The quality of life and the sociocultural, economic and health characteristics of the elderly living in the amazon region

• Main Authors: Tábada Samantha Marques Rosa (Author), Euler Esteves Ribeiro (Author), Kennya Márcia dos Santos Mota (Author), Vanusa do Nascimento (Author), Ednea Aguiar Maia-Ribeiro (Author), Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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WHOQOL-Bref is widely used to assess quality of life. The present study estimated the prevalence of elderly people with low quality of life and the association of socio-cultural, economic and health variables. The elderly were classified as low (< 60 points) or regular/good (> 60 points). The...