The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of elderly people participating in
the Universidade da Maturidade (UMA) in the North of Tocantins. This is a cross-sectional,
descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, carried out with elderly people (≥ 60 years
old), without cognitive decline, participants of UMA in Tocantinópolis-TO, TO, enrolled in
the 2023.2 semester. Data collection occurred with the application of the following
questionnaires: 1) questionnaire with sociodemographic data; 2) Mini-Mental State
Examination; 3) Quality of life assessment instruments using WHOQOL-BREF and
WHOQOL-OLD. The data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis. 100 elderly
people were evaluated and it was observed that 60% were female and 40% male, with a
greater predominance in the age group of 60 to 79 years. In relation to the quality of life
domains of the WHOQOL-BREF, the highest average was in the “social relationships”
domain with 14.21 (±1.74), the “physical” domain had the lowest average with 13.34 (±1 ,64).
In the instrument, WHOQOL-OLD, the facet with the highest score was “intimacy” with
15.43 (±2.36) and the lowest score was “death and dying” with 8.95 (±4.51), differentiating
only in the female gender which was the “functioning of the senses” facet (8.75±2.06) and in
males it was “death and dying” (7.43±3.96). The quality of life domains did not differ in
relation to sex, with the ones that obtained the highest averages being: social relationships and
intimacy, there was only a difference in relation to the lowest score on the WHOQOL-OLD.
The relevance of quality of life assessment to contribute to the effectiveness of programs,
such as UMA, is demonstrated, identifying the group's need for what needs to be better
worked on and highlighting the need to include actions aimed at promoting the promotion of
health and quality of life of the researched group.
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