Relationship between quality of life and vertebral fracture in older women living in Southern Brazil

To investigate the relationship between quality of life and spinal fracture in women aged over 60 living in Southern Brazil. A case-control study was conducted with the application of the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire to 100 women living in the city of Chapecó (SC), aged over 60, postmenopausal, white o...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de ginecologia e obstetrícia 2011-05, Vol.33 (5), p.231-237
Main Authors: de Oliveira, Patrícia Pereira, Sandrin, Carolina Canton, Batista, Patricia Hermann, Marinheiro, Lizanka Paola Fiqueiredo, Wender, Maria Celeste Osório, Roisenberg, Felipe
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brazil
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Spinal Fractures
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:To investigate the relationship between quality of life and spinal fracture in women aged over 60 living in Southern Brazil. A case-control study was conducted with the application of the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire to 100 women living in the city of Chapecó (SC), aged over 60, postmenopausal, white or Caucasian, with no important cognitive impairment or a history of diseases known to affect bone metabolism, or malignant neoplasias. The population was divided into two groups depending on the presence or absence of fractures in the spine radiography. We analyzed variables related to the current and previous medical history, life habits and family history of fractures, and the domains and facets that compose the WHOQOL-bref. All participants were informed about the objectives and methodologies adopted and gave written informed consent to participate in the study. The mean age of the women in the fracture group was older than that of women with fractures (p
ISSN:1806-9339