Is self-esteem associated with the elderly person’s quality of life?

Authors :: Edison Vitório de Souza Júnior
Diego Pires Cruz
Lais Reis Siqueira
Randson Souza Rosa
Cristiane dos Santos Silva
Chrisne Santana Biondo
Namie Okino Sawada
Source :: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 75, Iss suppl 4 (2022)
Publication Year :: 2022
Publisher :: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2022.
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between self-esteem and quality of life in the elderly. Methods: Cross-sectional web survey developed with 519 elderly people. Participants filled out three data collection instruments developed on the Google Forms platform and widely disseminated through all of Brazil. Fisher’s exact test, Mann-Whitney, Pearson correlation, and linear regression with 95% confidence interval were used. Results: Self-esteem was associated with all quality-of-life facets: sensory skills [β= 1.307; p