Quality of life (QOL) axiological profile of the elderly population served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in Brazil

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 368-372

  Figueira, Helena A ^a   Giani, Tania S ^a   Beresford, Heron ^a   Ferreira, Márcia A ^b   Mello, Danielli ^a   Figueira, Alan A ^c   Figueira, Joana A ^c   Dantas, Estélio H M ^a  

^a Universidade Castelo Branco   (Brazil)

^b Post graduation Program in Nursing of Anna Nery School   (Brazil)

^c Family Health Program Perequê Mirim I   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Axiological profile; Family Health Program (FHP); QOL during aging; Quality of life (QOL); WHOQOL OLD questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DYING; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTIMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 69549122649     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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