O efeito do estresse na qualidade de vida de idosos: o papel moderador do sentido de vida

Abstract

Resumo AbstractThe main objective of this study has been to know if the relationship between stress and elderly quality of life can be moderated by the meaning in life. Two hundred and ten participants with mean age of seventy four years old, most of them female (68.58%) took part in the study. The participants answered the following instruments: Mini Mental State Exam, Stressing Events Inventory, Elderly Quality of Life Questionnaire, Purpose in Life Test (PIL) and demographic questions. Principal component analysis, Pearson correlation coeffi cients and linear regressions were analyzed. The results obtained indicated that the infl uence of stress on quality of life is signifi cant for the group with low meaning in life, but it was not the same for the group with high meaning in life. Thus, the meaning in life seems to have acted as a protective factor for the quality of life showing its moderating role with respect to stress. Keywords: Meaning in life, stress, quality of life, health, elderly.É notório o crescimento da população idosa no contexto brasileiro (Banco Internacional para a Reconstrução e o Desenvolvimento [BIRD], 2011), demandando maior conhecimento nas várias áreas do saber. Assim sendo, existe interesse em compreender não apenas os antecedentes de uma vida longa ou maior esperança de vida, mas também como envelhecer com a qualidade de vida satisfatória, apesar das diversidades cotidianas.O processo de envelhecimento humano tem sido relacionado a mudanças de ordem biopsicossocial, que apresentam um efeito signifi cativo na redução da saúde física

Psychometric properties of the complete version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-OLD): reduced response scale

“…For example, for item 9, an elderly person with specific QL in D&D can have more changes in choosing option 0 ("nothing"), and another elderly person, with QL close to the anterior, would have more changes in choosing response 2 ("completely"). This shows that elderly persons tend to be not at all satisfied or "completely" satisfied in relation to D&D. Other authors also verify this polarization for this factor (Melo et al, 2013).…”

“…Old people who lived in Northeast Brazil have cultural traits different from Brazilians of the South region, where the original version was evaluated and validated. One of these traits is level of education-old people from Porto Alegre (South region, Brazil) have, on average, a higher level of education than those from the Northeast region (Melo, Eulalio, Gouveia, & Silva, 2013;Melo, Ferreira, & Texeira, 2014). After noting that reducing the answer options on this scale presented better adjustment, we investigated the behavior of these options regarding QL in these old people.…”

Application Of Mental Health Scale And Perceived Stress In Elderly Assisted By Basic Health Units

“…And, for those related to population aging, the aspect of effectiveness must absolutely involve different sectors, such as health, the economy, the labour market, social security and education. This demonstrates the full commitment necessary for the elderly [4].…”

“…Sense of life as a moderating variable stress helps people to stand up against us. Seniors who invest more time in activities that involve family and friends if they realize with more control, are emotionally more stable and creative [4].…”

“…The elderly experience significant changes such as illness and loss of physical ability being regarded as the main cause for stress in old age [4].…”