Interrelationship among the health-related and subjective quality of life, daily life activities, instrumental activities of daily living of community-dwelling elderly females in orthopedic outpatients

Abstract

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the health-related and subjective quality of life of community-dwelling elderly females in orthopedic outpatients, and also examined how such quality of life correlate with their daily life activities and instrumental activities of daily living. [Subjects and Methods] Subjects were 27 community-dwelling elderly females in orthopedic outpatients (mean age: 76.3 ± 7.4 years). Their health-related quality of life and subjective quality of life, life-space assessment, frenchay activities index were researched. [Results] For the relationships between the total subjective quality of life scores and health-related quality of life scores, significant positive correlations were observed for body pain, general health, vitality, social functions and mental health. The correlations were not statistically significant between the subjective quality of life scores and the life-space assessment and frenchay activities index scores. The correlations were statistically significant between some health-related quality of life scores and the life-space assessment and frenchay activities index scores. [Conclusion] The results suggest that supporting community-dwelling elderly females in orthopedic outpatients to improve their sense of physical and mental well-being, and prevent and reduce their depression and physical pain, is required in order to improve their QOL.

Consequences of chronic diseases and other limitations associated with old age – a scoping review

“…In Fig. 2(a), the findings of the selected studies revealed that as a person ages, his/her psychological issues are intensified and s/he feels more unmet needs [31–33, 36, 44]. Furthermore, aging is a factor that could increase the range of disabilities, reduce cognitive abilities, and increase problems related to the teeth, swallowing and nutrition [30, 34] –[42].…”

“…Quail, Wolfson, and Lippman in 2011 [44] believed that“there are differences in the severity of psychological distress based upon the type of activity in which a woman is disabled (Personal Activities of Daily Living (PADL) versus IADL) and whether the need for physical assistance is met or unmet. The unmet need to perform an IADL is associated with increased psychological distress over and above the level of distress related to meeting the IADL need.…”

“…Elderly people need to maintain good health, feel happy and comfortable and have more opportunities for social interaction. To improve the QoL of community-dwelling elderly individuals in their communities, supporting them to improve their sense of physical and mental well-being and prevent and reduce their depression and physical pain is required [44]. ”…”

“…procuring food and cooking) brings about a pleasant sense of independence for the elderly; therefore it would be remarkably important to pay attention to needs that can improve an old individual’s independence in addressing his/her personal affairs [34]. Along with these concerns, methods inspiring old people to participate in social activities can prove to be highly important, because depression is one of the consequences of social isolation and limited social interaction [44].…”

Relationship between Mobility-Related Activities of Daily Living and Health-Related Quality of Life among Healthy Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Structural Equation Modeling

“…In addition, the lower locomotive function of ADL was associated with poor HRQOL (Huang et al, 2018). ADL level was higher for community-dwelling older adults with superior HRQOL (Takemasa et al, 2017). Our study shows the empirical evidence that the higher locomotive, manipulative, stabilize, and posture change function of mobility-related ADL should be sustained in order to prevent the decrease in physical health of HRQOL in healthy older adults.…”