title: [Factors associated with the quality of life of elderly men].
abstract: This was an analytical, cross-sectional household survey study aimed at describing the sociodemographic characteristics, health and quality of life of elderly men, and to verify the socioeconomic and health factors related to quality of life. Participants in this study included 804 elderly men. Data were collected using the following instruments: Older Americans Resources and Services scale (OARS), the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment for Older Adults (WHOQOL-OLD). Descriptive analysis, student's t-test, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression (p<0.05) were used. The prevalent characteristics were: individuals 60-70 years old, married, 4-8 years of education, and a minimum wage income. The lowest quality of life scores were in the physical domain and autonomy facet, and were associated with: the absence of a companion, education, low income, higher number of comorbidities, and functional disability. Functional disability had the strongest influence on the quality of life, except for the physical domain and intimacy facet.
authors.affiliation: Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Associada do Departamento de Enfermagem em Educação e Saúde Comunitária do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brasil. darlenetavares@enfermagem.uftm.edu.br
authors.forename: Darlene Mara dos Santos
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.affiliation: Enfermeira. Mestre em Atenção à Saúde. Professora Substituta do Departamento de Enfermagem em Educação e Saúde Comunitária do Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flavia Aparecida
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Fisioterapeuta. Mestre em Atenção à Saúde. Uberaba, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Nilce Maria
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: de Freitas Santos
authors.affiliation: Fisico. Professor Visitante em Bioestatistica no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Atenção à Saúde da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vanderlei José
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.affiliation: Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem em Saúde Pública. Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Medicina Social do Curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Uberaba, MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sybelle Castro Sousa
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: de Miranzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors