Elderly people's definitions of quality of life

The aim of the study was to evaluate the domains of quality of life (WHOQOL-OLD Questionnaire) and the ability of decision-making (Questionnaire for Evaluation of the Moral and Psychological Development) of elderly who took part of the socio-therapeutic groups of Arroio do Meio city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The research was described as transversal, observative, descriptive, developed among individuals participating in "elderly groups". From the sample formed by 133 elderly, "Intimacy" obtained the most expressive average (69.12 + 23.52). "Autonomy" obtained the lowest average (38.68 + 16.76) and the average

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“…Outros estudos vêm observando que os contatos sociais são um componente tão valioso para a boa qualidade de vida quanto a saúde. 18,19,20 …”

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Avaliação da qualidade de vida e tomada de decisão em idosos participantes de grupos socioterápicos da cidade de Arroio do Meio, RS, Brasil

Bajotto

Goldim

2011

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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“…Self-rated health is a subjective measure of health that has been shown to be associated with mortality, even after adjustment for multiple potential confounders (26). We dichotomized quality of life as best possible/good versus fair/poor/worst possible and self-rated health as excellent/very good/good versus fair/ poor in accordance with prior studies (27). Third, we assessed activities of daily living (ADLs) as an objective health measure.…”

Section: Quality Of Life Self-rated Health and Functional Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Association of Symptoms with Health Outcomes in Chronically Ill Adults

Walke

Byers

Gallo

et al. 2007

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

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Persons with chronic disease experience multiple symptoms. Understanding the association between these symptoms and health outcomes would facilitate a targeted approach to symptom assessment and treatment. Our objectives were to determine the association of a range of symptoms with quality of life, self-rated health, and functional status among chronically ill adults and to assess methods for evaluating the independent associations of symptoms that may be inter-related. We consecutively enrolled 226 cognitively intact, community-dwelling adults, age 60 years or older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or cancer. Seven symptoms (physical discomfort, pain, fatigue, problems with appetite, feelings of depression, anxiety, shortness of breath) assessed using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale were examined for their association with self-rated quality of life, self-rated health, and functional status. Principal component analysis and logistic regression revealed similar results. The latter demonstrated that physical discomfort was associated with lower self-rated health (Adjusted odds ratio 1.9; 95% confidence interval 1.2-2.9), and functional disability (Adjusted odds ratio 1.8; 95% confidence interval 1.2-2.7). Feelings of depression were associated with poorer quality of life (Adjusted odds ratio 1.7; 95% confidence interval 1.1-2.6), and shortness of breath was associated with lower self-rated health (Adjusted odds ratio 1.5; 95% confidence interval 1.1-2.0). The association between a range of symptoms and quality of life, self-rated health, and functional status differed across outcomes, but only three symptoms-physical discomfort, feelings of depression and shortness of breath-maintained their associations when multiple symptoms were examined concurrently. These findings suggest that interventions targeting these symptoms could improve several health-related outcomes.

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“…Carp 1988;Marottoli et al 1997;Coughlin 2001;Cvitkovich and Wister 2001;Owsley 2002) but has largely been neglected in satisfaction research. An exception is Farquhar's (1995) study of older people's definitions of quality of life, in which the ability to go out was associated with a better quality of life whereas immobility and being housebound were found to decrease quality of life (Farquhar 1995). In the East German rural area, in particular, the ability to actively drive a car and satisfaction with opportunities to be mobile in general appeared to have a positive impact on older people's life satisfaction.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In our prediction model, we included socio-demographic, health-related, social, environmental, mobility and leisure-related predictor variables from those described above which had proven to contribute substantially to older people's well-being in past studies (e.g. Barresi et al 1983Barresi et al -1984Baldassare et al 1984;Golant 1986Golant , 2004Farquhar 1995;Lamb 1996;Veenhoven 1996;Wenger 1997;Smith et al 1999;Cvitkovich and Wister 2001;Ferna´ndez-Ballesteros et al 2001;Evans et al 2002;Diener et al 2003;Oswald et al 2003) as well as in our previous research (e.g. Mollenkopf et al 2002Mollenkopf et al , 2004.…”

Section: Mobility and Activity Aspectsmentioning

confidence: 99%