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- Title
Quality of life and self-esteem among the elderly in the community.
- Authors
dos Santos Tavares, Darlene Mara; Cruz Matias, Thaís Gabriela; dos Santos Ferreira, Pollyana Cristina; Sousa Pegorari, Maycon; Santos Nascimento, Janaina; de Paiva, Mariana Mapelli
- Abstract
This study sought to investigate the association between the scores for quality of life (QoL) and self-esteem among the elderly in an urban community. A cross-sectional, quantitative and analytical household survey was conducted with 1,691 elderly persons resident in an urban area in a county in Minas Gerais state. The World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), the World Health Organization Quality of Life OLD (WHOQOL-OLD) questionnaires and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used in this study. A descriptive statistical analysis and a linear regression model (p < 0.05) were conducted. The results revealed that the social relationships domain (71.19) and the topic of death and dying (74.30) had the highest mean scores among the elderly; while the lowest mean scores were the environment domain (60.39) and the topic of social participation (63.06). The self-esteem scores showed an average of 9.36 ± 4.09. Associations were evident for the lower scores of quality of life in all the WHOQOL- BREF domains and WHOQOL-OLD aspects (except death and dying) with lower levels of self-esteem (p <0.001). The results provide data that contribute to a better understanding of the aspects that influence the QoL of the elderly due to reduced self-esteem, thus providing information for the development of health strategies.
- Subjects
QUALITY of life; SELF-esteem in old age; SOCIAL participation; HEALTH of older people; REGRESSION analysis
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2016, Vol 21, Issue 11, p3557
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-812320152111.03032016