%0 Journal Article
%T La calidad de vida en los adultos mayores
%A Montanet Avenda£¿o
%A Adalberto
%A Bravo Cruz
%A Carmen Mar¨ªa
%A Hern¨¢ndez El¨ªas
%A Esperanza Heida
%J Revista de Ciencias M£¿£¿dicas de Pinar del R£¿-o
%D 2009
%I Editorial Ciencias M¨¦dicas
%X a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out aimed at assessing the quality of life in the aged taking into consideration different socio-demographic variables emphasizing on the inclusion of this population in the "casa de abuelos" (grandparents' house), during the period january-december 2006. a sample of 42 aged attending to "casa de abuelos" and another one of 42 who did not attend to this place. a structured interview was applied to each aged assessed and the variable quality of life was measured using the m.g.h scale. male sex, ages between 75 -84, single and widowers prevailed. standing out the high and middle categories when measuring the quality of life among the aged; health variable did not change the quality of life in the aged, but satisfaction for life affected a group of them.
%K quality of life
%K aged
%K casa de abuelos (grandparents' house).
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1561-31942009000100001&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en