Impact of economic recession on the indicator intra-hospital mortality rate in Tocantins

Edilane Floriano da Silva, Daniela Pereira da Rocha, Erivan Elias Silva de Almeida, Ananda Caroline Barreira da Silva, Maria Aparecida Machado dos Santos, Danyela Alves Tranqueira, Diego Vieira Barbosa, Mayara Pereira Lima Paiva, Lucas Franca Marra, Anna Livia Martins Araujo, Taislane Pereira da Silva, Ronaldo Adriano de Souza Silva, Warly Neves de Araujo, Jacqueline Aparecida Philipino Takada, Ligiane Rodrigues de Souza

Economic recession; Public health; Mortality.

Introduction: Brazil's recent economic downturn has led the country to the largest and longest drop in GDP in current history, in addition to the rapid growth of the unemployment rate. In these moments there is an increase in demand for public services when it comes to public health. Objective: In this sense, the study analyzes whether the increasing unemployment rate as a consequence of contraction in the Brazilian economy influences the increase in the mortality rate and the average stay of hospitalization in public hospitals in the state of Tocantins. Material and Method: This is a retrospective documentary study with data from patients admitted to public hospitals in the Tocantins between the period 2012 and 2018 correlating in a quali-quantitative manner with the national unemployment rate, intra-hospital mortality rate and the average length of stay of hospitalization in the same time. Conclusion: It is estimated that the present study has a significant contribution in clarifying how the economic activity of the country is in connection with health indicators. The results of the present study showed that Tocantins' health indicators changed according to the change in the national unemployment rate generated by the slowdown in the economy.

https://dx.doi.org/10.31873/IJEAS.7.05.12