Socioeconomic characteristics and quality of life of urban and rural elderly people with heart disease

• Main Authors: Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares (Author), Glendha Oliveira Arduini (Author), Nayara Paula Fernandes Martins (Author), Flavia Aparecida Dias (Author), Lucia Aparecida Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To compare the socioeconomic variables and quality of life scores (QOL) of elderly residents with heart diseases in urban and rural areas.Method: household survey with 829 urban and 220 rural elderlies. The data were collected using: Brazilian Questionnaire for Functional and Multidimensi...