Quality of life and its contributing factors in an elderly community-dwelling population in Shanghai, China

Autor: Limin Ren, Yao Liu, Du Zhaohui, Shanzhu Zhu, Juan Shou, Haitang Wang
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Psychogeriatrics. 18:89-97
ISSN: 1346-3500
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12288
Popis: BACKGROUND We aimed to investigate the relationship between quality of life and the factors that may influence it in an elderly community-dwelling population in Shanghai. METHODS From August to October 2014, elderly individuals were enrolled from three randomly selected communities in Shanghai. Participant information was collected from responses to a general questionnaire and to the Lubben Social Network Scale-6, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics, Patient Health Questionnaire, and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey. The factors influencing quality of life were explored in a multivariate stepwise linear regression model. RESULTS Physical and mental component summary scores for the elderly in Shanghai communities were 50.1 ± 10.1 and 47.3 ± 7.9, respectively. Physical component summary scores in the rural area were higher than those in the urban-rural intersection area (a place where urban and rural transitions are taking place) (52.32 ± 9.81 vs 49.63 ± 9.33, P
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