Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers
Objective. To compare the quality of life of elderly living at a geriatric institution with that of elderly living in the community. Methodology. Quantitative study in which the quality of life of 50 elderly living in condominiums was compared with that of 173 community dwellers. To assess the quali...
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| author | Elen Ferraz Teston Sonia Silva Marcon |
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| description | Objective. To compare the quality of life of elderly living at a geriatric institution with that of elderly living in the community. Methodology. Quantitative study in which the quality of life of 50 elderly living in condominiums was compared with that of 173 community dwellers. To assess the quality of life, the instruments WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD were applied. The data were collected between November 2011 and February 2012. Results. The groups differed significantly with regard to the domains: physical, environment, functioning of the senses and participation, which were better in the condominium residents; while the community dwellers scored higher in the domain intimacy. Conclusion. Different factors can interfere in the elderly’s quality of life, including the place of residence, which indicates the need for further monitoring by health professionals, especially nurses, with a view to outlining strategies to maintain the elderly’s quality of life |
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| spelling | doaj.art-311507b1119c454eb48229557a9be3962023-11-02T03:45:16ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaInvestigación y Educación en Enfermería0120-53072015-04-013315362S0120-53072015000100007Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellersElen Ferraz Teston0Sonia Silva Marcon1Universidade Estadual de MaringáUniversidade Estadual de MaringáObjective. To compare the quality of life of elderly living at a geriatric institution with that of elderly living in the community. Methodology. Quantitative study in which the quality of life of 50 elderly living in condominiums was compared with that of 173 community dwellers. To assess the quality of life, the instruments WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD were applied. The data were collected between November 2011 and February 2012. Results. The groups differed significantly with regard to the domains: physical, environment, functioning of the senses and participation, which were better in the condominium residents; while the community dwellers scored higher in the domain intimacy. Conclusion. Different factors can interfere in the elderly’s quality of life, including the place of residence, which indicates the need for further monitoring by health professionals, especially nurses, with a view to outlining strategies to maintain the elderly’s quality of lifehttp://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072015000100007&lng=en&tlng=encalidad de vidaenfermeríaancianoviviendas para ancianos |
| spellingShingle | Elen Ferraz Teston Sonia Silva Marcon Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers Investigación y Educación en Enfermería calidad de vida enfermería anciano viviendas para ancianos |
| title | Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers |
| title_full | Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers |
| title_fullStr | Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers |
| title_short | Comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers |
| title_sort | comparative study of quality of life of elderly living in condominiums versus community dwellers |
| topic | calidad de vida enfermería anciano viviendas para ancianos |
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