Determinants of the Quality of Life Among Elderly: Comparison Between China and India

Ghosh, Dulal C.; Dinda, Soumyananda

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“…The concept of life satisfaction is useful for enhancing health, treatment and holistic care as well as for the rehabilitation process [ 4 ]. To assess the quality of and satisfaction with life, researchers in this area emphasise that the patient’s somatic condition, mental well-being, social relations and physical fitness should be taken into account [ 5 – 8 ].…”

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“…In older adults, quality of life is particularly associated with two areas: physical fitness, understood as health condition and vitality, and the cognitive and emotional area, which includes well-being and is broadly understood as life satisfaction [ 4 ]. The professional literature emphasises the benefits of physical activity as a means of preventing depressive symptoms in older adults [ 11 ].…”

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Life satisfaction and depressive symptoms of mentally active older adults in Poland: a cross-sectional study

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Background For older adults, life satisfaction and depressive symptoms are related to quality of life. In this group of society, life satisfaction is particularly associated with the emotional area. The notion of life satisfaction is related to many factors, such as personality traits, moods and various life events, and poses challenges in various aspects of everyday life. Given that mental health is one of the determinants of the quality of life of older adults, it is reasonable to conduct research among this growing group of the population. The aim of this study was to assess life satisfaction and depressive symptoms in mentally active older adults in Poland. Methods The study covered 125 attendees at the University of Healthy Senior (UHS) and 125 auditing students at the University of Psychogeriatric Prophylaxis (UPP), organised by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Medical University of Bialystok, of whom 78.3% were female and 21.7% male. The study was conducted using four standardised scales: the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Beck Depression Inventory, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results Seniors who participated in the study were satisfied with their lives; the average SWLS score was 23 points. Men rated their level of satisfaction higher than women: the median score on the SWLS was 26 points for men and 23 points for women. Life satisfaction and mental disorders did not differ on the basis of sex, age, or education (the type of place of education attended). As the level of depression increased, life satisfaction decreased. Statistically significant correlations of average strength were found between the point values of the four measures of depression under consideration and were evenly distributed from 0.57 to 0.69. Conclusions The high level of life satisfaction and a low level of mental disorders should be maintained in this population, and additional educational activities should be organised among seniors on a large scale. There were no differences in the distribution of psychometric measure scores among the three compared age groups of respondents in this study. Each of the questionnaires used measured of different aspects of depressive conditions, and it is worth using them in parallel rather than interchangeably.

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Life satisfaction and depressive symptoms of mentally active older adults in Poland: a cross-sectional study

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“…[ 15 ] and Ghosh D et al . [ 16 ] socioeconomic status found significant with all domains of QOL. In a study done by Ghosh D et al ., This may be due to different classification (B.G.…”

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An epidemiological study on quality of life among elderly in an urban area of Thirumazhisai, Tamilnadu

Parsuraman

Vijayakumar

Eashwar

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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Introduction: One of the most important indicators of health and well being of the elderly is the quality of life they live in. Owing to the rise in elderly population due to the demographic transition, there is growing need to address the health concerns of this population. Aims: The study was undertaken to find out the Quality of Life among the elderly and the associated factors. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross sectional study done in urban area of Thiruvallur district Tamil Nadu. To arrive at the required sample of 199, elderly people above 60 years were selected by probability proportionate to size sampling. Semi-structured pre-tested questionnaire was used for data collection regarding sociodemographic details and related factors. Katz scale was used to assess activities of daily living and Quality of life (QOL) was assessed using WHO quality of life BREF (WHOQOL BREF) questionnaire. Results: Moderate score in QOL was obtained in all the 4 domains with highest in Psychological and environmental domains. Nearly 99% of had full activity in Katz scale. All the three QOL domains were found to have statistical significant association with age and education. Gender and marital status were found to be associated with psychological domain, and employment/pensioner status with physical domain. Conclusion: Measures like Health education have to be targeted for the elderly in ways to improve their physical and psychological wellbeing which can imporove the quality of life they live in. Primary care and family physicians have to be made aware and empowered to identify the various domains of QOL in elderly and to identify in which domain the person needs to take care the most.

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“…Lifelong learning activities are becoming popular among older learners in most countries like Singapore, United Kingdom, Canada and Taiwan [21]. Older persons have become wiser and selective in seeking the learning courses that are par with their ages and capabilities [11]. Besides, the term old learner has been replaced with updated and new terms such as third age learner and lifelong learner.…”

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Promoting Sustainable Cities and Communities for Older Persons through Understanding their Preferable Social Activities

Aziz

Ahmad

Mustapha

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Malaysia is on track to become an aged nation by 2030, with older people accounting for 15% of the total population. Changes in a country’s demographic composition of older people have a significant socioeconomic impact, given that medical and long-term care services account for the majority of government spending. Promoting an active and healthy lifestyle among older people has become critical to their ability to live independently. Social participation among older persons is one way to encourage active ageing. The purpose of this study was to learn more about older people’s preferred social activities to better understand their preferences to promote sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11). A qualitative research approach was used in the study by using a semi-structured interview with a total of 41 older persons. Three states including Penang, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur were selected as the main location to reach the targeted participants in the study. All the older participants were selected based on the inclusion criteria including; (1) older persons aged 60 years and above; (2) older persons who participated in the social activities; (3) activities centres located at three urban areas including Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The findings of the study found five (5) types of preferred activities among older persons: (1) Leisure learning activities; (2) Religious activities; (3) Community-related activities; (4) Home-based activities; and (5) Job-related activities. In conclusion, there is an apparent need to provide aged–friendly areas and create a good built environment to assist the older persons, in keeping with the national agenda to achieve aged nation status and achieve the SDGs.

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Determinants of the Quality of Life Among Elderly: Comparison Between China and India

Cited by 31 publications

References 66 publications

Life satisfaction and depressive symptoms of mentally active older adults in Poland: a cross-sectional study

Life satisfaction and depressive symptoms of mentally active older adults in Poland: a cross-sectional study

An epidemiological study on quality of life among elderly in an urban area of Thirumazhisai, Tamilnadu

Promoting Sustainable Cities and Communities for Older Persons through Understanding their Preferable Social Activities

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