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

Autor: Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares, Glendha Oliveira Arduini, Nayara Paula Fernandes Martins, Flavia Aparecida Dias, Lucia Aparecida Ferreira
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, Vol 36, Iss 3, Pp 21-27
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1983-1447
DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2015.03.45470
Popis: 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 Multidimensional Assessment, WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD. The collection in the urban area was from June to December of 2008 and, in the rural area, from June 2010 to March 2011. Chi-square, t-student and multiple linear regression (p
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