Profile of hospital admissions for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in the state of Piauí

Abstract

Objective: To characterize the profile of hospital admissions for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in the state of Piauí in the period from 2010 to 2019. Method: This is an ecological study with a quantitative approach, of a descriptive and transversal type, carried out based on data extracted from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), referring to the cases of hospitalizations for Alzheimer and Parkinson, according to age group, gender, race / color and character of care. Chi-square test was used. Results: There were 92 cases of Alzheimer's, the largest contingent of which was in 2017 (n = 42), female (63.04%), aged 70 to 79 years (47.83%), of color / brown race (82.61%) and urgent care (97.83%). Regarding Parkinson's disease, 65 cases were registered, with a greater number in 2016 (n = 23), male (50.77%), aged 60 to 69 years (32.31%), in those of mixed race / color (61.54%), and with an emergency care character (75.39%). There is a greater number of hospitalizations in the age group from 70 to 79 years (n = 59), with more days of stay in the same age group (n = 368). In relation to the average, there was a predominance in the age group of 50 to 59 years (n = 7.1). There is also a higher average mortality in the age group of 80 and + (n = 5.77). Final considerations: There has been a reduction in the number of people hospitalized for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in recent years, with emphasis on the period between 2016 and 2019. Of the individuals affected are female, race / brown color, age group over 70 and diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In relation to Parkinson's disease, there was a greater predominance in males, race / brown color and age group above 60 years