Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO)1 defines quality of life as the individual's perception of their position in life, in the context of their culture and the value systems of the society in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. Healthy aging is essential for quality of life, in this case, we have the World Health quality of life assessment questionnaire2 Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL), built and validated by WHO.
Sigma Membership
Theta Tau
Lead Author Affiliation
Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
Type
Presentation-Oral Standard Event
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Primary Health Care, Aging, Quality of Life, Coimbra, Portugal, Elderly, Family Health Unit
Recommended Citation
Sousa, Fabianne; Pinto, Anabela Mota; Rodrigues, Vitor; Goncalves, Lucia Hisako Takase; Gamba, Monica Antar; and Oliveira, Catarina Izabel Rezende, "Quality of life of the elderly in primary health care in the central region of Portugal" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 41.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2020/presentations/41
Conference Name
Sigma European Region Annual Conference
Conference Host
European Region - Sigma
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2020
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Review Type
Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Quality of life of the elderly in primary health care in the central region of Portugal
Virtual Event
The World Health Organization (WHO)1 defines quality of life as the individual's perception of their position in life, in the context of their culture and the value systems of the society in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. Healthy aging is essential for quality of life, in this case, we have the World Health quality of life assessment questionnaire2 Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL), built and validated by WHO.