Percepção da pessoa idosa quanto à acessibilidade nos serviços de saúde.

Abstract

The ageing, considered as a large demographic transition process, rises as a strong and current theme for discussion in its aspects. The fast growth of the elderly population is a phenomenon that it is happening in the whole world and, in Brazil, in a very advanced pace. This research has as main goal to understand the perception of the elderly towards their access to the specialized health services in the city of Campina Grande – PB. This was an exploratory study, descriptive with qualitative approach in which the data was collected through a semi-structured interview in which the individual directs their speech according to their will inside the proposed theme. Fifteen elderly registered in the Family’s Health Strategy in six Sanitary Districts were interviewed where data about gender, age, education, occupation, income were collected; and about their perception towards to the access to the specialized health service. According to the results, it was noticed that regarding to the use of the specialized center most of them (eight users) have affirmed, in a positive way, to be satisfied with the service in the specialized center. Among the seven users that did not use the specialized services in SUS, four of them have preferred using the private services, due to the larger wait list to get the appointment in the public services, three have affirmed to use the USBF only to get medication and never have used the SUS’ specialized services. The gathered information about the accessibility to the specialized health service turn up to be relevant when identifying the importance of suitability of the health services to the specific needs of the elderly. Showing the need of a better reorganization of the access to the health services, so the elder can be fully assisted in the health attention system, what happens to fulfill the SUS’ doctrinal basis.