Journal article
Alcohol and Quality of Life Among Social Groups for the Elderly in São José dos Campos, Brazil
Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol.9(2), pp.285-293
06/2014
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-013-9225-y
Abstract
This study aims to investigate alcohol consumption within social groups for the elderly in São José dos Campos-Brazil, and to check for a correlation between alcohol consumption and quality of life. A sample of 500 individuals participating on social groups for the elderly were interviewed by using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to verify alcohol consumption; the Medical Outcomes Study 36 Item Short Form (SF-36), for evaluating quality of life; and the Oral Health Impact Profile short form (OHIP-14), for evaluating oral health-related quality of life. The average alcohol consumption was very low (1.48), being higher in men (2.23) than women (1.09). The SF-36 average score for the domain of physical function was 70.5; for role-physical function 64.9; for bodily pain,68.3; for general health 73.8; for vitality,72.4; for social function 82.8; for role-emotional function 72.3 and for mental health 75.0. The OHIP-14 average score was 3.87. AUDIT did not correlate with SF-36 domains, or with OHIP-14. However, there was a negative correlation between OHIP 14 and all SF-36 domains. This elderly sample has a very low consumption of alcohol, and no correlation was found between alcohol consumption and oral and medical quality of life.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Alcohol and Quality of Life Among Social Groups for the Elderly in São José dos Campos, Brazil
- Creators
- Gabriela Santos - Universidade do Vale do ParaíbaEmily Barreto - Universidade do Vale do ParaíbaJarbas Santos - Universidade de TaubatéLeonardo Marchini - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol.9(2), pp.285-293
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands; Dordrecht
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11482-013-9225-y
- ISSN
- 1871-2584
- eISSN
- 1871-2576
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2014
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9983769695302771
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