Comparison of Comprehensive Health Status and Health-related Quality of Life between Institutionalized Older Adults and Community Dwelling Older Adults
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
;
: 40-50, 2012.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-116772
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to compare the factors of health-related quality of life in older adults according to the type of residency.METHODS:
A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted. The subjects were 114 institutionalized older adults and 99 community dwelling older adults. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews by nurses using structured questionnaires composed of SF-36 (ver.2) and CGA-SF.RESULTS:
The institutionalized older adults had more health problems and experienced lower quality of life compared to community dwelling older adults. Factors influencing health-related quality of life for institutionalized older adults were social support, educational level, and ADL, which explained about 25.7% of the total variance, while thoseof community dwelling older adults were IADL, experiencing fall, and weight loss, which had explanatory power of 31.8%.CONCLUSION:
These results indicate that differentiated nursing strategies according to the type of residency are required to promote health-related quality of life for older adults.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Activities of Daily Living
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Weight Loss
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Residence Characteristics
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Internship and Residency
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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