dos Santos Erica Aparecida, Tavares Darlene Mara dos Santos, Rodrigues Leiner Resende, Dias Flavia Aparecida, Ferreira Pollyana Cristina dos Santos
Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção à Saúde da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brasil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2013 Apr;47(2):393-400. doi: 10.1590/s0080-62342013000200017.
This study aimed to describe the socio-demographic variables and to compare the morbidities and the quality of life (QoL) of elderly individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) residing in urban and rural areas. The sample consisted of 271 elderly individuals from urban areas and 104 from rural areas with self-reported DM. A descriptive analysis was used, and in the location comparison, an age adjustment was employed through linear and logistic multiple regression models (p<0.05). The elderly individuals from the rural area were younger, more educated, earned a higher income and were more often married in relation to the urban residents. Furthermore, the rural residents presented a higher QoL score in the physical and social relationships domains and in the autonomy, past, present and future activities, and intimacy facets compared to the urban residents. The elderly individuals residing in the urban area displayed a larger number of verified comorbidities. The elderly DM patients residing in the rural area generally presented better health conditions than those who lived in the urban area.
本研究旨在描述社会人口统计学变量，并比较居住在城市和农村地区的老年糖尿病患者的发病率和生活质量（QoL）。样本包括271名来自城市地区的老年个体和104名来自农村地区且自我报告患有糖尿病的个体。采用描述性分析，在地区比较中，通过线性和逻辑多元回归模型进行年龄调整（p<0.05）。与城市居民相比，农村地区的老年个体更年轻、受教育程度更高、收入更高且结婚率更高。此外，与城市居民相比，农村居民在身体和社会关系领域以及自主性、过去、现在和未来活动以及亲密方面的生活质量得分更高。居住在城市地区的老年个体确诊的合并症数量更多。居住在农村地区的老年糖尿病患者总体健康状况通常比居住在城市地区的患者更好。
