Quality of life in elderly people with diabetes mellitus and systemic arterial hypertension
Evangeline Maria Cardoso,
Thaliê Cavalcante Santos,
Fernando José Herkrath
et al.
Abstract:Background: Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are grievances that are sensitive to the measures of promotion and prevention; however, they interfere with the quality of life (QL). Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the QL in elderly people with SAH and DM and compare their impact on the QL of these groups. Method: It was used as a methodology a sectional, domiciliary-based study in which the data were collected using a questionnaire with sociodemographic informatio… Show more
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