• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) · Dec 2016

    Comparative Study

    Health-related quality of life in Brazilian community-dwelling and institutionalized elderly: Comparison between genders.

    • Gabriel Grizzo Cucato, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias, Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo, José Maria Maluf DE Carvalho, Fábio Nasri, Maria Luiza Monteiro Costa, Luciana Diniz Nagem Janot DE Matos, and Fábio Gazelato DE Mello Franco.
    • Vascular Surgeon, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
    • Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2016 Dec 1; 62 (9): 848-852.

    ObjectiveTo compare the health-related quality of life (HRQL) indicators between institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly men and women.MethodThis was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 496 elderly men and women, surveyed by researchers at a private hospital that attends institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly. HRQL (World Health Organization Quality of Life), daily living activities (Katz questionnaire), and instrumental daily living activities (Lawton questionnaire), mini-mental state examination, handgrip strength test, and function capacity (timed up and go test) were obtained.ResultsInstitutionalized men presented higher scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to elderly men living alone (p<0.05). Among women, the scores in all domains (physical, psychological, relationship, and environment) were similar between institutionalized and community-dwelling individuals.ConclusionInstitutionalized elderly men reported better scores in physical and psychological domains of HRQL compared to their community-dwelling pairs, while both institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly women presented similar HRQL.

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