Alzheimer's disease influence on the perception of quality of life from the elderly people

Authors

  • Keika Inouye Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Especial
  • Elisete Silva Pedrazzani Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Especial; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Sofia Cristina Iost Pavarini Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342010000400034

Keywords:

Aged, Alzheimer disease, Dementia, Quality of life

Abstract

This study aims to compare the general perception and each dimension of the quality of life (QoL) of an elderly group with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) (n=53) to those of a similar group regarding the socio-demographic variables (n=53). The QoL measures were obtained through an Assessment Scale of the Quality of life in Alzheimer's Disease, and the data were typed into a database in the program Statistical Program for Social Sciences for the execution of the statistical analysis (descriptive, Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney and Chi-Square). Results showed that all dimensions of QoL measured by the instrument were statistically inferior in the group of elderly with AD. Regarding the total scores of QoL, the mean was 40.18 points for elderly without AD and 29.32 for elderly with AD, t(104) = 9.449, p<0.001. These results indicate that older people with AD present inferior levels of QoL, which suggests that AD has a negative influence in their perception of quality of life.

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Published

2010-12-01

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How to Cite

Inouye, K., Pedrazzani, E. S., & Pavarini, S. C. I. (2010). Alzheimer’s disease influence on the perception of quality of life from the elderly people. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 44(4), 1093-1099. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342010000400034