Quality of life (QOL) axiological profile of the elderly population served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in Brazil

Figueira, Helena; Giani, Tania Santos; Beresford, Heron; Ferreira, Márcia Gonçalves; Mello, Danielli Braga de; Figueira, Alan Andrade; Figueira, Joana; Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martín

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2008.11.017

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“…With respect to intimacy, the literature shows greater satisfaction related to QOL than the other themes,23 which confirms this research finding. One of the transformations of late modernity is that people are architects of their own lives: there is an increased awareness among the general public of the importance in life of personal relationships 5.…”

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Elderly quality of life impacted by traditional chinese medicine techniques

Figueira¹

2010

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Background:The shift in age structure is having a profound impact, suggesting that the aged should be consulted as reporters on the quality of their own lives.Objectives:The aim of this research was to establish the possible impact of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) techniques on the quality of life (QOL) of the elderly.Sample:Two non-selected, volunteer groups of Rio de Janeiro municipality inhabitants: a control group (36 individuals), not using TCM, and an experimental group (28 individuals), using TCM at ABACO/Sohaku-in Institute, Brazil.Methods:A questionnaire on elderly QOL devised by the World Health Organization, the WHOQOL-Old, was adopted and descriptive statistical techniques were used: mean and standard deviation. The Shapiro–Wilk test checked the normality of the distribution. Furthermore, based on its normality distribution for the intergroup comparison, the Student t test was applied to facets 2, 4, 5, 6, and total score, and the Mann–Whitney U rank test to facets 1 and 3, both tests aiming to analyze the P value between experimental and control groups. The significance level utilized was 95% (P < 0.05).Results:The experimental group reported the highest QOL for every facet and the total score.Conclusions:The results suggest that TCM raises the level of QOL.

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Elderly quality of life impacted by traditional chinese medicine techniques

Figueira¹

2010

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“…A faceta morte e morrer avalia preocupações, inquietações e temores acerca da morte, enquanto o funcionamento do sensório mensura o impacto da perda das habilidades sensoriais na QV (13) . Para a maior pontuação na faceta morte e morrer os resultados divergem de um estudo realizado, no qual foi encontrado menor escore nessa faceta (19) . O menor escore de QV foi para a faceta autonomia nos três DSs, conforme a tabela 2.…”

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Qualidade de vida dos idosos: comparação entre os distritos sanitários de Uberaba–MG

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Dias³

2011

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“…Nevertheless, this quick-aging process, also observed in developing countries such as Brazil, still relies on scarce studies in order to supply the necessary elements to the proposition of appropriate policies to this growing part of the population; especially taking into account its Quality of Life (QoL) characteristics and needs (Figueira et al 2009;Moraes and Souza 2005).…”

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Quality of Life (QoL) in a Brazilian Sample of Older Adults: The Role of Sociodemographic Variables and Depression Symptoms

Trentini

Chachamovich

Wagner

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The aim of the present study was to identify relevant variables associated with Quality of Life (QoL) in older adults. Older adults, up to 60 years old, were interviewed. Subjects were recruited through convenience sampling. 339 paticipants, who were stratified by gender, age, and subjective perception of health and illness, answered questions on sociodemographic issues, QoL (WHOQOL-100) and depressive symptomathology (Beck Depression Inventory-BDI). The multiple linear regression analysis showed associations of overall perception of QoL with

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Quality of life (QOL) axiological profile of the elderly population served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in Brazil

Cited by 26 publications

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Elderly quality of life impacted by traditional chinese medicine techniques

Elderly quality of life impacted by traditional chinese medicine techniques

Qualidade de vida dos idosos: comparação entre os distritos sanitários de Uberaba–MG

Quality of Life (QoL) in a Brazilian Sample of Older Adults: The Role of Sociodemographic Variables and Depression Symptoms

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