Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity
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 (Gro...
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| author | Denise Akemi Simões de Oliveira José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9418cf30d504462ba01dfefe51e1b9d2025-08-20T12:55:22ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832016-04-01172Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacityDenise Akemi Simões de OliveiraJosé Roberto Andrade do Nascimento JúniorSônia Maria Marques Gomes BertoliniDaniel Vicentini de OliveiraObjective: 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.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3016AgedAgingQualida de VidaSocializationNursing. |
| spellingShingle | Denise Akemi Simões de Oliveira José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity Rev Rene Aged Aging Qualida de Vida Socialization Nursing. |
| title | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity |
| title_full | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity |
| title_fullStr | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity |
| title_short | Participation of elderly in social groups: quality of life and functional capacity |
| title_sort | participation of elderly in social groups quality of life and functional capacity |
| topic | Aged Aging Qualida de Vida Socialization Nursing. |
| url | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/3016 |
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