Socioeconomic characteristics and quality of life of urban and rural elderly people with heart disease

Objective: To compare the socioeconomic variables and quality of life scores (QOL) of elderly residents with heart diseases in urban and rural areas.Method: household survey with 829 urban and 220 rural elderlies. The data were collected using: Brazilian Questionnaire for Functional and Multidimensi...

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Main Authors: Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares, Glendha Oliveira Arduini, Nayara Paula Fernandes Martins, Flavia Aparecida Dias, Lucia Aparecida Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Series:Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472015000300021&lng=en&tlng=en