Health-Related Quality of Life among the Elderly Living in the Community and Nursing Home

Abstract

The increasing number of the elderly population presents special challenges in the health sector with the emergence of degenerative problems and non-communicable diseases (NCD’s) that may decrease the quality of life (QoL). Development in the quality of life of the elderly is an important issue for national security and development. This study using cross-sectional approach, intended to identify the differences in the quality of life among the elderly who live in the nursing homes and the community. The results showed that statistically significant differences were found in variable ages (p<001), education background (p<0.001), dependency level (p=0.024) for Activity Daily Living and (p<0.001) for Instrumental Activity Daily Living) and the overall score of QoL (p=0.036). Based on this finding, the differences approach must be given in meeting the mobility needs and daily activities of the elderly who live in communities and nursing homes.

Factors of independent of activities of daily living among osteoarthritis elderly

“…The result of this study was the majority of study elderly low education (primary school). The results of another study showed that low education was predictor factors among dementia among elderly in nursing homes [14]. Overview of respondents by individual can be seen in the Table 1.…”

“…The prevalence is 37.2% at the age of 45-54, 45 % at the age of 55-64, 51.9 % at age of 65-74, and 54.8 % at the age of 75 and more. In the Special Region of Yogyakarta, health workers have found 5.6% diagnosed for joint disease, 22,7 % having symptoms and that osteoarthritis is higher in women (13.4%) than men (10.3%) as well as the symptoms of osteoarthritis in women (27.5%) higher than men (21.8%) [14].…”

Hearing Aids and The Quality of Life of Children with Hearing Loss

“…According to WHO, as many as 360 million people (approximately 5% of the world population) experience hearing loss, and nearly 32 millions of them are children (World Health Organization, 2016). Based on 29 found that health is related to the quality of life of individuals (Nugraha & Aprillia 2020). The general HRQoL questionnaire cannot describe the quality of life for specific health conditions, the validity, or insufficient sensitivity in subgroups with special conditions such as children with hearing loss.…”

Relationship between nutritional status and family support with quality of life elderly

“…Malnutrition in the form of overnutrition and undernutrition generally occurs in the elderly. 5 More nutrition can trigger degenerative diseases such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus in the elderly. Undernutrition is associated with decreased functional ability and increased mortality in the elderly.…”