Quality of Life of the Elderly in Long-Term Institutions: Integrative Review

Abstract

The increase in the elderly population, added to the changes in the family constitution and the strengthening of women in the labor market, led to the disappearance of the caregiver figure. Facets of these changes resulted in increased demand for institutionalization of the elderly. However, the quality provided by long-term care institutions is something that requires analysis, as it may compromise the quality of life of the elderly. Thus, this paper aims to analyze the quality of life of the elderly in long-term care institutions in Brazil. This is an integrative literature review, performed in the databases of the Virtual Health Library and Scientific Electronic Library Online Public Health platforms, with works published in Brazil, between 2014 and 2019. After reviewing 6 articles elected for analysis, it was found that the quality of life of elderly asylum was lower compared to groups of noninstitutionalized elderly, except for elderly in institutions of high economic standard.

Keywords: aging, elderly, long-term care, quality of life