Abstract
Objective: To identify the levels and perception of quality of life among the elderly enrolled in the Hiperdia Program in the municipality of Cacoal-RO. METHODS: Fifty-eight individuals between 60 and 86 years of age were interviewed. Data on gender, age, schooling, marital status and health self-assessment were collected from WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-OLD instruments to evaluate the quality of life. Results: There was a predominance of the feminine sex between the interviewed ones, as for the schooling the biggest percentage is regarding the incomplete basic teaching it was of 31 (53,4 %), illiteracy 24 (41,5 %) and secondary education 3 (5,2 %). The monthly income of the majority is from 1 to 2 minimum wages 46 (79,3 %). Regarding the physical limitation 12 (20.7%) answered that yes and 46 (79.3%) answered that they did not. The WHOQOL-BREF found that the level of satisfaction with the quality of life found for the psychological and environmental physical domain was average, while the social domain had a high level of satisfaction. In the WHOQOL-OLD it presents the lowest score for the facets autonomy and social participation with a mean of 3.5 and the highest death and intimacy score 3.9. Conclusion: The quality of life among the majority of the elderly respondents presented a satisfactory level, evidenced a positive evaluation of the same, mainly in relation to the social and psychological domain, followed by the environment and physical domains, positivism also regarding the feelings of companionship and love , the restlessness and fears of death.