Pimienta IOP, Rodríguez MOL, Corrales HL, Martínez CM, Ferreiro CJL

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The periodic health check-up is a tool used by the family doctor to start the evaluation process in aged adults.
Objective: To describe the results of the periodic health check-up.
Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was carried out in Pedro Borrás Astorga University Polyclinic of Pinar del Río, during the year 2015, through selected variables. The study's sample consisted of 7 337 aged adults belonging to the mentioned health area and the results were expressed in tables and graphs for better understanding.
Results: The female sex prevailed, with 54.6%, as well as the age group of 65 and over, with 68.6%. The dispensary group III prevailed, with 82.6%, mainly among females. The number of periodic health check-ups was higher in 2015, with 3 806, compared to previous years, in which the effects, according to the geriatric scale, were evidenced in the use of drugs, with 52.2%. The global functional state was higher than the fragile one in 72.6%.
Conclusions: We characterized the results of the periodic health check-up in Pedro Borrás Astorga University Polyclinic. The study enriches and broadens the care, teaching, research and management work in aged adults in this health area.