TY - JOUR
T1 - Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly
T2 - Comparison between genders
AU - Cucato, Gabriel Grizzo
AU - Ritti-Dias, Raphael Mendes
AU - Cendoroglo, Maysa Seabra
AU - Carvalho, José Maria Maluf DE
AU - Nasri, Fábio
AU - Costa, Maria Luiza Monteiro
AU - Matos, Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot DE
AU - Franco, Fábio Gazelato DE Mello
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - Objective: To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women.Method: This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 496 elderly men and women, surveyed by researchers at a private hospital that attends institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly. HRQL (World Health Organization Quality of Life), daily living activities (Katz questionnaire), and instrumental daily living activities (Lawton questionnaire), mini-mental state examination, handgrip strength test, and function capacity (timed up and go test) were obtained.Results: Institutionalized men presented higher scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to elderly men living alone (p<0.05). Among women, the scores in all domains (physical, psychological, relationship, and environment) were similar between institutionalized and community-dwelling individuals.Conclusion: Institutionalized elderly men reported better scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to their community-dwelling pairs, while both institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly women presented similar HRQL.
AB - Objective: To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women.Method: This was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 496 elderly men and women, surveyed by researchers at a private hospital that attends institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly. HRQL (World Health Organization Quality of Life), daily living activities (Katz questionnaire), and instrumental daily living activities (Lawton questionnaire), mini-mental state examination, handgrip strength test, and function capacity (timed up and go test) were obtained.Results: Institutionalized men presented higher scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to elderly men living alone (p<0.05). Among women, the scores in all domains (physical, psychological, relationship, and environment) were similar between institutionalized and community-dwelling individuals.Conclusion: Institutionalized elderly men reported better scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to their community-dwelling pairs, while both institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly women presented similar HRQL.
KW - Activities of Daily Living
KW - Aged
KW - Brazil
KW - Cognition/classification
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Depression/diagnosis
KW - Female
KW - Geriatric Assessment
KW - Hand Strength
KW - Humans
KW - Independent Living
KW - Institutionalization
KW - Male
KW - Quality of Life/psychology
KW - Sex Factors
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
U2 - 10.1590/1806-9282.62.09.848
DO - 10.1590/1806-9282.62.09.848
M3 - Article
C2 - 28001259
VL - 62
SP - 848
EP - 852
JO - Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
JF - Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
SN - 0104-4230
IS - 9
ER -