Self-reported diseases and life satisfaction of subjects enrolled at an Open University of the Third Age at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities of the University of São Paulo (UnATI EACH-USP)

The aim of this study was to assess life satisfaction and perceived health, according to the number of self-reported diseases, of the students of UnATI EACHUSP. The study included 299 subjects, of both sexes, aged between 50 and 80 years-old. The presence of chronic diseases exerted negative influence on quality of life and perceived health of midle-aged/older subjects. In this population, the number of selfreported diseases showed positive association with age and negative association with life satisfaction