Avaliação da Qualidade de Vida em idosos institucionalizados no município de Natal, Estado do Rio Grande do Norte - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v32i2.8479

Vilani Medeiros de Araújo Nunes; Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes; João Carlos Alchieri

doi:10.4025/actascihealthsci.v32i2.8479

Evaluation of the quality of life of elderly institutionalized in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v32i2.8479

Vilani Medeiros de Araújo Nunes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
João Carlos Alchieri Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v32i2.8479

Keywords: quality of life, elderly, long-term residence for the elderly

Abstract

The aging of the Brazilian population has been followed by changes in family structure, increasing demand for long-stay institutions as an alternative to social support to the elderly. It is a descriptive study, which aims to analyze the Quality of Life (QOL) in institutionalized elderly in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State. For data collection, interviews were carried out with 43 elderly people using the WHOQOL-OLD, specifically to evaluate QOL among the elderly. The results indicated an overall average score of 52.9%. The sensory aspect achieved the highest average score (68.1%), showing satisfaction with the situation they are in. However, the autonomy aspect obtained the lowest average (40.7%), showing dissatisfaction about their ability to make decisions. It was concluded that the elderly rated their QOL as neither unsatisfactory nor satisfactory. It is necessary to implement public policies aimed at promoting the attention to the institutionalized elderly in anticipation of a better quality of life.

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Vilani Medeiros de Araújo Nunes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira Sanitarista, Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN, Doutoranda em Ciências da Saúde - UFRN. Doutoranda em Ciências da Saúde pela

Rejane Maria Paiva de Menezes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira, Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem/UFRN dos cursos de Graduação e Pós- graduação em Enfermagem, Doutora em Enfermagem/USP.

João Carlos Alchieri, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Professor Doutor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde e em Psicologia/ UFRN.

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2010-09-28

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Nunes, V. M. de A., Menezes, R. M. P. de, & Alchieri, J. C. (2010). Evaluation of the quality of life of elderly institutionalized in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte State - doi: 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v32i2.8479. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 32(2), 119-126. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v32i2.8479

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Vol 32 No 2 (2010)

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