Quality of life of elderly: literature review

Abstract

This is a literature review that investigated scientific production on quality of life of seniors. The articles were collected in SciELO database and identified the following variables: most studied topics, year and methodological approach of the publications. We identified 56 articles, of which 23 related quality of life to other health indicators, the greatest year of publication was 2011 and the quantitative approach was prevalent in the sample. The studies led to apprehend that the assessment of quality of life should be merged into nursing glimpsing the optimization of physical and mental health in the elderly.

Keywords

• qualidade de vida
• idoso
• revisão da literatura