Abstract

CASTANEDA ABASCAL, Ileana E  and  RAMIREZ MACIAS, María Fermina. Elderly Men and Women Health Related Differences. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2013, vol.29, n.3, pp. 281-296. ISSN 0864-2125.

Introduction: mankind faces the increase in the number of elderly. Cuba is no exception. Health in the elderly is different due to the biological, psychological and cultural factors they are exposed through life, hence the need to study. Objective: to identify the differences related to elderly men and women health in Cuatro Caminos area in 2009. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. The universe consisted of the 1 562 elderly (761 women and 801 men) living in the health area of Cuatro Caminos. Information was collected from the records of elderly, daily record of care in family practices, and a semi-structured interview applied to the whole universe. Results: the most represented age for both sexes were between 60 and 79 years. Both women and men suffered from chronic diseases, mainly hypertension. Women were more common in the frail and in need elderly category. Elderly men were mostly living along. In comparison, women had their health periodic reviews more systematically and received home care than men. Conclusions: health, their activities and geriatric care are different in elderly men and women.

Keywords : elderly; aging; health; gender; differences between men and women.

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