Health-related quality of life and physical, mental, and cognitive disabilities among nursing home residents in Jordan

Abstract

This study revealed a substantial impact of physical, cognitive, and psychological disabilities on HRQOL of nursing home residents in Jordan.

Health‐Related Quality of Life at Admission Is Associated with Postdischarge Mortality, Functional Decline, and Institutionalization in Acutely Hospitalized Older Medical Patients

“…31 Research and clinical practice have shown that cognitive impairment in itself influences mortality, functional impairment, and institutionalization, so if is likely that associations would have been even stronger for individuals with severe cognitive impairment. 32,33 Previous research has shown that functional decline and depression are predictors of all of the current study outcomes. 34,35 It might be thought that utility, derived from the EQ-5D, which is partly based on daily functioning and mood, would be associated irrevocably with these outcomes, but the associations between the individual domain scores and outcomes showed that problems in the anxiety and depression domain were not consistently associated with the outcomes.…”

“…Because individuals with a MMSE score less than 16 differed from the research population in a number of covariates (MMSE score, delirium, baseline ADL score, number of geriatric conditions), it is likely that their HRQOL at baseline would have been poorer . Research and clinical practice have shown that cognitive impairment in itself influences mortality, functional impairment, and institutionalization, so if is likely that associations would have been even stronger for individuals with severe cognitive impairment …”

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Style in Institutionalized Older Adults' Quality of Life

“…In the elderly population, the emotional experiences and how they affect their levels of QoL have been a target of study in the context of the socioemotional selectivity theory (Carstensen et al, 2011;Carstensen, Isaacowitz, & Charles, 1999). However, the study of QoL among patients in nursing homes has not yet received the attention and resources it deserves (Almomani et al, 2014). Therefore, this paper attempted to explore the factors affecting the QoL levels in institutionalized older adults.…”

“…Promoting quality of life (QoL) in older people is a special priority for those institutionalized (Almomani, McDowd, Bani-Issa, & Almomani, 2014), that is, those adults over 65 living in nursing homes. However, some controversy about QoL study is due to the lack of an agreed definition.…”

Play Activities Program to Relieve Chronic Pain and Enhance Functional Mobility and Psychological Well‐Being for Frail Older Adults: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Pain can alter psychological status, causing higher levels of loneliness and depression and lower levels of happiness and life satisfaction . Pain hinders functional mobility and activities of daily living, and frail older adults consequently participate less in social activities, resulting in a deterioration of physical health and quality of life …”