O IMPACTO DA QUALIDADE DE VIDA NA SAÚDE MENTAL DO IDOSO

Abstract

Aging is a phenomenon that hits everyone at the end of adult life, many functions of the body start to decline gradually in a dynamic process, closely linked to biological, psychic and social factors. The present study had as objective identifying the aspects associated to the elderly’s quality of life, that can impact in their mental health. The methodology of this work was a national literature review, that contemplated scientific articles published and indexed between the years of 2015 and 2020, using the descriptors: “elder, old, old age, aging, quality of life and mental health”. The research was performed in the databases Lilacs, Scielo, Medline and Pepsic. Thirty articles were selected by using factors of inclusion/exclusion that were synthesized in a single board, emphasizing the factors that impact in the elderly’s quality of life and mental health. The results indicate that quality of life is an essential factor, for a healthy aging process and that the variable that can impact in the elderly’s mental health are multifactorial. It follows that biological, psychological, spiritual, and financial are determinant in the elderly’s mental health.