The Quality of Life of Elderly Peoplewith Obesity or Overweight

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of elderly people with obesity or over weight followed-up at the Primary Care Level. Material and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from February to May 2016. The data were collected using a socio demographic and clinical form and a specific questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization to evaluate the quality of life of elderly people - World Health Organization Quality of Life Group. Results: The socio demographic results showed a predominance of females (81.48%); with a mean age of 69.70 years (standard deviation = 7.33);low education level (40.74%);married (55.56%); black race (44.44%);and retirees (74.04%). According to anthropometric variables, the majority of females presented moderate obesity (50%), in which 100% of the elderly women were at a very high risk related to abdominal circumference. As for males,40% of the elderly were found to be at a very high risk of abdominal circumference and the majority of them were overweight (60%). The Hip: Waist Ratio showed that 86.36% of the elderly women hadvalueshigherthan85 and 100% of the men had values high erth an 90. The majority of the elderly presented a regular quality of life, with less impairment in the do mains of intimacy, autonomy, functioning of the sensorium and past and present activities, and a greater impairment in the domains of death and dying and social participation. Conclusion: The quality of life was affected in the context that involves the finitude of the being and social integration and interaction. DESCRIPTORS Obesity.Quality of Life.Primary Health Care.Geriatrics.Overweight.Health.