Influence of the health status and other relevant factors on the quality of life of elderly people

Abstract

Introduction/Aim: Aim of the study was to investigate influence of the health status as well as other contributing factors on perceived quality of life of the older people in Belgrade. Methods: The survey was conducted in October 2019 on a representative sample of 764 people aged between 65 and 79 years (X = 72.68 ? 7.11), (39.9% male and 60.1% female) living in Belgrade. The research used a questionnaire developed on the basis of the World Health Organization methodology for age friendly cities, aimed to explore 11 areas important for the elderly. Results: Factor of physical accessibility of community is highly significant [?2 (df = 3, n = 764) = 238.905; p < 0.001] and explained 39.4% of variance of perceived quality of life, while socio-economic factors show the same amount of variance, 35.0% [?2 (df = 3, n = 764) = 207.571; p < 0.001]. Social environment explains 24.6% of variance of perceived quality of life [?2 (df = 4, n = 764) = 140.242; p < 0.001]. Health status has greatest explanatory power regarding perceived quality of life and explain as much as 46.7% of variance [?2 (df = 8, n = 764) = 292.083; p < 0.001]. When unique impact of health status on quality of life is analyzed, when other variables are controlled, health status explains 21.6% of variance in addition to variance explained by physical accessibility, socio-economic status and social environment. Conclusion: Although health status has the greatest impact on perceived quality of life of older people, interventions on other life important domains such as physical accessibility, socio-economic status and social environment could have positive impact on perceived quality of life where health status alone could not be improved.

A Nonsystematic Review of the Features of Pharmacotherapy in the Elderly at the Stage of Taking Medications

“…This demographic shift underscores the pressing need to understand and address the unique health care requirements of this growing elderly population. 2 Therefore, the science of geriatrics is of particular interest for study now. 3 The older a person becomes, the stronger changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics can be traced in him.…”

“…This means that the population of Kazakhstan, as well as throughout the world, is getting older. This demographic shift underscores the pressing need to understand and address the unique health care requirements of this growing elderly population 2 . Therefore, the science of geriatrics is of particular interest for study now 3 .…”