Assessing Quality of Life with Community Dwelling Elderly Adults: A Mass Survey in Taiwan
| Autor: | Ying-Chen Chi, Chen-Long Wu, Hsiang-Te Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Aged 80 and over Mental Health quality of life WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire Taiwan version community dwelling elderly adults physical health psychological health social relationships environmental factors Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Surveys and Questionnaires Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Quality of Life Taiwan Humans Female Independent Living Aged |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 22; Pages: 14621 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Background: With the growing life expectancy for older adults, this study aims to examine the correlation among sociodemographic characteristics and the combined effect of QoL-related domains including physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental factors with the overall QoL level of older adults in Taiwan. Methods: The WHOQOL-BREF Taiwanese Version questionnaire was adopted and conducted using a randomized telephone interview system from community household elders. In total, 1078 participants aged 65 years and older were recruited. A multiple regression model was used to examine the statistical significance between the overall QoL score as the dependent variable and the sociodemographic characteristics, and 26 items of QoL-related questionnaires as the independent variables. Results: Categories including female, aged 85 years and above, higher education level, and better financial situation had significantly higher overall QoL level. Except the physical health domain and six items, the correlations among all other domains and their including items of questionnaires with overall QoL level were significant. Conclusion: The Taiwanese WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire can be used to examine the overall QoL level of elders in Taiwan. Nevertheless, the robust systems of universal health care and long-term care in Taiwan may have led to the no significance of the six items. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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