Inouye Keika, Pedrazzani Elisete Silva, Pavarini Sofia Cristina Iost
Educação Especial da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2010 Dec;44(4):1093-9. doi: 10.1590/s0080-62342010000400034.
This study aims to compare the general perception and each dimension of the quality of life (QoL) of an elderly group with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) (n = 53) to those of a similar group regarding the socio-demographic variables (n = 53). The QoL measures were obtained through an Assessment Scale of the Quality of life in Alzheimer's Disease, and the data were typed into a database in the program Statistical Program for Social Sciences for the execution of the statistical analysis (descriptive, Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney and Chi-Square). Results showed that all dimensions of QoL measured by the instrument were statistically inferior in the group of elderly with AD. Regarding the total scores of QoL, the mean was 40.18 points for elderly without AD and 29.32 for elderly with AD, t(104) = 9.449, p < 0.001. These results indicate that older people with AD present inferior levels of QoL, which suggests that AD has a negative influence in their perception of quality of life.
本研究旨在比较患有阿尔茨海默病（AD）的老年群体（n = 53）与类似群体在社会人口统计学变量方面的总体认知以及生活质量（QoL）的各个维度（n = 53）。生活质量测量通过阿尔茨海默病生活质量评估量表获得，数据录入社会科学统计程序软件中的数据库以进行统计分析（描述性分析、学生t检验、曼-惠特尼检验和卡方检验）。结果显示，该工具测量的生活质量所有维度在患有AD的老年群体中在统计学上均较低。关于生活质量总分，无AD的老年人平均分为40.18分，患有AD的老年人平均分为29.32分，t(104) = 9.449，p < 0.001。这些结果表明，患有AD的老年人生活质量水平较低，这表明AD对他们的生活质量认知有负面影响。
