TREND IN MORTALITY OF ELDERLY BY LAND TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS IN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Giovana Aparecida de Souza Scolari Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Flávia Maria Derhun Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Diogo Francisco Rossoni Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Carlos Alexandre Molena Fernandes Universidade Estadual do Paraná
  • Lígia Carreira Universidade Estadual de Maringá

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50170

Keywords:

Traffic accidents, Mortality, Elderly, Time-series studies, Geriatric Nursing.

Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the trend in mortality by land transport accidents among Brazilian elderly individuals, from 1996 to 2013. Ecological, time-series study with secondary data collected by the Mortality Information System in April, 2015 concerning deaths by transport accidents. There were 88,273 deaths of elderly individuals caused by land transport accidents in Brazil, in the study period. All Brazilian regions showed a rising trend in mortality by transport accidents, which were more significant in the Northeastern region, followed by the Southern, Northern, Southeastern and Central-Western regions. These findings reveal the importance of surveillance of transport accidents, to support the implementation of effective health promotion policies, prevention and reduction of these events.

Author Biographies

Giovana Aparecida de Souza Scolari, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Mestranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Flávia Maria Derhun, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Mestranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Diogo Francisco Rossoni, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Matemático. Doutor em Estatística. Docente do Departamento de Estatística da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Doutora em Saúde Pública. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Carlos Alexandre Molena Fernandes, Universidade Estadual do Paraná

Educador Físico. Doutor em Ciências Farmacêuticas. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual do Paraná. Paranavaí-PR-Brasil.

Lígia Carreira, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

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Published

2017-07-28

How to Cite

Scolari, G. A. de S., Derhun, F. M., Rossoni, D. F., Mathias, T. A. de F., Fernandes, C. A. M., & Carreira, L. (2017). TREND IN MORTALITY OF ELDERLY BY LAND TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS IN BRAZIL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 22(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50170

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2017)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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