Quality of life assessment in elderly from the community

• Autor(a) principal: de Oliveira, Beatriz Campos
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, Naiane Moreira, de Lima, Marina Saint'Clair Mattioda, Guerra, Heloísa Silva, Nrves, Carlos Magno, Avelar, Juliana Boaventura
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• DOI: 10.5020/18061230.2017.5879
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/5879
• topic: Elderly; Quality of Life; Public Health; Primary Health Care.; Anciano; Calidad de Vida; Salud Pública; Atención Primaria de Salud.; Idoso; Qualidade de Vida; Saúde Pública; Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Objective: To assess the quality of life of the elderly in the community linked to a family health unit. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study with 98 elderly people linked to a basic health unit (BHU) in a municipality of the state of Goiás, Brazil, between February and April 2016. The data were collected through a structured interview using an instrument addressing the sociodemographic aspects and morbidities reported by the elderly, and the Flanagan Quality of Life Scale, which conceptualizes the quality of life from five domains: physical and material well-being; relations with other people; social, community, and civic activities; personal development and fulfillment; and recreation. For data analysis, the study applied descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, and multiple logistic regression; Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test were used to compare proportions. Results: The majority of the elderly people were female 59 (60.2%), with a mean age of 69 years (SD ± 6.8), 40 (40.8%) were married and 56 (57.1%) had completed middle school. Among the participants, 52 (53.1%) were sedentary and 77 (87.8%) reported at least one medical condition. The mean Flanagan Scale total score was 86.3 (± 10) points, reflecting a high quality of life. Practicing physical activity (p=0.019) and having some level of education (p=0.012) showed a tendency for a better perception of quality of life. Conclusion: The elderly’s quality of life was considered high according to the Flanagan Quality of Life Scale, with higher satisfaction rates in the domain “listening to music, watching TV or going to the movies, reading or other entertainments.”