Social relationships and HRQL: A cross-sectional survey among older Italian adults

Belvis, Antonio Giulio de; Avolio, Maria; Sicuro, Lorella; Rosano, Aldo; Latini, Elide; Damiani, Gianfranco; Ricciardi, Walter

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-348

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“…Morbidity was found to be the predictor that most nega vely impacted the physical domain, agreeing with the scien fi c literature, which evidenced the worst score in the physical component score among elderly with more than one chronic disease (37.59), compared with those who did not have diseases (48.72) (6) . The lowest QoL score associated with comorbidi es may have been related to poor access to health services, as well as possible limita ons imposed by the disease, which can nega vely infl uence the ability to work and to perform daily ac vi es measured in this domain (10) .…”

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Fatores associados com a qualidade de vida de homens idosos

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“…One study found that men have low self-esteem as they age and concluded that there is an infl uence of gender issues on health and QoL (5) . Another study with elderly in Italy showed that lower QoL scores in physical appearance were related to age, family income, being single and chronic diseases (6) .…”

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Fatores associados com a qualidade de vida de homens idosos

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“…As far as the correlation between social participation and QOL is concerned, there is evidence supporting the role of social factors in improving the QOL both in adults suffering from depressive disorders (Sung and Yeh 2007) and in older adults (de Belvis et al 2008;Berg et al 2006;Gabriel and Bowling 2004;Ho et al 2003). However, it must be stressed that there are important differences in the determinants of QOL between adults and older people, with health and functional ability having a much greater importance among the latter (Bowling 2008;Walker 2005).…”

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Day care centre attendance and quality of life in depressed older adults living in the community

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Late-life depression is associated with disabled functioning and a poor quality of life (QOL). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to find out whether the attendance of a day care centre (DC) was associated with QOL in community-dwelling older adults suffering from a depressive disorder without dementia. The study enrolled 149 depressed older adults aged 70 or older, who consecutively underwent a comprehensive geriatric assessment from April to July 2008 at the Geriatric Medicine Unit of the Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan, Italy. QOL was evaluated by means of the European Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EuroQol VAS). DC attendance was quantified as number of days of attendance per week in the past month. Participants attending a DC at least once a week (n = 17) had a higher mean EuroQol VAS score than non-attendants (n = 132) (mean ± SD 58.8 ± 19 vs. 45.3 ± 22.5; P = 0.019). In multiple linear regression analysis a higher weekly attendance of DCs was related to a better quality of life according to the EuroQol VAS score (unstandardized coefficient 3.048, 95% CI 0.063-6.033, P = 0.045) after correction for age, sex, balance and gait abilities, comorbidity, pharmacotherapy, living alone, and severity of depression. Therefore, in older outpatients suffering from a depressive disorder without dementia the attendance of a DC was an independent correlate of the QOL. A randomized controlled longitudinal study will be necessary to determine whether attending a DC is really effective on the QOL in the management of late-life depression.

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“…For example, it has been reported that income [4] [5] and life circumstances [6] [7] have positive relationships with HRQOL. Regarding social interaction, it has been reported that social network [8] and social support [7] [9] have positive relationships with HRQOL.…”

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Factors Affecting the Health-Related Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Elderly in Japan: A Focus on Spirituality

Kobayashi¹,

Marui²

2017

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This study aimed to explain factors affecting health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly individuals living in Japan. We conducted a questionnaire survey of 898 individuals at senior citizens clubs in a rural area near the Tokyo metropolitan area in 2015, and analyzed the responses of 715 who provided valid responses. The survey questions included basic attributes (e.g., age, economic affluence), state of health (e.g., whether s/he has heart disease or not), the Spirituality Rating Scale Related to Health in the Elderly (SP Health Scale, composed of, e.g., meaning and purpose of living, self-transcendence), the Abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale, and the MOS 8-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-8). Multiple regression analyses were performed using the physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) of the SF-8 as dependent variables and all others as independent variables. Factors associated with improved PCS were economic affluence and SP Health Scale (meaning and purpose of living), while the factors associated with reduced PCS were age and state of health (heart disease, gastrointestinal disease, osteoarthritis, lower back pain, knee pain, and eligible for long-term care). Meanwhile, factors associated with improved MCS were economic affluence, while those that were associated with reduced MCS were state of health (cancer and headache) and SP Health Scale (self-transcendence). These results suggest the need to understand spirituality in addition to the subjective economic situation, age, and medical condition of elderly individuals in order to improve their physical and mental health.

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Social relationships and HRQL: A cross-sectional survey among older Italian adults

Abstract: Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the association between social relationships and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) among the elderly in Italy.

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Fatores associados com a qualidade de vida de homens idosos

Fatores associados com a qualidade de vida de homens idosos

Day care centre attendance and quality of life in depressed older adults living in the community

Factors Affecting the Health-Related Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Elderly in Japan: A Focus on Spirituality

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