Health conditions in women over 50: a population-based study in the municipality of Campinas-SP

• Grant number: 10/15867-1
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2010
• End date: November 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Maternal and Child Health
• Principal Investigator: Aarao Mendes Pinto Neto
• Grantee: Aarao Mendes Pinto Neto
• Host Institution: Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Mulher (CAISM). Hospital da Mulher Professor Doutor José Aristodemo Pinotti. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Women live longer than men and are more numerous among the elderly population. Therefore, women are more susceptible to chronic diseases commonly associated with aging. The prevalence of health problems increases significantly with age, leading to the rising costs of medical and social services. The years added to life should be characterized by good health and independence and not by poor health, incapacitation and dependency to perform daily living activities. Objectives: To identify health conditions in women over 50 years of age in the municipality of Campinas, SP. Subjects and methods: In the municipality of Campinas, 66 censorial sectors will be chosen by lot, using equiprobabilistic Simple Random Sampling (SRS), starting from a list provided by IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). Six hundred and fifty-seven (657) women over 50 years old who live in Campinas will be selected for an interview. A questionnaire will be applied face-to-face or by telephone and will be carried out by interviewers trained by CEMICAMP (Research Center for the Control of Maternal Infant Disease in Campinas). The interview will include questions that evaluate social and demographic conditions, functional capacity, self-perception of health, health habits and the presence of self-reported chronic disease. Data analysis: The prevalence of chronic diseases and health habits shall be described. The association between categorical variables shall be performed by using the Fisher's exact test or the chi-square test. For a comparison of the means, the Student's t test shall be used. To assess the factors associated with the presence of chronic diseases, logistic regression analysis will be performed. Statistical procedures will be performed by using the SAS software package (Statistical Analyses System), version 0.1. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

SANTOS MACHADO, VANESSA DE S.; RIBEIRO VALADARES, ANA LUCIA; COSTA-PAIVA, LUCIA H.; OSIS, MARIA J.; SOUSA, MARIA H.; PINTO-NETO, AARAO M.. Aging, obesity, and multimorbidity in women 50 years or older: a population-based study. MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, v. 20, n. 8, p. 818-824, AUG 2013. (10/15867-1)

BACCARO, LUIZ FRANCISCO; CONDE, DELIO MARQUES; COSTA-PAIVA, LUCIA; SANTOS MACHADO, VANESSA DE SOUZA; PINTO-NETO, AARAO MENDES. Cancer in Women over 50 Years of Age: A Focus on Smoking. CANCERS, v. 7, n. 1, p. 450-459, MAR 2015. (10/15867-1)

AGUIAR, LUIZA BORGES; BACCARO, LUIZ FRANCISCO; SANTOS MACHADO, VANESSA DE SOUZA; PINTO-NETO, AARAO MENDES; COSTA-PAIVA, LUCIA. Disability and multimorbidity in women older than 50 years: a population-based household survey. MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, v. 22, n. 6, p. 660-666, JUN 2015. (10/15867-1)

BACCARO, LUIZ FRANCISCO; SANTOS MACHADO, VANESSA DE SOUZA; COSTA-PAIVA, LUCIA; SOUSA, MARIA HELENA; OSIS, MARIA JOSE; PINTO-NETO, AARDO MENDES. Treatment for menopausal symptoms and having health insurance were associated with a lower prevalence of falls among Brazilian women. MATURITAS, v. 75, n. 4, p. 367-372, AUG 2013. (10/15867-1)