Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity
Objective: to analyze the differences between quality of life and functional capacity in elderly participants and non-participants of groups with social activities. Methods: cross-sectional and analytical study that evaluated 31 participants of the social group (Group 1) and 31 non-participants (Gro...
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| author | Denise Akemi Simões Oliveira José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira |
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| description | Objective: to analyze the differences between quality of life and functional capacity in elderly participants and non-participants of groups with social activities. Methods: cross-sectional and analytical study that evaluated 31 participants of the social group (Group 1) and 31 non-participants (Group 2). The quality of life was evaluate for WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old questionnaires and the functional capacity for Katz and Lawton scales. Results: elderly from Groups 1 and 2 showed quality of life scores in WHOQOL-Bref corresponding to 73.20 and 71.40 points. Regarding the WHOQOL-Old, both groups reached equal results (84 points). Regarding functional capacity, most elderly (77.4%) of the Group 2 had partial or total dependence on others to accomplish instrumental activities of daily life. Conclusion: the results indicated that elderly who participate in the social group have better quality of life scores in social and intimate domains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-99b3203242ef41d8a156d3c30d2aa61f2022-12-21T19:20:26ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-01-01172278284Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacityDenise Akemi Simões OliveiraJosé Roberto Andrade do Nascimento JúniorSonia Maria Marques Gomes BertoliniDaniel Vicentini de OliveiraObjective: to analyze the differences between quality of life and functional capacity in elderly participants and non-participants of groups with social activities. Methods: cross-sectional and analytical study that evaluated 31 participants of the social group (Group 1) and 31 non-participants (Group 2). The quality of life was evaluate for WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old questionnaires and the functional capacity for Katz and Lawton scales. Results: elderly from Groups 1 and 2 showed quality of life scores in WHOQOL-Bref corresponding to 73.20 and 71.40 points. Regarding the WHOQOL-Old, both groups reached equal results (84 points). Regarding functional capacity, most elderly (77.4%) of the Group 2 had partial or total dependence on others to accomplish instrumental activities of daily life. Conclusion: the results indicated that elderly who participate in the social group have better quality of life scores in social and intimate domains.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=324045343016 |
| spellingShingle | Denise Akemi Simões Oliveira José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity Rev Rene |
| title | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and
functional capacity |
| title_full | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and
functional capacity |
| title_fullStr | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and
functional capacity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and
functional capacity |
| title_short | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and
functional capacity |
| title_sort | participation of elderly in social groups quality of life and functional capacity |
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