Assessment of quality of life related to health of the elderly through the SF-12

• Author(s): Cruz,Keila Cristianne Trindade da ; Oliveira,Déborah Cristina de ; D'EIboux,Maria José
• Date: 2012
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Aged, quality of life, geriatrics
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

Objective: Identify and characterize population-based studies using the SF-12 as a means of evaluating the elderly's quality of life related to health (HRQoL). Integrative literature review about population-based studies that used the SF-12 as a means of evaluating the HRQoL of individuals aged sixty years or older in the last five years.
We selected eighteen articles that used the SF-12 to assess prediction of hospitalization and mortality in elderly community, program evaluation and health services, assessments and treatments for health conditions and evaluation of psychometric measures. The population-based studies were composed of community elders. The SF-12 instrument was considered a short, understandable, quick and with good psychometric measures. We recommend their application as an interview to ensure the assessment of HRQOL in the elderly.