Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders

Gabriel Grizzo Cucato; Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias; Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo; José Maria Maluf DE Carvalho; Fábio Nasri; Maria Luiza Monteiro Costa; Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot DE Matos; Fábio Gazelato DE Mello Franco

doi:10.1590/1806-9282.62.09.848

Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders

Gabriel Grizzo Cucato, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias, Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo, José Maria Maluf DE Carvalho, Fábio Nasri, Maria Luiza Monteiro Costa, Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot DE Matos, Fábio Gazelato DE Mello Franco

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	848-852
Number of pages	5
Journal	Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
Volume	62
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.62.09.848
Publication status	Published - Dec 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Brazil
Cognition/classification
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression/diagnosis
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Hand Strength
Humans
Independent Living
Institutionalization
Male
Quality of Life/psychology
Sex Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires

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Cucato, G. G., Ritti-Dias, R. M., Cendoroglo, M. S., Carvalho, J. M. M. DE., Nasri, F., Costa, M. L. M., Matos, L. D. N. J. DE., & Franco, F. G. DE. M. (2016). Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders. Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 62(9), 848-852. https://doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.62.09.848

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