Qualidade de vida de idosos de Goiânia, Goiás

Abstract

Population aging is a global phenomenon and is associated with several individual and social transformation. Physiological changes resulting from senescence include all organ systems, making the elderly more prone to the development of chronic diseases with major functional repercussions, economic, social and quality of life. The objective of the study is to evaluate the quality of life of the elderly in Eastern Goiania region. This is a descriptive quantitative study with a sample of 122 individuals, calculated using technique for finite population, considering the elderly in the Eastern Region of Goiânia. After the sample was stratified proportionally among the neighborhoods that make up the Territorial Planning Units (UTP). The approach of the participants took place in their homes, where the research was presented and performed by the desire of the elderly to participate. The instruments used were an interview developed for this research, the WHOQOL-BREF and the WHOQOL-OLD applied in interview form. The most relevant results were: mean age 72.9 ± 8.6; predominantly female (70.5%); the overall WHOQOL Bref and Old were 62.0 ± 12.9 and 65.4 ± 18.5 points, respectively; the means of questionnaires are higher in men and women; the correlation between the two instruments was positive and strong only for the total scores