Author:

• Alessandro Gonçalves Campolina - Campolina, A. G. - São Paulo - Unifesp - <alessandro.campolina@hc.fm.usp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0233-0797

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Objectives: To evaluate the impact of chronic disease in the quality of life of elderly people living in São Paulo. Methods: Cross-sectional study of individuals over 60 years. Application of a standardized questionnaire and the Short-Form 36 items questionnaire. Statistical analysis describes the clinical and demographic data, ANOVA were used for the correlation of the SF-36 domains with age and the number of morbidities. Results: 353 individuals were evaluated. The mean age was 71.6 years, with 48.7% of men and 51.3% women. The women presented the worst levels of quality of life in all domains evaluated. ANOVA revealed significant variation in the quality of life in several areas as increasing the number of morbidities. The most compromised domain was Role Physical (p <0.05). The same analysis, applied to the average of the domains by age group, showed an inverse relation of Functional Capacity (p <0.05) with age. Conclusions: The increase in the number of morbidities and the increasing age would significantly affect several areas of quality of life in the old people. The SF-36 appears to be a valid instrument for assessing quality of life of the Brazilian elderly population.

Keywords: Quality of Life, Elderly

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