Quality of life and factors associated with the health of elderly diabetics
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2016.8456Keywords:
Qualidade de vida, atenção primária à saúde, diabetes tipo 2, idoso.Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of elderly people afected by type 2 diabetes mellitus and to identfy the associated factors. Methods: this descriptive, cross-sectonal study involved 68 elderly diabetics from Cajazeiras, Paraíba State, in 2012, and was approved by the Research Ethics Commitee of Campina Grande Federal University (N 20111410-045). Data were analyzed statistically using IBM SPSS 19.0 sofware. Results: diabetes has significant impact on the lives of younger elderly females with less educaton and more recent diagnosis. Of the domains studied, pain scored worst, followed by social aspects and general health. Domains with higher values were: mental health, emotional aspects, vitality, physical aspects and functional capacity. Conclusion: although most study partcipants displayed good quality of life, diabetes entails specificities that vary from individual, characterizing the phenomenon as singular.Published
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