Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older People with Functional and Nutritional Impairment and Depressive Symptoms: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Brazil and Portugal.

• Autor(a) principal: de Miranda, J.M.A.
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Viana, D.M.d.O., dos Santos, A.A.L., Costa, Á.F.d.A., Dantas, B.A.d.S., de Miranda, F.A.N., Mendes, F.R.P., Torres, G.d.V.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/33551; https://doi.org/de Miranda JMA, Viana DMdO, dos Santos AAL, Costa ÁFdA, Dantas BAdS, de Miranda FAN, Mendes FRP, Torres GdV. Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older People with Functional and Nutritional Impairment and Depressive Symptoms: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Brazil and Portugal. Geriatrics. 2022; 7(5):96. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7050096; https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics7050096
• topic: aged; quality of life; functional status; nutritional assessment; depression

Abstract: Background: The interaction of quality of life (QoL) with functionality, nutrition and depression has been studied, but few studies have compared different realities. Our objective was to compare the associations of QoL with impaired functionality, nutritional status and depressive symptoms among older people patients treated in primary health care (PHC) in Brazil and Portugal. Methods: Cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted with primary data from PHC services in Brazil and Portugal with users over 65 years old. Participants’ scores were classified as “impaired” and “preserved” for QoL, functional decline, nutrition and depression. We used Pearson’s chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and the Mann–Whitney U test. Results: Our sample had a total of 150 PHC users. We found lower QoL scores in Brazil, which were associated with the risk of functional decline for the domains Physical Functioning, General Health Perceptions, Mental Health dimensions and Physical Health. Nutritional impairment in the group from Portugal included the domains of Vitality and Social Role Functioning. For depressive impairment, Portugal showed an association with the domains Mental Health, Vitality and Social Role Functioning. Conclusions: QoL was associated with functional and nutritional impairment and depressive symptoms, highlighting physical, mental and social characteristics related to the perception of well-being.