Alcohol and Quality of Life Among Social Groups for the Elderly in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil
Nenhuma Miniatura disponível
Data
2014-06-01
Autores
Santos, Gabriela V.
Barreto, Emily C.
Santos, Jarbas F. F.
Marchini, Leonardo [UNESP]
Título da Revista
ISSN da Revista
Título de Volume
Editor
Springer
Resumo
This study aims to investigate alcohol consumption within social groups for the elderly in So Jos, dos Campos-Brazil, and to check for a correlation between alcohol consumption and quality of life. A sample of 500 individuals participating on social groups for the elderly were interviewed by using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to verify alcohol consumption; the Medical Outcomes Study 36 Item Short Form (SF-36), for evaluating quality of life; and the Oral Health Impact Profile short form (OHIP-14), for evaluating oral health-related quality of life. The average alcohol consumption was very low (1.48), being higher in men (2.23) than women (1.09). The SF-36 average score for the domain of physical function was 70.5; for role-physical function 64.9; for bodily pain,68.3; for general health 73.8; for vitality,72.4; for social function 82.8; for role-emotional function 72.3 and for mental health 75.0. The OHIP-14 average score was 3.87. AUDIT did not correlate with SF-36 domains, or with OHIP-14. However, there was a negative correlation between OHIP 14 and all SF-36 domains. This elderly sample has a very low consumption of alcohol, and no correlation was found between alcohol consumption and oral and medical quality of life.
Descrição
Palavras-chave
Elderly, Alcohol consumption, Quality of life, SG-36, AUDIT, OHIP-14
Como citar
Applied Research In Quality Of Life. Dordrecht: Springer, v. 9, n. 2, p. 285-293, 2014.