Evaluation of strategic actions in the health of the elderly in Basic Health Units of Teresina-PI Evaluación de las acciones estratégicas en el cuidado de la salud en l s personas mayores Unidades de Salud Básica de Teresina-PI Avalia o das a es estratégicas na aten o à saúde do idoso em Unidades Básicas de Saúde de Teresina-PI

Each year, about 650,000 elderly people are incorporated to the population, raising the necessity to reorganize, primarily, the social models in order to meet decent health care standards for the aging population. These models seek to recover, maintain and promote autonomy and independence, directing individual and collective health measures to this end. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the strategic actions in the health care of the elderly in Basic Health Units (BHU) in Teresina, State of Piaui. A cross-sectional observational study was carried out through questionnaires of the ‘Modified Assessment to Improve the Quality of Family Health Strategy - Self-assessment brochures 4 and 5 - Family Health Team - Part II - HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY’ applied to the 20 BHU executive board members in Teresina, after signing the term of consent, according to resolution 196/96. It was possible to observe that 70% of the units develop collective actions, 60% develop educational activities, 100% have updated registration of elderly patients, 95% monitor vaccination to date, 50% have a complete oral examination as a routine activity, 70% are not monitored by the Dental Health Team; 70% develop examination of the body surface as a routine, 60% are involved in the training of home care workers, 65% are involved in early detection of dementia, 80% of the professionals know the National Health Policy for the Elderly (PNSPI), 80% refuse training for action development at the PNSPI, 65% do not work at the identification of disabilities. It was possible to conclude, through the evaluation of the strategic actions in health care for the elderly, that there are deficits related to the internal professional practice at the UBS system in Teresina. Cada a o, alrededor de 650,000 nuevos ancianos son incorporados a la población surgiendo la necesidad de reorganizar los modelos sociales para cumplir con el envejecimiento saludable como una prioridad, cuyo objetivo es restaurar, mantener y promover la autonomía y la independencia, la dirección de medidas colectivas e individuales de salud para este propósito. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar las acciones estratégicas en el cuidado de la salud de los ancianos en Unidades Básicas de Salud (UBS) Teresina-PI. Estudio transversal observacional, a través de cuestionarios de evaluación para la mejora de la calidad de estrategia salud de la familia Modificado - Diario de la Auto-evaluación 4 y 5 - Equipo de Salud Familiar - Parte II - SALUD DE LOS ANCIANOS, aplicados a los representantes de la junta directiva UBS 20 Teresina-PI