Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population

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Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Liliana
Data de Publicação: 2003
Outros Autores: Galante, Helena, Figueiredo, Daniela
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31600
Resumo: OBJECTIVES: To characterize elderly people's perception of quality of life and well-being. METHODS: A sample of 1,665 elderly aged 75 years or more living in 13 districts in Portugal were studied. Of them, 311 subjects were excluded because they were not able to convey their opinions. The EASYcare (Elderly Assessment System) was used to collect data from 1,354 (81.3%) of 1,665 subjects. Statistical analysis was based on principal components analysis and cluster analysis. RESULTS: EASYcare's showed to have good psychometric proprieties (Cronbach a =0.92). The principal component analysis identified 4 factors: mobility, communication competencies, well-being and daily living activities. Cluster analysis showed 4 groups of elderly people: autonomous (62.8%), almost autonomous (8.5%), almost dependent (4.3%) and dependent (3.2%). CONCLUSIONS: Quality of life for most of the elderly is quite positive, and only a small group presents problems related to severe cognitive impairment or some degree of dependence.
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spelling Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population Qualidade de vida e bem-estar dos idosos: um estudo exploratório na população portuguesa Qualidade de vidaIdosoAvaliaçãomodelos estatísticosQuality of lifeAgedEvaluation modelsstatistical OBJECTIVES: To characterize elderly people's perception of quality of life and well-being. METHODS: A sample of 1,665 elderly aged 75 years or more living in 13 districts in Portugal were studied. Of them, 311 subjects were excluded because they were not able to convey their opinions. The EASYcare (Elderly Assessment System) was used to collect data from 1,354 (81.3%) of 1,665 subjects. Statistical analysis was based on principal components analysis and cluster analysis. RESULTS: EASYcare's showed to have good psychometric proprieties (Cronbach a =0.92). The principal component analysis identified 4 factors: mobility, communication competencies, well-being and daily living activities. Cluster analysis showed 4 groups of elderly people: autonomous (62.8%), almost autonomous (8.5%), almost dependent (4.3%) and dependent (3.2%). CONCLUSIONS: Quality of life for most of the elderly is quite positive, and only a small group presents problems related to severe cognitive impairment or some degree of dependence. OBJECTIVOS: Caracterizar a qualidade de vida e bem-estar dos idosos do ponto de vista dos próprios. MÉTODOS: Foi caracterizada uma amostra de 1.665 idosos com 75 anos ou mais, residentes em 13 Distritos de Portugal. Destes, 311 sujeitos foram excluídos por incapacidade de expressarem opiniões. O instrumento utilizado na recolha dos dados dos 1.354 sujeitos (81,3%) da amostra foi o EASYcare (Sistema de Avaliação dos Idosos). A análise estatística baseou-se na Análise em Componentes Principais e Análise de Clusters. RESULTADOS: Os estudos estatísticos realizados revelaram que o EASYcare possui boas qualidades psicométricas (a de Cronbach =0,92) e permitiram encontrar quatro factores: actividades de vida diária, bem-estar, mobilidade e comunicação. A análise de clusters identificou quatro grupos em 81,3% da amostra: autónomos (62,8%), quase autónomos (8,5%), quase dependentes (4,3%) e dependentes (3,2%). CONCLUSÕES: A qualidade de vida, para a maioria dos idosos, pode ser considerada bastante positiva, sendo que uma minoria apresentou problemas de diminuição cognitiva grave ou algum grau de dependência. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2003-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/3160010.1590/S0034-89102003000300016Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 37 No. 3 (2003); 364-371 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 37 Núm. 3 (2003); 364-371 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 37 n. 3 (2003); 364-371 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/31600/33485Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSousa, LilianaGalante, HelenaFigueiredo, Daniela2012-07-08T14:55:13Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/31600Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-07-08T14:55:13Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
Qualidade de vida e bem-estar dos idosos: um estudo exploratório na população portuguesa
title Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
spellingShingle Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
Sousa, Liliana
Qualidade de vida
Idoso
Avaliação
modelos estatísticos
Quality of life
Aged
Evaluation models
statistical
title_short Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
title_full Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
title_fullStr Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
title_full_unstemmed Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
title_sort Quality of life and well-being of elderly people: an exploratory study in the Portuguese population
author Sousa, Liliana
author_facet Sousa, Liliana
Galante, Helena
Figueiredo, Daniela
author_role author
author2 Galante, Helena
Figueiredo, Daniela
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sousa, Liliana
Galante, Helena
Figueiredo, Daniela
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Qualidade de vida
Idoso
Avaliação
modelos estatísticos
Quality of life
Aged
Evaluation models
statistical
topic Qualidade de vida
Idoso
Avaliação
modelos estatísticos
Quality of life
Aged
Evaluation models
statistical
description OBJECTIVES: To characterize elderly people's perception of quality of life and well-being. METHODS: A sample of 1,665 elderly aged 75 years or more living in 13 districts in Portugal were studied. Of them, 311 subjects were excluded because they were not able to convey their opinions. The EASYcare (Elderly Assessment System) was used to collect data from 1,354 (81.3%) of 1,665 subjects. Statistical analysis was based on principal components analysis and cluster analysis. RESULTS: EASYcare's showed to have good psychometric proprieties (Cronbach a =0.92). The principal component analysis identified 4 factors: mobility, communication competencies, well-being and daily living activities. Cluster analysis showed 4 groups of elderly people: autonomous (62.8%), almost autonomous (8.5%), almost dependent (4.3%) and dependent (3.2%). CONCLUSIONS: Quality of life for most of the elderly is quite positive, and only a small group presents problems related to severe cognitive impairment or some degree of dependence.
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