Quality of life among older adults resident in long-stay care facilities

Abstract

Objectives: to evaluate the older adults' perceptions of their quality of life (QoL) in two long-stay care facilities in Pouso Alegre and Santa Rita in Sapucaí, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and to identify the sociodemographic and health variables which interfere in this perception. Method: a cross-sectional epidemiological study of 77 older adults resident in institutions. The instruments used were: personal characterization; WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL OLD. Result: the highest average obtained in the instruments was: the "Social Relationships" domain in the WHOQOL-bref (68%) and the "Sensory abilities" aspect in the WHOQOL-OLD (73.7%). The variables age, sex, physical activity and level of schooling have a significant correlation with the WHOQOL-bref and the variables sex and leisure have the same with the WHOQOL OLD. Conclusion: older adults who are younger, with higher levels of schooling and who undertake physical and leisure activity have, on average, better perceptions of their QoL. The older adults' QoL in this study had higher rates than that reported in the literature and was similar to that in the community. The results suggest the need to train those involved with older adults in institutions so that they may develop strategies which promote the adaptation, adjustment and maintenance of QoL.Descriptors: Quality of Life ; Aging; Aged ; Homes for the Aged. Paper extracted from Master's Thesis "Qualidade de vida e coping religioso/espiritual de idosos institucionalizados", presented to Escola Paulista Calidad de vida de mayores en institución de larga permanenciaObjetivos: evaluar la percepción de la calidad de vida de los mayores de dos instituciones de larga permanencia de Pouso Alegre y Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG; Brasil e identificar los variables sociodemográficos y de salud que interfieren en esta percepción. Método: se trata de un estudio epidemiológico transversal con 77 mayores institucionalizados. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron: caracterización personal; WHOQOL-bref y WHOQOL OLD. Resultados: la mayor media lograda en los instrumentos fue: WHOQOL-bref en el dominio "relaciones sociales" (68%) y WHQOL-OLD en la faceta "funcionamiento sensorial"(73,7%). Los variables edad, sexo, actividad física y escolaridad presentaron correlación significante con WHOQOLbref y las variables sexo y ocio con el WHOQOL OLD. Conclusión: los mayores más jóvenes con mayor escolaridad que realizan actividad física y de ocio presentaron en media mejor percepción en la CV. La CV de los mayores de este estudio presentó mayores índices que los relatados en la literatura y fueron semejantes a los de la comunidad. Los resultados sugieren la necesidad de capacitar los envueltos con los mayores institucionalizados para que desarrollen estrategias que favorezcan la adaptación, ajustamiento y mantenimiento de la CV.

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