Distribuição espacial dos idosos de um município do noroeste do paraná segundo a presença de constipação intestinal
International Journal of Development Research
Distribuição espacial dos idosos de um município do noroeste do paraná segundo a presença de constipação intestinal
Received 13th March, 2020; Received in revised form 27th May, 2020; Accepted 11th June, 2020; Published online 24th July, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Rita de Cassia Martins da Silva Carneiro et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The aim of this study was to identify the spatial distribution of the elderly in the city of Maringá, Paraná, according to the prevalence of IC. This is a cross-sectional survey conducted with 377 elderly users from all Basic Health Units (UBS) in the city. The Rome III Criteria were used to define the presence of IC. Data analysis was performed using the local empirical Bayesian Estimator, the global Moran index. Statistical analyzes were performed with the aid of the statistical environment R (R Development Core Team), version 3.3.1 (p≤0.05). At the UBS São Silvestre and Internort, half of the elderly people who participated in the research had IC (50 cases per 100 elderly people). Three of the five UBS that have the highest prevalence rates are neighbors, being located in the eastern region of the municipality (31 to 40 cases per 100 elderly people). The UBS Vila Operária, Internort and Tuiuti, located in the eastern region of Maringá showed significant local spatial dependence, with high prevalence rates, similar to the neighboring units. The analysis of the spatial distribution of the detected cases revealed areas of greater vulnerability. Therefore, the use of geoprocessing as an important tool for spatial detection of elderly people with IC is emphasized.
