Aging and quality of life of institucionlized elderly

• Autor(a) principal: Venceslau, Hemanuelle Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Santana, Michael Moreira Cruz Gonçalves, Souza, Arianne Gondim de Souza, Cabral, Symara Abrantes Albuquerque de Oliveira, Bezerra, Martha Maria Macedo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: ID on line. Revista de psicologia
• Texto Completo: https://idonline.emnuvens.com.br/id/article/view/3796
• topic: Institucionalização; Qualidade de vida; Idoso; Institutionalization; Quality of live; Elderly

The study aimed, through an integrative literature review, to identify possible impacts from Long- stay Institution (ILPIs) on QL of (QV) the elderly. The review collected data from the last five years, from the Eletronic Scientific Library (Scielo), Literature Latin America, Caribbean and Health Sciences (LILACS), Library Specialized in the Area of Nursing (BDENF) e National Library of Medicine (PubMed) data bases. The descriptors were used: institutionalization, quality of life and elderly. The inclusion criteria were: complete studies, written in English and Portuguese and published between the years 2017 and 2022. Were not included on the research incomplete studies that do not approach the theme. The sample consisted of 9 articles. The data were categorized into: measurement of quality of life of the institutionalized elderly (used tools), factors that positively influences on the quality of life of institutionalized elderly, negative factor that influence on life quality of institutionalized elderly, factors for institutionalization of elderly and mains actions used by institutions to improve quality of life of elderly. It is concluded that the quality of life of institutionalized elderly, generally, is considered as positive, since for the elderly the institutions are ideal places, safe and that afford social living, joy and entertainment moments.