Abstract
to correlate socio-contextual aspects, physical vulnerability and quality of life of older persons in the community in different situations of family care. epidemiological, a cross-sectional and analytical study, with elderly people in the community (n=769), with application of the instruments: Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13), World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older Persons (WHOQOL-OLD) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF); and socio-contextual data questionnaire. the population assessed presented an average of regular quality of life in both the WHOQOL-BREF and the WHOQOL-OLD. Older non-vulnerable persons (62.2%) and those with close family contact (82.6%) have a better quality of life than the vulnerable (p<0.0001). lower quality of life scores and more distant families are related to vulnerable elderly people; thus, the assessment of family proximity and physical vulnerability of older persons is shown to be an important factor in improving quality of life.
Highlights
METHODSThe aging process and economic development are a reality progressively experienced by developed countries in Europe and North America, accentuated after World War II
Data on quality of life show that older male persons have higher The data reinforce that the feminization of old age is a reality total WHOQOL-OLD (p=0.0001) and WHOQOL-BREF (p=0.0002) experienced worldwide and that most of these women have scores, with higher scores related to the death and dying domain enough social support to maintain their health and quality of life
Data analysis identified that there is a significant negative correlation between age and total score of the WHOQOL-OLD and the WHOQOL-BREF, and the higher the age, the lower the quality of life score in all evaluated domains, which corroborates the data presented by the World Health Organization (WHO), which show that longevity is accompanied by limitations and non-communicable chronic diseases that tend to directly affect the assessment of older persons’ quality of life[1]
Summary
The aging process and economic development are a reality progressively experienced by developed countries in Europe and North America, accentuated after World War II. Maintaining the quality of life of this new population profile is essential to ensure a healthy and socially participatory population Essential aspects, such as maintaining independence and autonomy, good family functionality, preservation of the social role and productive activity, positive self-perception of health, maintenance of relationships, access, emotional comfort, spirituality, housing and financial security, must be guaranteed and associated to that older persons can maintain their quality of life. The question arises about the relationship between physical vulnerability and the quality of life of older persons in different situations of family proximity and what care strategies can be taken for better health care for this population, as the gap identified in literature production, relating the influence of family proximity on older persons’ vulnerability and quality of life. This research can support the interprofessional nursing and health teams in the development of more effective care plans to maintain quality of life and reduce physical vulnerability
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