Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity

  • Oliveira D
  • Júnior J
  • Bertolini S
  • et al.
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Objective: to analyze the differences between quality of life and functional capacity in elderly participants and non-participants of groups with social activities. Methods: cross-sectional and analytical study that evaluated 31 participants of the social group (Group 1) and 31 non-participants (Group 2). The quality of life was evaluate for WHOQOL-Bref and WHOQOL-Old questionnaires and the functional capacity for Katz and Lawton scales. Results: elderly from Groups 1 and 2 showed quality of life scores in WHOQOL-Bref corresponding to 73.20 and 71.40 points. Regarding the WHOQOL-Old, both groups reached equal results (84 points). Regarding functional capacity, most elderly (77.4%) of the Group 2 had partial or total dependence on others to accomplish instrumental activities of daily life. Conclusion: the results indicated that elderly who participate in the social group have better quality of life scores in social and intimate domains. Objetivo: analisar as diferenças entre qualidade de vida e capacidade funcional em idosas participantes e não participantes de grupos com atividades sociais. Métodos: estudo transversal, analítico, que avaliou 31 participantes de grupo social (Grupo 1) e 31 não participantes (Grupo 2). A qualidade de vida foi avaliada pelo WHOQOL-Bref e WHOQOL-Old, e a capacidade funcional pelas escalas de Katz e Lawton. Resultados: as idosas do Grupo 1 e 2 apresentaram escores de qualidade de vida no WHOQOL-Bref de 73,20 e 71,40 pontos. No WHOQOL-Old ambos os grupos obtiveram os mesmos resultados (84 pontos). Em relação à capacidade funcional a maioria das idosas (77,4%) do Grupo 2 apresentou dependência parcial ou total nas atividades instrumentais de vida diária. Conclusão: os resultados indicaram que as idosas participantes de grupo social apresentam melhores escores de qualidade de vida nos domínios social e intimidade.

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Oliveira, D. A. S. de, Júnior, J. R. A. do N., Bertolini, S. M. M. G., & Oliveira, D. V. de. (2016). Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity. Revista Da Rede de Enfermagem Do Nordeste, 17(2), 278. https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2016000200016

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