Residences in octogenarian sole proprietorship: a focus on quality of life and health conditions

Abstract

Research aiming to characterize the profile, the health and quality of life of octogenarians living in a town just north of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil. Whose people were 27 aged who is 80 years old or older. Data were collected via an instrument that contains questions about health status and by WHOQOL-old, with descriptive analysis. The study allowed to verify that among the interviewees, mainly women, widows and low years of schooling. The disease is prevalent hypertension, and there is a high percentage of elderly people who do not have any diseases. The quality of life of elderly in this study is media and is associated with a plurality of areas such as sensory functioning, autonomy, death and dying, activities, income, social life and family relations, different categories of people to people. The results suggest the importance of health promotion and maintenance functional capacity these population