Assessment of the functional capacity and quality of life of Brazilian elderly people living in a community

Abstract. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is mostly elderly. In the aging process, glucose tolerance decreases. The most common problem occurs in patients with DM is to maintain ideal body weight. Some elderly people have problems with excessive weight and some malnutrition. The condition of malnutrition in elderly with type 2 diabetes has an effect on physical and psychological function, both of these factors are important in the satisfaction of quality of life. The quality of life of DM patients is a feeling of satisfaction and happiness will live in general, especially with diabetes mellitus. The aims of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and functional capacity with the quality of life of elderly people with diabetes mellitus type 2. The design in this study is correlational with cross sectional approach. Sampling technique of accidental sampling. Identify elderly people with type 2 diabetes in accordance with the inclusion criteria, then Data collection is done by weighing weight and measuring the height of elderly, filling the quality of life questionnaire, and functional capacity. Data analysis using Spearman Rank. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between nutritional status and functional capacity with quality of life of elderly people with type 2 diabetes, the correlation of each with r = 0,000 and r = 0.003. Expected For health workers to provide motivation to patients to maintain a good lifestyle so as to minimize complications and quality of life of the elderly either. For families to support and facilitate healthy lifestyles in elderly people with type 2 diabetes to achieve the most nutritional status and functional status according to age and ability. Keywords: elderly people with type 2 DM, functional capacity, nutritional status, quality of life.

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Correlation between quality of life, depression, satisfaction and functionality of older people with HIV

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1334 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (suppl 2) ◽

Author(s):

Kydja Milene Souza Torres de Araújo ◽

Suelane Renata de Andrade Silva ◽

Daniela de Aquino Freire ◽

Márcia Carréra Campos Leal ◽

Ana Paula de Oliveira Marques ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Elderly People ◽

Functional Capacity ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Inverse Correlation ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Cross Sectional

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the correlation between the quality of life, depression, life satisfaction, and functional capacity in elderly people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Methods: A cross-sectional study developed in reference hospitals for treatment and follow-up of people with HIV. 241 elderly people participated by applying a questionnaire containing sociodemographic variables, the HIV/AIDS target quality of Life, the Barthel Index, the Life Satisfaction Scale, and the abbreviated version with 15 items of the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale. Results: The analyses showed an inverse correlation between the dimensions of the HAT-Qol with depression, a positive correlation in the domain satisfaction with life, and statistically significant, but weak, with functionality. Conclusion: Depression impairs quality of life in all dimensions, while life satisfaction influences this aspect more positively than functional capacity. Descriptors: Quality of Life; Depression; Personal Satisfaction; Aged; HIV.

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Factors Related to Functional Capacity and Quality of Life for Elderly People in a Middle-Sized City of São Paulo, Brazil

Health ◽

10.4236/health.2020.1212113 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 1562-1574

Author(s):

Giovana Fumes-Ghantous ◽

José Eduardo Corrente ◽

Ana Flavia G. Tatis

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly People ◽

Functional Capacity

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Functional capacity as a factor promoting the quality of life of the elderly

International Archives of Medicine ◽

10.3823/2480 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Ermelinda Maria Bernardo Gonçalves Marques ◽

Renata Saraiva Jabour

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly People ◽

Functional Capacity ◽

Short Form ◽

The Elderly ◽

Intervention Measures ◽

Katz Index ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Objective: To evaluate the functional capacity of the elderly and their association with quality of life. Method: A transversal, descriptive and analytical study was carried out by an individual and anonymous interview to 247 elderly people. A structured questionnaire was used, composed of sociodemographic characterization, Katz Index, Lawton & Brody Scale and MOS SF-36 - Medical Outcome Study Short Form - 36. Results: It was found that 80.6% of the elderly were independent in the ADL and 79.8% were independent in the IADL. On the whole, they show a reasonable quality of life. The study of the correlation between the results of the perception of the quality of life and the levels of independence in the ADL and the IADL revealed that the more independent elderly people tend to perceive a better quality of life. Conclusion: These results can contribute to the nurses developing intervention measures that promote the maintenance or recovery of the functional capacity of the elderly and, consequently, improve their quality of life. Keywords: Aged; Quality of Life; Activities of Daily Living; Nursing; Aging.

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Glittre ADL test in eutrophic, overweight and obese elderly

Fisioterapia Brasil ◽

10.33233/fb.v21i1.3244 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 49

Author(s):

Augusto Baumhardt Guidoti ◽

Ângelo Pereira Cattani ◽

Cintia Laura De Araujo ◽

Fernanda Beatriz Costa Delacoste ◽

Guilherme Scotta Hentschke ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Functional Capacity ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Handgrip Strength ◽

Exercise Intolerance ◽

World Health ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

World Health Organization Quality

The Glittre ADL-test (TGlittre) has been designed and validated to measure functional capacity during daily living activities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is now used in several other situations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of TGlittre in a sample of overweight and obese eutrophic elderly. This was an experimental and cross-sectional study, which included 21 elderly women, allocated by BMI, in eutrophic (n = 8), overweight (n = 6) and obese (n = 7) groups. They were assessed for functional capacity (TGlittre and 6MWT), quality of life (QOL) with the questionnaire World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older People (WHOQOL-OLD) and handgrip strength (HGS). TGlittre correlated with age (p = 0.0040) and with 6MWT (p = 0.0086), but no statistical difference was found in TGlittre's performance time and the distance covered in 6MWT between groups. TGlittre did not correlate with HGS (p = 0.1493) and WHOQOL-Old (p = 0.0905). The data obtained in the present study corroborate that TGlittre is used as a functional measurement variable in the elderly population.Keywords: aged, obesity, exercise intolerance.

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