Tiago da Silva Alexandre|Renata Cereda Cordeiro|Luiz Roberto Ramos
Factors associated to quality of life in active elderly
Universidade de Taubaté|Universidade Federal de São Paulo
analyze whether quality life active healthy elderly individuals influenced functional status sociodemographic characteristics well psychological parametersstudy conducted sample 120 active elderly subjects recruited two open universities third age cities paulo jos dos campos southeastern brazil may 2005 april 2006 quality life measured using abbreviated brazilian version world health organization quality live whoqolbref questionnaire sociodemographic clinical functional variables measured crossculturally validated assessments mini mental state examination geriatric depression scale functional reach oneleg balance test timed go test sixminute walk test human activity profile complementary questionnaire simple descriptive analyses pearsons correlation coefficient students ttest nonrelated samples analyses variance linear regression analyses variance inflation factor performed significance level statistical tests set 005linear regression analysis showed independent correlation without colinearity depressive symptoms measured geriatric depression scale four domains whoqolbref conjugal life implied greater perception social domain developing leisure activities income five minimum wages implied greater perception environment domainfunctional status influence quality life variable analysis models active elderly contrast psychological factors assessed geriatric depression scale sociodemographic characteristics marital status income leisure activities impact quality life