Guidelines and monitoring indicators of the elderly protection policies in Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v13i1.1569Keywords:
Public policies, Health of the elderly, Indicators, Health evaluation, Public health.Abstract
The high level of institutionalization of Brazilian social policies for the elderly stands out in Latin America. However, a problem underlying its consolidation is the lack of indicators for their monitoring and evaluation. This paper aims to propose indicators that are sensitive to the different dimensions of health policies carried out for this population. The study is divided in three stages of research. On the first it was outlined an overview of the main public health policies dedicated to the elderly and identified common guidelines and goals concerning health. On the second stage we selected social and health indicators to follow the thematic areas. The third stage consisted in calculating the indicators proposed for Brazil and its macroregions. Considering the preliminary analysis, we can conclude that although it is possible to calculate sensitive indicators to follow the health policies using data sources available in Brazil, limitations regarding the timeliness of the data, their disaggregability and reliability restrict their use in the improvement of public policies.
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