Health-Related Quality of Life Among Senior Citizens in Territory of Islamabad Pakistan-A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor:	Abbas, Mateen, Jabeen, Sadaf, Idrees, Aqsa, Safdar, Malik Saad, Safdar, Asif, Siddiqui, Mahwish, Hamid, Iqra, Sherazi, Muhammad Rafeel
Předmět:	MENTAL health QUALITY of life CROSS-sectional method AGE distribution HEALTH surveys ACTIVITIES of daily living SOCIOECONOMIC factors SEX distribution INCOME QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics BODY movement STATISTICAL sampling DATA analysis software MARITAL status EDUCATIONAL attainment OLD age
Zdroj:	Ageing International; Sep2022, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p465-476, 12p, 3 Charts
Abstrakt:	Primary objective of the study was to assess health-related quality of life and associated factors (gender, age, education, income, marital status and expenses) that affect quality of life among senior citizens in Islamabad, Pakistan. A community-based cross-sectional study was designed to assess the health-related quality of life among senior citizens in the territory of Islamabad, Pakistan. Convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data from 385 participants. A pre-validated tool SF-36 was used to collect the data. Data was clean coded and analyzed by SPSS. The overall health-related quality of life score (55.79) was poor. Females had less quality-of-life score (50.84) as compared to males (59.74). Uneducated had a poor score (46.54) than educated (64.70). Age group (60-70 years) had a good quality of life score (60.07) as compared to the elder age groups (47.16). Married participants had a better quality of life score (57.67) than unmarried, divorced and widowed participants (53.58, 46.85, and 47.39 respectively). Participants with low monthly income showed low quality of life score (46.99) which was increased to (63.95) with an increment in monthly income. Participants who were financially independent had a better health-related quality of life score (59.44) as compared to those who were dependent on family (53.05) or government annuity (41.16). These findings suggested the requirement for effective health promotion strategies to improve overall health status among the elderly. The health systems needed to be aligned to meet the needs of older people. Retirement age should be extended to 65 year of age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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