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Quality of life of caregivers of octogenarians: a study using the WHOQOL-BREF
To evaluate the quality of life of octogenarians andto identify the domains related to quality of life and health.Methodology. A cross-sectional, quantitative study conductedin 2010 in the Family Health Units of Campina Grande/PB,Brazil. The study sample consisted of 52 subjects that met theeligibil...
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Published in: | Investigación y educación en enfermería 2015-12, Vol.33 (3), p.529-538 |
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Summary: | To evaluate the quality of life of octogenarians andto identify the domains related to quality of life and health.Methodology. A cross-sectional, quantitative study conductedin 2010 in the Family Health Units of Campina Grande/PB,Brazil. The study sample consisted of 52 subjects that met theeligibility criteria of: 18 years or older, being a lay caregiver ofoctogenarians, and having no apparent cognitive problem. Aquestionnaire containing a sociodemographic section and theWHOQOL-BREF that is composed of two questions about theperceptions of quality of life and health, and 24 on the physical,psychological, social relationships and environmental domains.Results. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.72, attesting to the reliabilityof the instrument used. The domain scores were: environmental(59.43), psychological (59.01), social relationships (46.77)and physical (43.86), whose values indicate dissatisfactionof subjects with regard to aspects related to quality of life. Theenvironmental domain was correlated with quality of life andthe physical domain with perceptions of health; the daily safetyand pain aspects had the highest correlations with quality of life.Conclusion. The perception of the caregivers regarding quality oflife was not good. The environmental and physical domains hadthe highest correlations with quality of life and health.
Objetivo. Avaliar a qualidade de vida dos cuidadores de octogenários e identificar os domínios correlacionados
com a qualidade de vida e saúde. Metodologia. Pesquisa transversal, quantitativa, realizada em 2011, nas
Unidades de Saúde da Família de Campina Grande/PB. A amostra compôs-se de 52 sujeitos que atenderam
aos critérios de elegibilidade: idade > 18 anos, ser cuidador informal de octogenários e não apresentar
problema cognitivo aparente. Aplicaram-se um formulário sobre dados sócio-demográficos e o questionário
Whoqol-bref, composto de duas questões referentes à percepção da qualidade de vida e da saúde e 24
referentes aos domínios: físico, psicológico, relações sociais e ambiental. Resultados. O Alfa de Cronbach
total foi 0.72, atestando a confiabilidade do instrumento utilizado. Os domínios obtiveram os seguintes
escores: ambiental (59.43), psicológico (59.01), aspectos sociais (46.77) e físico (43.86), cujos valores
indicam a insatisfação dos sujeitos no tocante às facetas relacionadas com a qualidade de vida. O domínio
ambiental possui maior correlação com a qualidade de vida e o domínio físico com a saúde, tendo as faceta |
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ISSN: | 0120-5307 2216-0280 |
DOI: | 10.17533/udea.iee.v33n3a17 |