Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care

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Autor(a) principal: Lenardt,Maria Helena
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Carneiro,Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb, Albino,Jéssica, Willig,Mariluci Hautsch
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)
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Resumo: Objective Identifying the quality of life of frail elderly patients, users of primary care services. Methods A cross-sectional, quantitative study. The sample size was calculated based on the estimate of population proportion and consisted of 203 elderly. Data were collected by using a questionnaire of physical activity for the elderly, fatigue/exhaustion, quality of life, and by carrying out a test of gait speed, handgrip strength and anthropometric measurement. Results Among the 203 seniors, 39 were fragile. The mean scores for quality of life presented by the frail elderly were the following: 60.4 for pain, functional capacity 61.1, limitations due to physical aspects 71.1, general state of health 71.4, vitality 75, mental health 76.4, emotional aspects 81.1 and social aspects 85.6. Conclusion The dimensions of quality of life of the frail elderly that had lower mean scores were pain, functional capacity, limitations due to physical aspects and general state of health.
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title Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care
spellingShingle Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care
Lenardt,Maria Helena
Frail elderly
Quality of life
Geriatric nursing
Primary nursing
Primary health care
Questionnaires
title_short Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care
title_full Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care
title_fullStr Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care
title_full_unstemmed Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care
title_sort Quality of life of frail elderly users of the primary care
author Lenardt,Maria Helena
author_facet Lenardt,Maria Helena
Carneiro,Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb
Albino,Jéssica
Willig,Mariluci Hautsch
author_role author
author2 Carneiro,Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb
Albino,Jéssica
Willig,Mariluci Hautsch
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Lenardt,Maria Helena
Carneiro,Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb
Albino,Jéssica
Willig,Mariluci Hautsch
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Frail elderly
Quality of life
Geriatric nursing
Primary nursing
Primary health care
Questionnaires
topic Frail elderly
Quality of life
Geriatric nursing
Primary nursing
Primary health care
Questionnaires
description Objective Identifying the quality of life of frail elderly patients, users of primary care services. Methods A cross-sectional, quantitative study. The sample size was calculated based on the estimate of population proportion and consisted of 203 elderly. Data were collected by using a questionnaire of physical activity for the elderly, fatigue/exhaustion, quality of life, and by carrying out a test of gait speed, handgrip strength and anthropometric measurement. Results Among the 203 seniors, 39 were fragile. The mean scores for quality of life presented by the frail elderly were the following: 60.4 for pain, functional capacity 61.1, limitations due to physical aspects 71.1, general state of health 71.4, vitality 75, mental health 76.4, emotional aspects 81.1 and social aspects 85.6. Conclusion The dimensions of quality of life of the frail elderly that had lower mean scores were pain, functional capacity, limitations due to physical aspects and general state of health.
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