title: [Morbidity and quality of life of elderly individuals with diabetes mellitus living in urban and rural areas].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção à Saúde da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brasil. ericasfx@gmail.com
authors.forename: Erica Aparecida
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Darlene Mara dos Santos
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Leiner Resende
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Flavia Aparecida
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Pollyana Cristina dos Santos
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health