Author:
Chen C.,Liu G. G.,Shi Q. L.,Sun Y.,Zhang H.,Wang M. J.,Jia H. P.,Zhao Y. L.,Yao Yao
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
The oldest old population has become the fastest growing segment with excess need of care and social support, it is crucial to improve the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of these populations. This study seeks to evaluate the health status and to investigate modifiable factors associated with health-related quality of life for oldest old adults in China.
Design
A cross-sectional population-based study.
Setting
Hainan Province in the south of China.
Participants
1,278 adults aged 80 years or older.
Methods
HRQoL was assessed by three-level EuroQol-5D scale (EQ-5D-3L) and a visual analogue scale (VAS). Demographic and health-related variables were analysed by estimating mean values and standard deviations for continuous variables, percentages and standard deviations for categorical variables. Tobit regressions, ordinary least Squared (OLS) regressions and ordered probit regressions were adopted to determine the associated factors for overall HRQoL and for each health dimension.
Results
Anxiety/depression was the least reported problem while mobility was the most frequently reported with problem. Female respondents had lower EQ-5D score (0.76 vs. 0.86) and VAS score (66.55 vs. 69.84) than male respondents. Better health-related quality of life was significantly associated with higher BMI, no drinking habit, more leisure activities, living with family members, good sleeping quality, closer social and family connections, fewer numbers of drugs consumed per day, without having hearing or visual impairment, and fewer chronic conditions, after controlling for potential confounders.
Conclusion
Findings from this study suggested that quality of life was not only associated with age-related diseases, but also correlated with a range of health-related lifestyles, and factors indicating social and family support.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Geriatrics and Gerontology,Nutrition and Dietetics,Medicine (miscellaneous)
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