Quality of life and subjective well-being of the elderly in the health academy program

Abstract

Objective: to survey the sociodemographic profile and the conditions of quality of life and subjective well-being of elderly participants in health academies, investigating the significant correlations between these data. Method: This is a cross-sectional study carried out in the municipality of Sinop, Mato Grosso, with 82 elderly people, in January 2019, using the following instruments: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, WHOQOL-bref, and the scales: Life satisfaction , Well-Being of Positive and Negative Affections and Subjective Happiness. Results: The better the QOL in the physical domain, the better the QOL in the psychological, social relations, environment, perception of general QOL, satisfaction with health and BES related to life satisfaction, positive affections and happiness, even that causality cannot be affirmed in these relationships. Conclusion: The Health Academy is of paramount importance in contributing to a healthy aging of the population, becoming a strategy for prevention and promotion of public policies aimed at the elderly population.