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Chronic respiratory diseases and quality of life in elderly nursing home residents
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Few studies have assessed the quality of life (QOL) related to chronic respiratory diseases in the elderly. In the framework of the geriatric study on the health effects of air quality in elderly care centers (GERIA) study, a questionnaire was completed by elderly subjects from 53 selected nursing homes. It included various sections in order to assess respiratory complaints, QOL (World Health Organization QOL (WHOQOL)-BREF), and the cognitive and depression status. The outcome variables were the presence of a score lower than 50 (
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Funding The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia–GERIA Project PTDC/SAU-SAP/ 116563/2010.
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Asthma aged people COPD elderly quality of life WHOQOL-BREF GLOBAL BURDEN PREVALENCE ASTHMA ADULTS SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being