[Quality of life in the elderly on polymedication and with multiple morbidities].

Autor:	Naveiro-Rilo JC; Gerencia de Atención Primaria, León, España. Electronic address: jnaveiror@saludcastillayleon.es., Diez-Juárez D; Gerencia de Atención Primaria, León, España., Flores-Zurutuza ML; Gerencia de Atención Primaria, León, España., Javierre Pérez P; Gerencia de Atención Primaria, León, España., Alberte Pérez C; Gerencia de Atención Primaria, León, España., Molina Mazo R; Gerencia de Atención Primaria, León, España.
Jazyk:	Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj:	Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologia [Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol] 2014 Jul-Aug; Vol. 49 (4), pp. 158-64. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Feb 14.
DOI:	10.1016/j.regg.2013.10.004
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To estimate the values of the quality of life dimensions using the SF-12 questionnaire in the elderly on polymedication and with multiple morbidities, and identify the variables associated with it. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study on a sample of 393 patients selected from the elderly population over 67 years and who took more than 5 drugs. The SF-12 was complemented by a personal interview in the clinic or in the home of the patient. Central tendency, dispersion, and the percentiles of the 8 dimensions were calculated, as well as the SF-36 physical and mental component summary measures (PCS and MCS). All patients below the 25th percentile of the PCS and MCS were classified as patients with a deterioration. Logistic regression was used to determine the variables that were associated with the deterioration in the quality of life. Results: It is a population with high morbidity. The subjects showed very low scores on the general health scales--mean (SD): 25.7 (17.4)-; physical function -32.6 (32.1)-; and PCS: [(37.8 (25.1)]. Women had a worse quality of life than men in all the scales. Female sex, being over 80 years, frequent falls, chronic pain, cancerous disease, and depression, are variables that determine the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). Conclusion: This population has a poor HR-QoL, particularly in the physical dimensions. Chronic pain and depression, together with age and being female are variables that determine the deterioration in the HR-QoL. (Copyright © 2013 SEGG. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.)
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