Quality of life, depressive symptoms and religiosity in elderly adults: a cross-sectional study

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Érika De Cássia Lopes Chaves¹  Caroline Freire Paulino¹  Valéria Helena Salgado Souza¹  Ana Cláudia Mesquita¹  Flávia Santana Carvalho¹  Denismar Alves Nogueira¹ 

关键词: Nursing;    Aging;    Quality of life;    Depression;    Religion;    Enfermería;    Ancianos;    Calidad de vida;    Depresión;    Religión;    Enfermagem;    Idoso;    Qualidade de vida;    Depressão;    Religião;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-07072014001000013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Quality of life and depression are relevant to the health of the elderly. Studies indicate a positive association between religiosity and health. This study investigated quality of life, depressive symptoms and their relationship with religiosity in the elderly. The study included 287 older people from a unit of the Family Health Strategy. Data were collected by means of the instruments: John Flanagan's Quality of Life Scale, the short Geriatric Depression Scale and the Duke University Religion Index. The elderly showed high levels of religiosity, which, according to Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient, was positively associated with quality of life (p<0.004), but not related to depressive symptoms. Results indicated a high degree of satisfaction among the elderly subjects with their quality of life, whereas 83% showed mild depression. In conclusion, religiosity is related to improvement in quality of life in the elderly.

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