2019-07-032019-07-032010-06LOURES, Marta Carvalho; PORTO, Celmo Celeno; BARBOSA, Maria Alves. Qualidade de vida do idoso: conhecimento veiculado na literatura brasileira. Fragmentos de Cultura, Goiânia, v. 20, n. 5/6, p. 275-286, maio/jun. 2010.e- 1983-7828http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/17722This is an analysis of the scientific production on quality of life of the elderly in which approaches, journals, the type of studies and the categories of professionals who published from 1998 to 2008 are listed. This is a descriptive, exploratory review of the Quality of Life of the Elderly. The data were collected from the Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde – BVS between 1998 and 2008 from the following key words: quality of life, elderly, assessment scales of quality of life and health. 175 related articles were found. 49 articles were analyzed and the scientific production enabled the realization that life satisfaction was the main focus of the articles found on Quality of Life of the Elderly.porAcesso AbertoQualidade de vidaIdosoSaúde e sistemas de informaçãoQuality of lifeElderlyHealth and information systemsArtigo