Comparação da qualidade de vida entre idosos acometidos por dor lombar e não acometidos

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Ano de defesa: 2015
Autor(a) principal: Souza, Izabela Damasceno e lattes
Orientador(a): Gatti, Márcia Aparecida Nuevo lattes
Banca de defesa: Não Informado pela instituição
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Universidade do Sagrado Coração
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Saúde Coletiva
Departamento: Ciências da Saúde e Biológicas
País: Brasil
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Link de acesso: http://tede2.usc.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/353
Resumo: Aging is a natural process and physiological happens differently in each individual. While aging will not necessarily be related to diseases and disabilities, the elderly becomes a strong candidate to complain of back pain. The present study aimed to investigate the levels of quality of life and compare them elderly affected by low back pain and not affected. This was a cross-sectional study in a population of individuals 60 years or more of the areas of the Family Health Strategy "Vila São Paulo" in the city of Bauru, São Paulo, a total of 643 subjects. It was found in this study aged 60 to 69 years, in a stable, low education, receiving a five minimum wages, which initiated the work activities under the age of women. Aspects Functional Capacity, Role- Physical, Pain and General health both subjects in Group 1 (with pain) as Group 2 (no pain), women had higher average scores, with statistically significant difference whether presented score zero in some areas. The aspects Vitality, Role-Social, Emotional and Mental Health Aspect noted that the domains Vitality and Emotional Aspects average the scores were very close in both groups for both sexes. Already in the fields Role-Social and Mental women outnumber men as well in both groups, with emphasis on Mental Health. The path to improved health of the population studied may be the involvement of health professionals in the Family home care to elderly and practices in the health units, involving both sexes, with various activities that provide improved social interaction, since older people in general, who have busy social life, have better perceptions of QOL