It aimed to analyze the perception of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on quality of life. Data were collected among 24 elderly people using World Health Organization Quality of Life-100, oriented by the concept of quality of life at the World Health Organization, composed by physical and psychological aspects, level of independence, social relations and religiosity. Descriptive analysis revealed the average and the standard deviation of scores for these aspects, respectively: 11,15±2,58, 13,94±1,65, 11,57±3,02, 14,02±2,03, 13,72±2,03 e 15,45±2,26. The physical aspects and level of independence were the most influent into a negative evaluation at the quality of life. The correlation showed the most influent elements were: pain, energy, sleep, mobility, daily activities, dependence on medication or treatment and capacity for work. The instrument used showed sensitive to the objective wanted, allowing to verify interconnection with other studies regarding aspects that most influenced the quality of life in this population.
Pulmonary Disease; Chronic Obstructive; Nursing; Physiotherapy; Aged; Quality of Life
