FOOD AND QUALITY OF LIFE ASPECTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY

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ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the dietary aspects and the quality of life of institutionalized elderly, identifying food complaints related to the speech-language aspects. Materials and Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study of quantitative approach. It was applied a World Health Organization’s questionnaire called World Health Organization Quality of Life – WHOQOL BREF reduced version – Portuguese, and a structured interview regarding dietary aspects with independent elderly from a day-care institution. Correlation analyzes were performed through Pearson’s correlation test with normalized scores, and the Mann-Whitney and one-way ANOVA tests. The significance level was 5% with 95% confidence interval. The project was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee from Health Sciences Center – UFPB, by number 095/15. Results: The study included 32 elderly, with a mean age 71,84 years (SD=8.85). Women corresponded to 90.6% of the sample. Partial or total edentulism was present in 75% of the volunteers. The mean values obtained in the food complaints questionnaire and the WHOQOL were, respectively, 33.40 points (SD=15.60) and 75.52 points (SD=6.54). There was no statistically significant difference between the dimensions presented in the WHOQOL (p=0.074). When correlating the scores obtained in the WHOQOL with the questionnaire on food complaints, a significant moderate correlation was observed (r=-0.510; p=0.003). These results show a moderate correlation between diet and quality of life. Conclusion: Elderly volunteers had a quality of life classified as good, coinciding with healthy eating. DESCRIPTORS: Aging. Quality of life. Feeding. Speech Therapy.

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Author Biographies

Ana Maria da Silva, UFPB

Fonoaudióloga graduada pela UFPB.

Danilo Augusto de Holanda Ferreira, Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba

Cirurgião-Dentista. Mestre em Odontologia Preventiva e Infantil (UFPB). Professor do Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba.

Flávia Luiza Costa do Rêgo, UFPB

Mestre em Fonoaudiologia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Professora Assistente do Departamento de Fonoaudiologia da UFPB

Sílvia Damasceno Benevides, UFPB

Doutora em Processos Interativos dos Órgãos e Sistemas (UFBA). Professora Adjunto do Departamento de Fonoaudiologia da UFPB.

Ana Karênina de Freitas Jordão do Amaral, UFPB

Especialista em Motricidade Orofacial pelo CFFa, Especialista em Gerontologia pela UFPB, Mestre em Anatomia/Patologia pela UFPE, Doutora em Enfermagem pela UFPB. Professora Adjunto do Departamento de Fonoaudiologia da UFPB.

Published

2019-10-28

How to Cite

Silva, A. M. da, Ferreira, D. A. de H., Rêgo, F. L. C. do, Benevides, S. D., & Amaral, A. K. de F. J. do. (2019). FOOD AND QUALITY OF LIFE ASPECTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 23(2). Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs/index.php/rbcs/article/view/48378