학술논문
Depression and cancer were independently associated with quality of life in Brazilian older people.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1440-6381
Abstract
Objective: To analyse the factors associated with low health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in older people living in Brazil. Methods: In this cross‐sectional study of the Jewish community residing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, we extensively evaluated the characteristics – including clinical, functional and sociodemographic – of 496 older people. Quality of life was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life‐BREF (WHOQOL‐BREF), while the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used to measure depressive symptoms. Results: After adjusting for potential confounders, we found that GDS score (β = −0.07; P = 0.04) and cancer (β = −0.47; P = 0.05) were associated with a low WHOQOL‐BREF score. Conclusion: Depressive symptoms and cancer were independently associated with low HRQoL among older people living in Brazil.