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Prof. Dr. HELENA FIGUEIRA
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Journal article
Published: 25 May 2021 in Sustainability
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Physical activity (PA) improves the quality of life (QOL) of older people, increasing overall health and well-being and enabling them to take control over their own lives, and is highly correlated with sustainable aging. Objective: To relate the practice of PA with QOL for sustainable aging. Method: The sample of this cross-sectional inquiry analytical observational ex post facto research was composed of 690 community-dwelling older people of both genders, non-selected volunteers, living in Brazil, present at a road run in Rio de Janeiro, from 30 October 2019 to 12 March 2020, that answered an instrument starting with profile questions, followed by selected questions on QOL from world health organization quality of life for old age (WHOQOL-Old) and on PA from Baecke-Old. Results: The mean age bracket was 65–69 years, 73.6% female. This sample was characterized as active (84%), having university level education (75%), fitting the concept of a high level of QOL (73.35 ± 12.6). QOL was distributed as: 562 (81.2%) at 70–100%; 123 (17.9%) at 41–69%; 5 (0.7%) at 32–40%. Between active and sedentary lifestyle and QOL, the sedentary lifestyle presented a lower QOL score while the active QOL score was highest, with a correspondence with p< 0.001, DF = 2, with 99.9% certainty and Pearson’s chi-square test critical value = 19.2. Conclusion: The sample of older people characterized by high QOL and PA with a university level education suggests the triangulation between advanced education, PA and QOL. The QOL of the older people with high scores was associated with the practice of PA, and low scores were associated with a sedentary lifestyle; this conclusion can be applied to sustainable aging of general society.

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Helena Figueira; Olivia Figueira; Carla Corradi-Perini; Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez; Alan Figueira; Carlos da Silva; Estelio Dantas. A Descriptive Analytical Study on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Sustainable Aging. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5968 .

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Helena Figueira, Olivia Figueira, Carla Corradi-Perini, Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez, Alan Figueira, Carlos da Silva, Estelio Dantas. A Descriptive Analytical Study on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Sustainable Aging. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):5968.

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Helena Figueira; Olivia Figueira; Carla Corradi-Perini; Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez; Alan Figueira; Carlos da Silva; Estelio Dantas. 2021. "A Descriptive Analytical Study on Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Sustainable Aging." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 5968.

Review
Published: 25 April 2021 in Research, Society and Development
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Aims: A systematic review to determine the effect of physical activity and religiosity on anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in older people. Methods: The LILACS, MEDLINE/PUBMED, SCIELO, and COCHRANE databases were searched. Titles, abstracts and keywords of original articles published in English from January 1990 to January 2019 were examined using the following DeCS descriptors: anxiety, depression, stress, quality of life, active, sedentary, religiosity, ageing, aging, older people. The operator ‘or’ was used between the descriptors ageing, aging and older people. In the screening, exclusion criteria were applied. Eighteen studies, from the initial sample of 47,494, remained at the end of this process. Results: This systematic review found that most of these eighteen studies focus on depression (16), stress (12), anxiety (11) and QOL (11). Depression was the foremost ageing concern. Conclusions: Although these descriptors are so often studied today, their synchronized relationship has not yet been studied. Further studies should be conducted to assess the effect of physical activity and religiosity on depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life in older people.

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Helena Andrade Figueira; Olivia Andrade Figueira; Joanir Pereira Passos; Alan Andrade Figueira; Maria Aparecida De Luca Nascimento; Jefferson Da Silva Novaes; Rodrigo Gomes De Souza Vale; Carlos Roberto Lyra da Silva. Systematic review of the effect of physical activity and religiosity on anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in older people. Research, Society and Development 2021, 10, 1 .

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Helena Andrade Figueira, Olivia Andrade Figueira, Joanir Pereira Passos, Alan Andrade Figueira, Maria Aparecida De Luca Nascimento, Jefferson Da Silva Novaes, Rodrigo Gomes De Souza Vale, Carlos Roberto Lyra da Silva. Systematic review of the effect of physical activity and religiosity on anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in older people. Research, Society and Development. 2021; 10 (5):1.

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Helena Andrade Figueira; Olivia Andrade Figueira; Joanir Pereira Passos; Alan Andrade Figueira; Maria Aparecida De Luca Nascimento; Jefferson Da Silva Novaes; Rodrigo Gomes De Souza Vale; Carlos Roberto Lyra da Silva. 2021. "Systematic review of the effect of physical activity and religiosity on anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in older people." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 5: 1.

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Published: 01 January 2021 in Research, Society and Development
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Vivemos em uma sociedade que se recusa a envelhecer. As exigências estéticas impostas pela sociedade, de aparência sempre jovial, negando ou escondendo os sinais que o passar do tempo impõe atingem diretamente as pessoas idosas, de forma estigmatizante, e tornam suas possibilidades diminuídas pelo sentimento de não pertencimento. Objetivo: O objetivo deste artigo é explorar as estratégias declaradas na luta contra o envelhecimento. Busca-se analisar os aspectos que apoiam as estratégias e discutir o fenômeno do combate ao envelhecimento na perspectiva bioética. Metodologia: Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa que utilizou como material de análise o conteúdo de domínio público disponível na internet, em sua maioria visando o ideal estético. A pesquisa realizou coleta direta de dados com o pesquisador como o principal instrumento, e realizou análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Conclusão: Atualmente as estratégias declaradas na luta contra o envelhecimento, em sua maioria visam o ideal estético, como forma de permitir a pessoa idosa a permanência no meio social. São estratégias para disfarçar o envelhecimento ou tentar impedi-lo em uma busca incessante da juventude eterna.

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Olivia Figueira; Jociane Casellas; Alan Figueira; Carla Corradi Perini. A luta contra o envelhecimento, uma análise na perspectiva bioética. Research, Society and Development 2021, 10, 1 .

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Olivia Figueira, Jociane Casellas, Alan Figueira, Carla Corradi Perini. A luta contra o envelhecimento, uma análise na perspectiva bioética. Research, Society and Development. 2021; 10 (1):1.

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Olivia Figueira; Jociane Casellas; Alan Figueira; Carla Corradi Perini. 2021. "A luta contra o envelhecimento, uma análise na perspectiva bioética." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 17 September 2020 in Research, Society and Development
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Objetivo: analisar as estratégias propostas no meio científico para a promoção do envelhecimento ativo no cenário brasileiro, e identificar as possíveis lacunas que o impedem de se tornar uma realidade. Método: revisão integrativa realizada nas bases de dados Scientific Eletronic Library (Scielo), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (Lilacs), e Pubmed, em Setembro 2020, com os descritores; envelhecimento saudável, bom envelhecimento, envelhecer bem, envelhecer saudável, envelhecimento bem-sucedido e envelhecimento sadio, nos idiomas Português, Espanhol e Inglês, publicadas entre 2016 e 2020, que abordassem pelo menos uma das dimensões dos fatores determinados pela Organização Mundial da Saúde para o desenvolvimento do envelhecimento ativo. Resultados: Dezessete estudos foram integrados à pesquisa pois abordavam as dimensões definidas pela OMS para o desenvolvimento do envelhecimento ativo, sendo uma única dimensão abordada na maior parte deles: a dimensão social é amplamente abordada em 11, a cultural e de lazer em 1; os outros 4 abordam duas dimensões conjuntamente, e nenhum aborda a dimensão econômica. Conclusão: A literatura científica tem demonstrado formas de promover o envelhecimento ativo, porém, muitas importantes dimensões ainda são pouco exploradas.

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Olivia Figueira; Helena Figueira; Estelio Henrique Martin Dantas; Renato Soleiman Franco; Carla Corradi Perini. Estratégias para a promoção do envelhecimento ativo no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa. Research, Society and Development 2020, 9, 1 .

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Olivia Figueira, Helena Figueira, Estelio Henrique Martin Dantas, Renato Soleiman Franco, Carla Corradi Perini. Estratégias para a promoção do envelhecimento ativo no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa. Research, Society and Development. 2020; 9 (10):1.

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Olivia Figueira; Helena Figueira; Estelio Henrique Martin Dantas; Renato Soleiman Franco; Carla Corradi Perini. 2020. "Estratégias para a promoção do envelhecimento ativo no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa." Research, Society and Development 9, no. 10: 1.

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Published: 01 January 2019 in Health
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Background: With population aging occurring worldwide, promoting climacteric women’s health has become the object of important studies. Purpose: Observing the prevalence of depression in climacteric women and their self-evaluation of the depression factors is the main goal of this study. Design: This cross-sectional research is enquiry descriptive. Methods: The sample was composed of 48 climacteric women (between 45 and 65 years old) non-selected volunteers, served by the Centers for Psycho and Social Attention (CAPS) of Specialized Mental Medicine, in Sorocaba, via the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) questionnaire. Results: Checking the mean and frequency distribution, the climacteric women presented a prevalence of 37.5% of moderate depression (BDIindex = 24.39 ± 3.13), and 47.92% of severe depression (BDIindex = 38.13 ± 6.78). Concerning the symptoms, Spearman rank order correlation was found as the highest concerns, hierarchically: indecision (r = 0.72, p < 0.001), anhedonia (r = 0.66, p < 0.001), guilt (r = 0.63, p < 0.001), crying (r = 0.62, p < 0.001), self-esteem (r = 0.60, p < 0.001), inutility (r = 0.59, p < 0.001), self-criticism (r = 0.58, p < 0.001) and loss of concentration (r = 0.57, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The prevalence of depression in these CAPS climacteric women was considered very high (86% ranking from moderate to severe) caused mostly by indecision, anhedonia, guilt, crying and self-esteem, followed by inutility, self-criticism and loss of concentration.

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Olivia Figueira; Helena A. Figueira; Joana A. Figueira; Antonio A. Garcia; Alan A. Figueira; Geraldo Maranhão Neto; Estelio H. M. Dantas. Depression in Climacteric Women: Most Meaningful Symptoms. Health 2019, 11, 380 -390.

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Olivia Figueira, Helena A. Figueira, Joana A. Figueira, Antonio A. Garcia, Alan A. Figueira, Geraldo Maranhão Neto, Estelio H. M. Dantas. Depression in Climacteric Women: Most Meaningful Symptoms. Health. 2019; 11 (04):380-390.

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Olivia Figueira; Helena A. Figueira; Joana A. Figueira; Antonio A. Garcia; Alan A. Figueira; Geraldo Maranhão Neto; Estelio H. M. Dantas. 2019. "Depression in Climacteric Women: Most Meaningful Symptoms." Health 11, no. 04: 380-390.

Journal article
Published: 23 December 2014 in Research
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Ronaldo V Varejão; Helena Figueira; Alan A Figueira; Mario Cezar De S. C. Conceição; Rodrigo G S Vale; Estelio H M Dantas. Reproducibility of Normal Flex tests in evaluating the flexibility of elderly women. Research 2014, 1, 1 .

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Ronaldo V Varejão, Helena Figueira, Alan A Figueira, Mario Cezar De S. C. Conceição, Rodrigo G S Vale, Estelio H M Dantas. Reproducibility of Normal Flex tests in evaluating the flexibility of elderly women. Research. 2014; 1 ():1.

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Ronaldo V Varejão; Helena Figueira; Alan A Figueira; Mario Cezar De S. C. Conceição; Rodrigo G S Vale; Estelio H M Dantas. 2014. "Reproducibility of Normal Flex tests in evaluating the flexibility of elderly women." Research 1, no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2014 in Health
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Background: Pregnancy-related low back pain (LBP) impacts pregnancy. Flexibilizing facilitates movements providing posture correction and pain relief. Objective: To analyze effects of a maximum static flexibility program on pregnancy’s LBP. Methods: Clinical prospective randomized controlled trial. Setting: Brazilian Governmental Health Program’s prenatal care. Participants: 40 volunteer of pregnant women, gestational age between 20 and 31 weeks, with/without LBP randomly assigned to experimental group (EG) or control group (CG): EG n = 20 (E1 with LBP and E2 without LBP) and CG n = 20 (C1 with LBP and C2 without LBP). Interventions: EG intervention was sessions of static flexion. CG received conventional medical treatment. Pain intensity was measured by visual analog scale (VAS) of pain. Chi-square, Wilcoxon and the Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests were adopted. Results: Concerning percent variation (Δ%) E1 presented 56.4% reduction of LBP while E2, C1, C2 increased LBP by 2.9%, 0.1%, 0.5% respectively. Wilcoxon test outcome comparing pre- and post-test of experimental and control groups on pain intensity levels presented significant E1 p < 0.05. Kruskal-Wallis test comparing post-test C1 with E1 with E2 and C2 presented p < 0.05 (C1 post vs. E1 post: p = 0.006; C1 post vs. E2 post: p < 0.0001; C1 post vs. C2 post: p = 0.002), showing significant effect of the experimental treatment. Conclusion: Gains on LBP for EG show that the static flexibilizing exercises reduce and prevent pregnancy-related LBP.

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Helena Figueira; Rodrigo Gomes De Souza Vale; Wilma Ferreira Guedes Rodrigues; Alan Andrade Figueira; Joana Andrade Figueira; Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas. Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain Relief after Maximum Static Flexibility Program. Health 2014, 06, 2966 -2972.

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Helena Figueira, Rodrigo Gomes De Souza Vale, Wilma Ferreira Guedes Rodrigues, Alan Andrade Figueira, Joana Andrade Figueira, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas. Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain Relief after Maximum Static Flexibility Program. Health. 2014; 06 (21):2966-2972.

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Helena Figueira; Rodrigo Gomes De Souza Vale; Wilma Ferreira Guedes Rodrigues; Alan Andrade Figueira; Joana Andrade Figueira; Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas. 2014. "Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain Relief after Maximum Static Flexibility Program." Health 06, no. 21: 2966-2972.

Randomized controlled trial
Published: 13 July 2012 in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
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Background: The population ageing occurring worldwide resulted in multiple researches on sedentary ageing and quality of life. Purpose: To verify the effects of a physical activity programme on the quality of life (QOL) of elderly individuals served by a governmental health programme. Design: Descriptive inquiry research. Methods: Randomly distributing 70 elderly individuals in a control group ( n=35; mean±SD 69.80±8.05 years) and an experimental group ( n=35; 68.66±5.93 years) plus QOL evaluation via WHOQOL-Old. Results: The experimental group showed significant best results on the post-test by repeated-measures ANOVA on sensorial functioning (Δ%=0.022%, p=0. 0001), social participation (Δ%=0.012%, p=0.013), perceptions of death and dying (Δ%=0.04%, p=0.009), intimacy (Δ%=0.059%, p=0.05), and total score (Δ%=0.001, p=0.000). Conclusions: Sensorial functioning, social participation, perceptions of death and dying, and intimacy play an important role in the positive relationship between physical activity and QOL.

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Helena A. Figueira; Alan A. Figueira; Samária A. Cader; Andrea C. Guimarães; Ricardo J. De Oliveira; Joana A. Figueira; Olivia Figueira; Estélio H.M. Dantas. Effects of a physical activity governmental health programme on the quality of life of elderly people. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 2012, 40, 418 -422.

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Helena A. Figueira, Alan A. Figueira, Samária A. Cader, Andrea C. Guimarães, Ricardo J. De Oliveira, Joana A. Figueira, Olivia Figueira, Estélio H.M. Dantas. Effects of a physical activity governmental health programme on the quality of life of elderly people. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 2012; 40 (5):418-422.

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Helena A. Figueira; Alan A. Figueira; Samária A. Cader; Andrea C. Guimarães; Ricardo J. De Oliveira; Joana A. Figueira; Olivia Figueira; Estélio H.M. Dantas. 2012. "Effects of a physical activity governmental health programme on the quality of life of elderly people." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 40, no. 5: 418-422.

Journal article
Published: 01 May 2012 in Sport Sciences for Health
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The objective of this study was to identify dermatoglyphic characteristics and the quality of the physical strength in high-performance para-athletes in the supine power lifting category. This study included ten male athletes aged between 18 and 40 years who had qualified for the Brazilian Regional Championships. The athletes were randomly distributed into the following three groups: group 1 (n = 4) comprising athletes with the best results for relative strength, group 2 (n = 4) comprising athletes with intermediate results for relative strength, and group 3 (n = 2) comprising athletes with the lowest results for relative strength. To determine the strength potential of the athletes, the one repetition maximum test was chosen, and to identify their genetic profile their fingerprints were analyzed by the method of Cummins and Midlo using paper and ink. The data showed no homogeneity between the groups. Group 1 showed a higher genetic predisposition and better results for the quality of their physical strength. These results indicate that dermatoglyphics may be an important tool to identify and guide athletes according to their genetic potential.

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Helena A. Figueira; Tania S. Giani; Rudy José Nodari Júnior; Rogério F. Ferreira; Cleithon Rover; Estelio H. M. Dantas. Dermatoglyphic profile of physical strength in Brazilian Paralympic power lifters. Sport Sciences for Health 2012, 7, 61 -64.

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Helena A. Figueira, Tania S. Giani, Rudy José Nodari Júnior, Rogério F. Ferreira, Cleithon Rover, Estelio H. M. Dantas. Dermatoglyphic profile of physical strength in Brazilian Paralympic power lifters. Sport Sciences for Health. 2012; 7 (2-3):61-64.

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Helena A. Figueira; Tania S. Giani; Rudy José Nodari Júnior; Rogério F. Ferreira; Cleithon Rover; Estelio H. M. Dantas. 2012. "Dermatoglyphic profile of physical strength in Brazilian Paralympic power lifters." Sport Sciences for Health 7, no. 2-3: 61-64.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2011 in Indian Journal of Applied Research
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Estélio H M Dantas; Helena Figueira; Rogério F Emygdio; Rodrigo G S Vale. Functional Autonomy GdlAm Protocol Classification Pattern in Elderly Women. Indian Journal of Applied Research 2011, 4, 262 -266.

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Estélio H M Dantas, Helena Figueira, Rogério F Emygdio, Rodrigo G S Vale. Functional Autonomy GdlAm Protocol Classification Pattern in Elderly Women. Indian Journal of Applied Research. 2011; 4 (7):262-266.

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Estélio H M Dantas; Helena Figueira; Rogério F Emygdio; Rodrigo G S Vale. 2011. "Functional Autonomy GdlAm Protocol Classification Pattern in Elderly Women." Indian Journal of Applied Research 4, no. 7: 262-266.

Journal article
Published: 01 October 2010 in Clinical Interventions in Aging
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Peer reviewed article authored by (Helena A Figueira, Olivia A Figueira, Alan A Figueira, et al). Read article or submit your manuscript for publishing.

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Helena Figueira. Elderly quality of life impacted by traditional chinese medicine techniques. Clinical Interventions in Aging 2010, 5, 301 -5.

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Helena Figueira. Elderly quality of life impacted by traditional chinese medicine techniques. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 2010; 5 ():301-5.

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Helena Figueira. 2010. "Elderly quality of life impacted by traditional chinese medicine techniques." Clinical Interventions in Aging 5, no. : 301-5.

Journal article
Published: 31 December 2009 in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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With the purpose of optimizing the satisfaction of the elderly subjects, either existential or not, presenting their unique preference, this research aimed to evaluate the effects of aging on QOL of the aged persons, served by the FHP. The basic intention was to establish parameters of QOL-impact on aging. Our sample was a non-selected population of aged volunteers from Perequê-Mirim-I Family Health Unity, in Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. In this correlational descriptive research, the elderly subjects answered a questionnaire on QOL, specific to the aged persons (WHOQOL-OLD). These answers revealed the degree to which of the six facets of WHOQOL-OLD was given priority. The dimensional techniques of descriptive statistics (mean+/-S.D., median, coefficient of variation) normality evaluation (Kolmogorov-Smirnov), and inferential statistical techniques (Z-score test, chi2) were adopted, considering the level-II error=10% and accepting level-I error=5%. The main results revealed a correlation between the income and QOL. Death and dying appeared to be a substantial preoccupation, opposed to intimacy that raised the QOL level. It is suggested that any works directed to the elderly population should take in consideration the self-evaluation of aging effects on QOL.

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Helena A. Figueira; Tania S. Giani; Heron Beresford; Márcia A. Ferreira; Danielli Mello; Alan A. Figueira; Joana A. Figueira; Estélio H.M. Dantas. Quality of life (QOL) axiological profile of the elderly population served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in Brazil. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2009, 49, 368 -372.

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Helena A. Figueira, Tania S. Giani, Heron Beresford, Márcia A. Ferreira, Danielli Mello, Alan A. Figueira, Joana A. Figueira, Estélio H.M. Dantas. Quality of life (QOL) axiological profile of the elderly population served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in Brazil. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2009; 49 (3):368-372.

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Helena A. Figueira; Tania S. Giani; Heron Beresford; Márcia A. Ferreira; Danielli Mello; Alan A. Figueira; Joana A. Figueira; Estélio H.M. Dantas. 2009. "Quality of life (QOL) axiological profile of the elderly population served by the Family Health Program (FHP) in Brazil." Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 49, no. 3: 368-372.