[Socioeconomic characteristics and quality of life of urban and rural elderly people with heart disease].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the socioeconomic variables and quality of life scores (QOL) of elderly residents with heart diseases in urban and rural areas.


METHODS
household survey with 829 urban and 220 rural elderlies. The data were collected using: Brazilian Questionnaire for Functional and Multidimensional Assessment, WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD. The collection in the urban area was from June to December of 2008 and, in the rural area, from June 2010 to March 2011. Chi-square, t-student and multiple linear regression (p <0.05) tests were used.


RESULTS
The proportion of women and elderlies with 75 years of age and over was higher in urban areas. Lower scores among urban elderlies physical and social relations were observed, and; facets autonomy, past, present and future activities and intimacy; for the rural elderlies, the environment, sensory abilities, death and dying.


CONCLUSIONS
the urban elderlies showed a lower QOL score in most areas and facets compared to rural elderlies.
Departamento de Enfermagem em Educação e Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Darlene Mara
DM
dos Santos Tavares
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Glendha Oliveira
GO
Arduini
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Nayara Paula Fernandes
NP
Martins
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Flavia Aparecida
FA
Dias
Departamento de Enfermagem em Educação e Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Lucia Aparecida
LA
Ferreira
D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population