TAILIEUCHUNG - Health-related behavior and quality of life among the elderly: a population-based study

It is generally agreed that abuse of older people is either an act of commission or of omission (in which case it is usually described as ‘‘neglect’’), and that it may be either intentional or unintentional. The abuse may be of a physical nature, it may be psychological (involving emotional or verbal aggression), or it may involve financial or other material maltreatment. Regardless of the type of abuse, it will certainly result in unnecessary suffering, injury or pain, the loss or violation of human rights, and a decreased quality of life for the older person (4). Whether the behaviour is termed abusive, neglectful or exploitative will probably depend on how frequently the mistreatment occurs,. | Rev Saúde Pública 2011 45 3 485-93 Margareth Guimarães Lima1 Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros11 Chester Luiz Galvão César111 Moisés GoldbaumIV Luana CarandinaV Maria Cecília Goi Porto AlvesVI Artigos Originais Health-related behavior and quality of life among the elderly a population-based study Comportamentos relacionados a saúde e qualidade de vida em idosos um estudo de base populacional I Programa de Pós-Craduaẹão do Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas FCM . Universidade Estadual de Campinas Unicamp . Campinas SP Brasil II Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social. FCM-Unicamp. Campinas SP Brasil III Departamento de Epidemiologia. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Universidade de São Paulo USP . São Paulo SP Brasil IV Departamento de Medicina Preventiva. Faculdade de Medicina. USP. São Paulo SP Brasil V Departamento de Saúde Pública. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Estadual Paulista. Botucatu SP Brasil VI Secretaria do Estado de Saúde de São Paulo. São Paulo SP Brasil Correspondence Margareth Cuimarães Lima UNICAMP Caixa postal 6111 13083-970 Campinas SP Brasil E-mail Received 7 24 2010 Approved 1 19 2011 ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To assess the association between health-related behaviors and quality of life among the elderly. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out including 1 958 elderly living in four areas in the state of São Paulo southeastern Brazil 2001 2002. Quality of life was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study SF-36-Item Short Form Health Survey instrument. This instrument s eight subscales and two components were the dependent variables. Independent variables were physical activity weekly frequency of alcohol consumption and smoking. Multiple linear regression models were used to control for the effect of gender age schooling work area of residence and number of chronic conditions. RESULTS Physical activity was positively associated with the eight SF-36

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