Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors: Regional Differences Among Oldest-Old in Brazil.
Purpose: The aim of this research was to investigate the extent to which socioeconomic and regional differences in Brazil may influence the quality of life. To this end, we examined factors associated with health-related quality of life in two populations of oldest-old people, aged 80 and over: one...
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=161701728&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 161701728 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00469580 INQ jtl: Inquiry (00469580) issn: 00469580 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jan-Dec2022 vid: 59 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 161701728 10.1177/00469580221086922 ppf: 1 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors: Regional Differences Among Oldest-Old in Brazil. aug: au: Freitas, Javanna L. G. da S. Silva, Jaíza M. M. Nóbrega, Júlia Cristina L. Simões, Raisa F. M. Medeiros, Juliana B. Alves, Ricardo O. Santos, Jair L. F. Duarte, Yeda Aparecida O. Zatz, Mayana Matheson, David de Menezes, Tarciana N. Santos, Silvana affil: Public Health Program, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Brazil Department of Statistics, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Brazil Department of Social Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Human Genome Studies Center, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, UK Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Brazil su: Sleep quality Well-being Confidence intervals Multiple regression analysis Cross-sectional method Population geography Quantitative research Health status indicators Socioeconomic factors Cronbach's alpha Quality of life Questionnaires Mental depression Research funding Sociodemographic factors Longevity Data analysis software Brazil sug: subj: Brazil Sleep quality Well-being Confidence intervals Multiple regression analysis Cross-sectional method Population geography Quantitative research Health status indicators Socioeconomic factors Cronbach's alpha Quality of life Questionnaires Mental depression Research funding Sociodemographic factors Longevity Data analysis software keyword: aged 80 and over emerging countries longevity quality of life ab: Purpose: The aim of this research was to investigate the extent to which socioeconomic and regional differences in Brazil may influence the quality of life. To this end, we examined factors associated with health-related quality of life in two populations of oldest-old people, aged 80 and over: one from the Northeast of Brazil and the other from the Southeast. Methods: 417 participants aged 80 and over were interviewed face-to-face, 179 from Brejo dos Santos, one of the poorest regions in the Northeast; and 238 from São Paulo, one of the largest urban metropolises in Southeast Brazil. Data, which included socioeconomic and demographic factors, health status, and health-related quality of life, were collected using a structured questionnaire. The dependent variable was determined by the completion rate of the 12-item Short Form Survey and analyzed using multiple logistic regression. Results: Although the population of São Paulo had four times as many long-lived women than men, had better literacy levels, used more medications, and presented a greater prevalence of symptoms suggestive of depression in comparison to the Northeast's population, no difference was observed in the proportion of good physical components among the two populations, 54.3% in Brejo dos Santos' oldest-old and 50.4% in São Paulo's (P = .6272). Quality and quantity of sleep were factors that most affected the health-related quality of life among the oldest-old of Northeast. Conclusion: Factors associated with health-related quality of life were different among the oldest-old people of the two locations, thereby corroborating the heterogeneous nature of the longevous population. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2022 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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