Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
; 62(9): 848-852, 2016 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-28001259
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women.METHOD:
This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 496 elderly men and women, surveyed by researchers at a private hospital that attends institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly. HRQL (World Health Organization Quality of Life), daily living activities (Katz questionnaire), and instrumental daily living activities (Lawton questionnaire), mini-mental state examination, handgrip strength test, and function capacity (timed up and go test) were obtained.RESULTS:
Institutionalized men presented higher scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to elderly men living alone (p<0.05). Among women, the scores in all domains (physical, psychological, relationship, and environment) were similar between institutionalized and community-dwelling individuals.CONCLUSION:
Institutionalized elderly men reported better scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to their community-dwelling pairs, while both institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly women presented similar HRQL.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Avaliação Geriátrica
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Vida Independente
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Institucionalização
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article