Projeto WHOQOL-OLD: método e resultados de grupos focais no Brasil

Abstract

Background

Level of physical activity and quality of life: a comparative study among the elderly of rural and urban areas

“…This questionnaire was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) and translated and validated for use in Brazil by Fleck et al 25 The instrument contains 26 items, with two general questions about QOL. The remaining 24 questions are divided into four domains: (a) physical; (b) psychological; (c) social relationships and (d) environment.…”

“…The psychometric characteristics of the WHOQOL BREF fulfill the criteria of internal consistency, discriminant validity, concurrent validity, content validity and reliability. 25 The long version of the IPAQ questionnaire was used to assess the PAL. This instrument enabled the weekly time spent performing physical activities in different situations (work, domestic tasks, transport and leisure) to be estimated, as well as the time spent in passive activities (performed while seated).…”

Associations between self-perceived quality of life and socio-demographic, psychosocial, and health variables in a group of elderly

“…Previous studies on self-perceived quality of life in the elderly have shown a relationship to self-rated health 7,24,26 . This study found the same relationship.…”

“…Although the study was performed with a different instrument to evaluate quality of life, the result is consistent with the current study's findings, since the variables good health, daily activities, and medication vary jointly with positive perception of quality life. Importantly, however, the use of medication can be viewed by these individuals both as a factor for worse quality of life due to the decrease in autonomy, and also as an improvement due to the beneficial effect provided by certain medicines 26 . Measures to prevent diseases typically affecting the elderly, such as cardiovascular and bone conditions 32 , in addition to the direct impact on health conditions, could result in better perceived quality of life.…”

“…Analysis of the internal consistency showed Cronbach alpha coefficient ranging from 0.82 to 0.93, and no test-retest differences were observed in the means 25 . A focus group study showed that the domains and facets of the WHOQOL-100 generally proved relevant to the elderly population 26 . Depressive symptoms: the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) 27 was used to test the validity of the model resulting from this study.…”