2015-12-31
Section
Artigos Originais