Impactos da dor na qualidade de vida da pessoa idosa de uma comunidade do município de Raposa – Maranhão

Abstract

Aging is common for all human beings, where the body goes through several changes over time. One of the most studied variables in elderly people is pain, considering that pain conditions can compromise their quality of life, causing impacts on their daily activities, and contributing to their physical and cognitive limitations. The objective of this research is to analyze the impacts of pain on the quality of life of elderly people in a Catholic community, in the Municipality of Raposa/MA. For this purpose, descriptive field research was carried out, of an applied, qualitative nature, of an observational type, in the parish of São Pedro Póstolo, in the Municipality of Raposa-Ma, approved by the Ethics Committee under protocol no 6,679,781. Elderly people aged between 60 and 80 years old, members of the Parish, who were in pain were included in the research. Participants who did not complete the questionnaires in full or who had difficulty understanding the questions asked were excluded. To measure the data, the SF-36 quality of life questionnaire and the brief pain inventory were used in order to analyze the correlation between the two variables in this studied population. The results showed a moderate and statistically significant correlation between the domain of limitation due to emotional aspects and the intensity of pain, as well as between the domain of limitation due to emotional aspects and the interference of pain. Therefore, it was found that not all aspects related to the quality of life of elderly people present limitations resulting from pain in the studied population.