Characterization of the quality of life of institutionalized elderly people

• Autor(a) principal: Souza Rosa Brandão, Flávia
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Lima de Morais Inocêncio, Mariana, da Costa Quintino Júnior, Gilberto, Di Paula Souza Pires, Larissa, Acioli Alves Pinto, Paulo, Souza Brandão, Vinícius
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Anais da Faculdade de Medicina de Olinda (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://afmo.emnuvens.com.br/afmo/article/view/294
• topic: Envelhecimento; Idoso; Instituição de longa permanência para idosos; Qualidade de vida; Aging; Older adults; Long-term care facilities; Quality of life

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of institutionalized elderly people. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out with 20 elderly people, based on a socio-demographic characterization questionnaire and the WHOQOL-bref instrument for assessing quality of life. Data were submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. Results: Most study participants reported being male (62.5%); aged between 70 and 80 years (43.7%); with income of up to one minimum wage (87.5%); no partner (87.5%); with children (75.0%); and with schooling (68.7%). The study showed that the participants' QoL was moderate, according to the general scores of the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire, in the physical, psychological, social relationships and environment domains. It was possible to observe a statistically significant difference in the Age variable in relation to the Environment domain and in the Systemic Arterial Hypertension variable in relation to the Physical domain. Conclusion: The study showed that the older the institutionalized elderly, the lower the quality of life, as well as the presence of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases impacted the physical domain and, consequently, reduced the quality of life. It is important to develop and implement strategies and actions to improve the quality of life of institutionalized long-lived elderly.