Quality of Life and Depressive Symptoms in the Elderly Living in Community

Authors

  • Anna Mikaelly de Sousa Tavares Assis Student of Nursing, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil
  • Maria de Lourdes Farias Pontes Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil
  • Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de Farias Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher Training Center, Federal University of Campina Grande. Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil.
  • Edilene Araújo Monteiro Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil
  • Cleane Rosa da Silva Student of Nursing, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil
  • Renata Rabelo Pereira Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil
  • Francisco Alírio da Silva Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher Training Center, Federal University of Campina Grande. Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil.
  • Andréia Karla Anacleto de Sousa
  • Jéssica Moura Cartaxo
  • Ricardo Lourenço Coelho
  • Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3823/1845

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Depression, Elderly, Geriatric Nursing.

Abstract

Introduction: the elderly are affected by some chronic diseases that require comprehensive and continuous health care, among them depression, with disabling potential, compromising their quality of life. Objective: discovering the quality of life of seniors residing in community and their relationship with the symptoms of depression.

Method: a quantitative study, observational, cross-sectional, whose sample included 110 elderly with preserved cognitive conditions and who agreed to participate voluntarily. Data collection was conducted from October to December 2013. Statistical analysis was performed using the software Statiscal Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20.

Results: the quality of life assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF obtained the highest score in the field of social relations (73.93) and lowest score in the environmental field (61.27). The WHOQOL-OLD showed a higher score in sensory abilities facet (76.19) and lowest score on the facet autonomy (61.47). The correlation of quality of life with depressive symptoms presented the psychological domain and facet social participation with strong and negative association.

Conclusion: the development of longitudinal studies becomes feasible for a better understanding of the phenomenon studied.

Author Biographies

Anna Mikaelly de Sousa Tavares Assis, Student of Nursing, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Student of Nursing, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Maria de Lourdes Farias Pontes, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de Farias, Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher Training Center, Federal University of Campina Grande. Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil.

Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher
training center, Federal University of
Campina Grande. Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil.

Edilene Araújo Monteiro, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Cleane Rosa da Silva, Student of Nursing, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Student of Nursing, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Renata Rabelo Pereira, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba - UFPB, Brazil

Francisco Alírio da Silva, Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher Training Center, Federal University of Campina Grande. Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil.

Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher Training Center, Federal University of Campina Grande. Cajazeiras, Paraíba, Brazil.

Ricardo Lourenço Coelho

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2015-10-21

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