Quality of living of elderly residents of private institutions ; Qualidade de vida de idosos residentes em instituições privadas

Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of elderly people living in long-stay institutions of high economic standard. Method: a quantitative, cross-sectional study carried out on a sample of 101 elderly people from four private institutions. Data were collected using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Group - Old instrument, stored in the Microsoft Excel program and submitted to descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, maximum and minimum values and amplitude), as well as frequencies absolute and relative and presented in table and figure form. Results: the mean of the WHOQOL-OLD domain of the sensory functioning facet is 76.67; autonomy, 61,26; past, present and future activities, 64,17; social participation, 62.81, death and dying, 78.53; intimacy, 58.97 and the total score is 67.07. Conclusion: the perception of the quality of life of the residents of long-stay institutions of high economic standard in the city of São Paulo is satisfactory. The worst realm of analysis is that of intimacy and the best is death and dying. This work contributes to understanding how the elderly investigated in the domains of QoL and in which they need to implement improvements. Descriptors: Homes for the aged; Quality of life; Demographic aging; Nursing; Geriatrics; Health of the Elderly. RESUMOObjetivo: avaliar a qualidade de vida de idosos residentes em instituições de longa permanência de alto padrão econômico. Método: estudo quantitativo, transversal, realizado com 101 idosos de quatro instituições privadas. Os dados foram coletados com o uso do instrumento World Health Organization Quality of Life Group – Old, armazenados no Microsoft Excel e submetidos à estatística descritiva (média, desvio padrão, coeficiente de variação, valores máximos e mínimos e amplitude), além de frequências absoluta e relativa e apresentados em forma de tabela e figura. Resultados: a média do domínio do WHOQOL-OLD da faceta funcionamento do sensório é de 76,67; autonomia, 61,26; atividades ...