Quality of life of elderly during the covid-19 pandemic

Autor: Azar Rostami, Majideh Heravi-karimooi
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Payesh, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 83-93 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1680-7626
2008-4536
Popis: Objective (s): This study aimed to assess quality of life of elderly living during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The was a descriptive study. A sample of 430 elderly people aged 60 years and above, members of the ‘Neighborhood Club’ in 22 districts of Tehran, Iran participated in the study The data was collected during June 2019 to July 2020. Quality of life was measured by the Persian version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life- Old (WHOQOL-OLD) questionnaire. Higher score indicates a lower quality of life. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were performed to analyze the data. Results: Based on the results of the research, information about 430 elderly people has been reported, which had a relatively uniform distribution in 22 districts of Tehran. The mean age of elderly was 67.59±6.48 years, 60.5% were women, 68.8% were married, and 35.6% had secondary education, 67.9% had history of covid-19, and 93.3% of their first degree family members had a history of the disease. The total score of quality of life of the elderly was 75.84±12.47 based on the WHOQOL-Old questionnaire. The linear regression model showed that poor health (P=0.023), semi-independent dependence (P=0.003) and exposure to physical (P
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