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Rev. Kairós ; 10(2): 225-243, dez. 2007.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-605558

ABSTRACT

Este estudo objetivou avaliar qualidade de vida em um grupo de idosos de Veranópolis, RS, através do WHOQOL-Bref. Além disso, relacionou os escores obtidos por meio do instrumento com variáveis sociodemográficas e sintomas depressivos, através da Escala de Depressão Geriátrica (GDS). Os resultados apontaram que esse grupo de idosos apresenta boa QV, sendo preditores dessa situação a realização de atividades de lazer, ser do sexo feminino, não utilizar medicação diária e estar livre de sintomas depressivos.


The objective of this article was to evaluate Quality of Life in a group of elderly people from Veranópolis, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, through WHOOQOL – Brief. Moreover, it associated the scores obtained by this instrument with social demographic variables and depression symptoms through the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results showed that this group of elderly people have a good Quality Life, and the key determinants for this situation are the accomplishment of leisure activities, being of the female gender, not using daily medication and being free from depression symptoms.


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Humans , Aged , Health of the Elderly , Aged/psychology , Quality of Life , Depression , Health Services for the Aged
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