Correlation between quality of life, depression, satisfaction and functionality of older people with HIV - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Correlation between quality of life, depression, satisfaction and functionality of older people with HIV |

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To analyze the correlation between the quality of life, depression, life satisfaction, and functional capacity in elderly people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Methods:

A cross-sectional study developed in reference hospitals for treatment and follow-up of people with HIV. 241 elderly people participated by applying a questionnaire containing sociodemographic variables, the HIV/AIDS target quality of Life, the Barthel Index, the Life Satisfaction Scale, and the abbreviated version with 15 items of the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale.

Results:

The analyses showed an inverse correlation between the dimensions of the HAT-Qol with depression, a positive correlation in the domain satisfaction with life, and statistically significant, but weak, with functionality.

Conclusion:

Depression impairs quality of life in all dimensions, while life satisfaction influences this aspect more positively than functional capacity.

Descriptors:

Quality of Life; Depression; Personal Satisfaction; Aged; HIV.