Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older adults in Guadeloupe (French West Indies): Results from the KASADS Study

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to determine the correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in community-dwelling older adults in Guadeloupe. METHODS: We used the KArukera Study of Aging - Drugs Storage (KASADS), an observational, cross-sectional study on community-dwelling older people living in Guadeloupe. A visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100 was used to assess HRQoL. RESULTS: The study sample consisted of 115 patients aged 65 years or older; 67.8% were women. Participants were 76 (± 7.8) years old with a mean HRQoL of 66,2 (±20,3). The correlates of HRQoL were complaints of pain (p<0.001) and IADL dependency (p=0.030) after adjustment. We found no significant interactions between HRQoL and the other variables, such as marital status, socio-educational level and cognitive decline. CONCLUSION: Pain and IADL dependency were independently associated with lower HRQoL in community-dwelling older people in Guadeloupe.