title: Evaluation of quality of life of visually impaired.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to evaluate the quality of life of visually impaired using WHOQOL-100.
  
  
  METHODS
  exploratory, descriptive, and quantitative study, performed between April and May 2013 with 20 visually impaired of the Blind Association of Ceará, through interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the analysis showed that males predominated (80%), 41-55 years (40%), students (50%) and personal income than the minimum wage (70%). Participants were self-rated with good quality of life (68.75%). The facets with the highest rates were personal relationships (74.06%), sexual activity (66.88%) and spirituality/religion/personal beliefs (65%). With lower rates were financial (43.44%), physical environment: pollution/noise/traffic/climate (46.88%), physical security and protection (37.19%), transport (35.63%) and medication or treatment dependency (8.25%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  these results reflect the importance of the nurse to perform health education actions promoting the empowerment, autonomy and guaranteed of access in society for this clientele.
authors: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors: Cristiana Brasil de Almeida
authors: CB
authors: Rebouças
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors: Moziane Mendonça
authors: MM
authors: de Araújo
authors: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors: Fernanda Cavalcante
authors: FC
authors: Braga
authors: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors: Giselle Taveira
authors: GT
authors: Fernandes
authors: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors: Samira Cavalcante
authors: SC
authors: Costa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012067:Religion; D029181:Spirituality; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000523:psychology*