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Analysis on status quo of quality of life and its influencing factors of home-based elderly in Guangdong Province
- HE Lili, CAO Xi, LIANG Mingjin, ZHANG Xihong, LIANG Meiquan, CHEN Lin
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2023, 39(20):
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Objective To investigate the current qualityof life of the home-based elderly under the social background of accelerated aging,analyzed its correlation with social support,family function and demographic variables,and find the ways to improve the quality of life of the home-based elderly. Methods From March 2020 to May 2021,1 981 home-based elderly people in Guangdong Province were investigated by the general information questionnaire,social support rating scale(SSRS),family apgar index(APGAR),and Chinese version of world health organization quality of life(WHOQOL-BREF),and the data were analyzed. Results Among 1 981 home-based elderly people,the total score[M(P25,P75)] of family function and social support was 8.00(6.00,9.00) and 42.00(37.00,47.00)points respectively. For the quality of life,the scores of physiological field,psychological field,socialfield,and environmental field were 57.14(50.00,67.86),54.17(50.00,66.67),58.33(50.00,75.00) and 62.50(53.13,71.88)points,respectively. There were statistically significant differences in the scores of family function,social support,and quality of life among home-based elderly people with different education background,pension,health status,number of children,marital status,and residential area(all P<0.05). The family function of home-based elderly people was positively correlated with the quality of life in the physiological field,psychological field,social field and environmental field(r=0.28,0.33,0.37,0.40,all P<0.01). The social support of home-based elderly people was positively correlated with the quality of life in the physiological field,psychological field,social field and environmental field(r=0.27,0.32,0.39,0.33,all P<0.01). Conclusions The family function of home-based elderly in Guangdong Province is good,the social support presents is at a moderate level and the quality of life is at a low level. The family function and social support are significantly related with quality of life,and active intervention measures should be taken to improve the family function and social support according to the age and gender of the elderly,so as to improve their quality of life.