Assessment of quality of life in frail elderly: using questionnaires - Literature review

• Author(s): Varela,Flávia Regina de Andrade ; Ciconelli,Rozana Mesquita ; Soárez,Patrícia Coelho de ; Neto,Nelson Carvalhaes
• Date: 2013
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Frail elderly, questionnaire, quality of life, Brazil.
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

The evaluation of health interventions in frail elderly people was always a challenge due to the nature of its multiple and complex problems. Once it has been adequate with the use of questionnaires to evaluate quality of life, a review of the literature on this topic is needed. Thus, a review was conducted using key words such as "frail elderly" and "questionnaire" and "quality of life" and adding "Brazil" in the second search, with the final result the inclusion of 63 articles. The combination of a generic questionnaire for assessing quality of life for a specific disease or condition to be evaluated is the tactic used by the authors to access this dimension of knowledge. Although there are no specific questionnaires for the frail elderly, the questionnaires that have been tested have shown to be valid, and the development of a specific tool for this population is strongly recommended by the authors studied.