Given the rate of population ageing that developing countries like india are experiencing, there is a need to focus on ageing related issues and to initiate appropriate measures for the improvement in health status, wellbeing and quality of life of elderly. Background although the term quality of life is relatively recent, the concept of public happiness has been popular at various periods throughout history. As of the latest nscb figures, the elderly dependent population aged 65 and older comprises 3. Quality of life definition of quality of life by medical. The general aim of this dissertation is to examine the quality of life for swedish elderly receiving care. There are indications that concepts and concerns related to quality of life in older ages are different from the general population.
During assessment, practitioners should be careful not to reveal their own biases. Environmental factors and quality of care are important for elderly people in care institutions. Using data of the italian national institute of statistics istat survey, we. The aim of this study was to verify the le vels of quality of life in elderly practitioners of physical activity comparing a active group with a control group the sample consisted of 159 phy sically independent and apparently healthy in. The determinants of a good quality of life in old age vary from person to person. Olders americans resources and services, world health organization quality of life bref whoqolbref and world. Quality of life in older people geriatrics msd manual. Assessing the quality of life in elderly people and related. Aging influences the quality of life in different ways. Quality of life in elderly population can be affected by many environmental factors. However, health care practitioners, especially when establishing therapeutic objectives, may underemphasize its importance to patients. Effects of music participation on quality of life of the elderly. Factors influencing quality of life of elderly people with. Exploration of the quality of life concept across cultures.
Monitoring and improving quality in longterm care while the number of elderly people in need of care is projected to at least double, governments are struggling to deliver high quality care to people facing reduced functional and cognitive capabilities. O the impact of retirement on the quality of life of the elderly. Quality of life from the perspectives of older people. The whoqol is a quality of life assessment developed by the whoqol group with fifteen international field centres, simultaneously, in an attempt to develop a quality of life assessment that would be applicable crossculturally. This crosssectional study was conducted in phayao province, thailand. Quality of life qol means a good life and we believe that a good life is the same as living a life with a high quality. The notion of a good life can be observed from subjective to the objective, where this spectrum incorporates a number of existing quality of life theories. Quality of life, symptoms, and sleep quality of elderly with endstage renal disease receiving conservative management. As a result, this study clarifies elderly tourist motivation and also aims to examine the relationship among. An overview of quality of life by elderly receiving care in. The aim of this study was aimed to examine the quality of life in elderly people in tabriz, iran in 2012.
Serbia is already among the top ten countries with the oldest population, it is the fact. This study examined the effects of a music participation program on selected concerns and attitudes of 20 elderly residents of a nursing home. They range from basic, objective and subjective needsbased approaches, often derived from maslows 1954 hierarchy of human needs, to classic models based on psychological wellbeing, happiness, morale and life satisfaction. A crosssectional study involving 2142 elderly in urban area and other 850 in rural area of the municipality of uberaba minas gerais, brazil.
Aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of the overall qol and of. Who the world health organization quality of life whoqol. Factors influencing quality of life of elderly people with dementia and care implications. Of the most optimistic seniorsthose surveyed who expect their quality of life in the next five to 10 years to be much better or somewhat better65 percent are women and 18 percent are african american, compared with the national sample comprising 55 percent women and 8 percent african americans. Pdf to assess the impact of selected demographic age, sex, socioeconomic marital status, education, income and health factors functional status. The concept of quality of life is multiple concerns as a cultural, social and environmental individu ality. Assessing the quality of life in elderly people and. Now they are more afraid of the quality of care laitalainen a. Quality of life introduction during the last century, human lifespan has increased substantially resulting in a substantial increase of elderly people over the next two decades. Unfortunately, the fact that elderly individuals live longer is not necessarily related to their quality of life. This study aimed to assess factors influencing quality of life among elderly people living with hivaids in a northern province of thailand.
Quality of life of elderly men and women in institutional and. A sociodemographic questionnaire, a mental status questionnaire, the vitor qlse, the world health organization quality of life instrument old module whoqolold, and the baptista depression scale adult version ebadepa were administered to a nonprobabilistic sample of 617 elderly persons living in brazil. A comparative study of the quality of life of the elderly between the. Quality of life, symptoms, and sleep quality of elderly. The objectives are to know the sociodemographic details, overall quality of life, overall health satisfaction, physical health domain, psychological domain, social relationship domain, environmental domain and to suggest welfare. Determining a patients preferences is usually possible.
For the inferential analysis, we used the cubrecavi questionnaire, which is a. Elderly peoples perspectives on quality of life ageing. This study measured the level of the quality of life in 344 elderly people using the original lipad. The impact of quality of life on the health of older people. Quality of life among elderly in noninstitutional care. As per the 2001census, the number of older persons was 70. Aug 21, 2014 this research enriches our knowledge of the tourist market in relation to the elderly, i.
Quality of life of elderly who participate in group health promotion. Aim the aim of this study is to understand the implications of the retirement process for the subjective experiences. The number of elderly people in the world is growing, in serbia as well. The study will investigate how the elderly, when receiving care, conceptualize and express quality of life. The quality of life depends on the emotional interpretation the subject gives to the facts and events.
The impact of quality of life on the health of older. Improving the quality of life for dependent elderly adults. Factors influencing quality of life for disabled and. Elderly peoples perspectives on quality of life volume 25 issue 4 katarina wilhelmson, christina andersson, margda waern, peter allebeck skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Comparing the scores of quality of life according to place of residence urban and rural areas.
Pdf quality of life of the elderly in urban and rural. Dec 01, 2014 quality of life in elderly population can be affected by many environmental factors. Assessment whoqolbref was used to eval uate the qol of the elderly people. Quality of life research is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life, in all the health sciences. Moreover, the results of studies on coping and quality of life in informal care have been inconsistent. This quality of life assessment manual is an introduction to seven qol assessment measures developed by the quality of life assessment project at the university of wisconsin madison. Some of the factors that influence healthrelated quality of life eg, institutionalization, reduced life. This research analyzes the impact of quality of life as a metavariable that conditions the health and social welfare of the elderly. Introduction the elderly population in the philippines is steadily increasing in the past decade. Ageing, quality of life, elderly, institutional settings. Healthrelated quality of life hrqol is a multidimensional concept that includes domains related to physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning. Quality of life often depends on health and health care.
Evaluation of lifestyle and quality of life in the elderly. Quality of life in older ages british medical bulletin. The aim of our study is to examine the role of some factors sociodemographic patterns, social relationship support, and trust in healthcare actors on structure of quality of life among the italian elderly population, by stratifying according to presence or absence of disability. Factors influencing quality of life qol amongst elderly caregivers. Qol reflects overall enjoyment of life, sense of wellbeing, freedom from disease sx, comfort, and ability to pursue daily activities. An understanding of the factors that impact on the quality of life of older people is important for identifying those elderly people who are at risk for less than optimal quality of life. Pdf quality of life in the elderly from the university of.
Pdf quality of life in the elderly from the university. The manual provides an overview of qol assessment for three distinct groups including families, older adults and adults with serious mental illness. The quality of life of the filipino elderly in selected cities and provinces september 2014 1. There is limited knowledge on the ability of a poor quality of life qol and healthrelated qol hrqol to predict mortality and other adverse health events, independently of the frailty syndrome and other confounders, in older people living in the community and not selected on the basis of specific chronic conditions. Elderly peoples perspectives on quality of life cambridge core. The impact of retirement on the quality of life of the elderly alvarenga ln, kiyan l, bitencourt b, wanderley ks cess can aid health professionals efforts to work with this population by bringing them closer to their reality. Elderly people usually assess their quality of life as good or better 3,4, 6, 18,27. Pdf the quality of life of elderly people has become relevant with the demographic shift that has resulted in greying of population. In this context, emphasis is also given to information and communication. The term itself is somewhat akin to happiness it is a subjective term with different meanings for different people. Coping strategies and quality of life in caregivers of.
This shows the importance of increasing research efforts to explore how the health of older adults is affected by issues such as the sleep quality. I analyzed the 2004 and 2006 health and retirement study data to test structural equation models of the quality of life qol construct. The short version of the world health organization quality of life. Initially, dominated by the medical establishment, limitations in the biomedical model approach precipitated social science. Older peoples quality of life opqol scores and adverse.
A related concept of hrqol is wellbeing, which assesses the. Quality of life of hemodialysis elderly patients at assiut city. Healthy people 2020 emphasizes the importance of healthrelated quality of life and wellbeing by including it as one of the initiatives 4 overarching goals, promoting quality of life, healthy development, and health behaviors across all life stages. They w we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. The difference between the quality of life in rural and urban elderly population is due to the difference in the sociodemographic factors, social resource, lifestyle. Elderly people may suffer from the multiple health disorders due to the vulnerability for many physical and mental disturbances. Aging and quality of life in taiwan 235 people focused less on appearance or body image, more on health status and psychological factors such as loss of autonomy 15. It goes beyond direct measures of population health, life expectancy, and causes of death, and focuses on the impact health status has on quality of life. Adaptations have been developed for people with hiv whoqolhiv and an additional 32 item instrument has been. There are many impacts on quality of life among elderly people living with hiv patients. Factors affecting quality of life specifically include physical functioning and cognitive ability, depression. The quality of life of elderly people has become relevant with the demographic shift that has resulted in greying of population. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Older patients with endstage renal disease esrd have experienced diminished quality of life and debilitating symptoms.
Full text resilience, depression, and quality of life in. Quality of life in older people geriatrics merck manuals. The rural elderly population reported significant lower level of quality of life in the domain of social relation 55. As the world population rapidly ages, improving the quality of life qol of the elderly and enabling them to age actively is increasingly becoming a global policy concern. Helping people to live long and productive lives and enjoy a good quality of life. We call this spectrum the integrative quality of life iqol theory and discuss the. Considering the effect of dentition defectloss of life quality, we found that the median ohip14 score in the elderly with complete dentition was 3 0.
Establishing an agreed upon definition of quality of life and an approach to international quality of life assessment. Assessment of quality of life among rural and urban. Generic instruments are the most popular method to assess quality of life, and one of the most widely used is the eq. This paper presents the theoretical and philosophical framework of the danish quality of life survey, and of the seqol, qol5, and qol1 questionnaires. National center for chronic disease prevention and health promotion. Using data of the italian national institute of statistics istat survey, we obtained a. Determinants of quality of life in the elderly central european journal. Concepts, measures and findings1 allison smith abstract quality of life research has emerged as a concept of intense scientific and political interest in the last 25 years. Healthrelated quality of life and wellbeing healthy. Quality of life is best assessed by a direct interview with patients. One definition of quality of life, proposed by the world health organization and the united nations was derived from a broad definition of health. May 19, 2014 can ict improve the quality of life of elderly adults living in residential home care units. The sample of this study is composed of 500 people, randomly selected from the major day centers for the elderly in the province of granada spain. Healthrelated quality of life and related factors among elderly persons under different aged care models in guangzhou, china.
A measure of quality of life in elderly tourists springerlink. There are indications that concepts and concerns related to quality. Elderly peoples perspectives on quality of life volume 25 issue 4 katarina wilhelmson, christina andersson, margda waern, peter allebeck. This crosssectional study was carried out on 184 elderly people male97. Resilience, depression, and quality of life in elderly individuals with chronic pain followed up in an outpatient clinic in the city of sao paulo, brazil marcia c morete,1 joao paulo c solano,2 mario s boff,3 wilson j filho,3 hazem a ashmawi3 1school of medicine, university of sao paulo, santos, sao paulo, brazil. In taiwan, social gerontological research on selfperception of older people or normative aging experiences is very rare. Assessing patients perspectives on quality of life may be difficult for the following reasons. The study will also show how key persons in the elders. Assessing the quality of life in elderly people and related factors.