Quality of life in elders living alone in Taiwan

Lin, Pao Chen; Yen, Miaofen; Fetzer, Susan J.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02081.x

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“…18,44,48,50,54 QoL was found to be significantly related to reported health status, with those with good health reporting a better QoL. Furthermore, reported perception of health status was identified to be an important factor in multivariate analyses 18,44 and directly influenced older people's QoL according to the result of pathway analysis. 48 Additionally, three aspects of health status, physical health, mental health, and functional ability, were measured in the majority of selected studies.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…The brief version of World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF), 16 which is one of the most widely used scales of QoL in health and health care, was used in two studies. 17,18 It comprises 26 items, rated on a five-point Likert scale, distributed across four domains: physical health, psychological well-being, social relationship and environment, with a higher score indicating a better QoL. The WHOQOL-BREF has been tested in 23 countries with good to excellent psychometric qualities and was identified as a high-quality instrument in almost all languages.…”

Section: Measurements Of Qol Of Older People In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…58 Depression is one of the most common disabling mental illnesses among older people and was measured in six studies 17,18,44,50,53,54 using three different tools: the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D), 59 the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 60 and the 30-item GDS. 61 All six studies reported that depression had a negative relationship with QoL and was a predominant factor contributing to poor QoL.…”

Section: Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In two non-quantitative studies, most participants identified social support as an important component of their QoL 55,56 and valued interpersonal relations and engagement in social interactions which made them livelier and happier. Seven quantitative studies 18,36,44,46,48,50,53 investigated the impact of social support upon QoL using the following instruments: Social Support Scale, 68 Family APGAR, 69 Social Support Rate Scale (SSRS), 70 Lubben Social Network Scale 71 and some researcher-developed questionnaires. Social support was assessed under two categories: quantity and quality of support.…”

Section: Social Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Quality of life of older people in China: a systematic review

Chen

Hicks

While

2012

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

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The quality of life (QoL) of older people is of increasing interest in China, due to its ageing population. A systematic review of published QoL studies was undertaken to examine different measurements and related factors of QoL of older people in China. Papers were identified by searching the following electronic databases: Web of Science, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, China Academic Journal and VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals. Fifteen studies were included in the review, using eight different QoL measurement tools. Health status, psychological well-being, social well-being, housing and socio-demographic factors were identified as important related factors of QoL. Further studies are needed using valid measurement tools to explore more factors, especially culturally specific contributors, to the QoL of older people.

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Quality of life of older people in China: a systematic review

Chen

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2012

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

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“…또한 개인 요인의 하나인 심리상태 중 우울 (Lin, Yen, & Fetzer, 2008), 자아존중 감 등이 보고되었으나, 특히 우울이 삶의 질에 영향을 주어 우울이 낮을수록 삶의 질 수준이 높았음을 보고(Sohn)하고 있다.…”

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Prediction Model of Quality of Life in Elderly Based on ICF Model

Kim

2011

J Korean Acad Nurs

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify from the International Classification of Functioning model, factors influencing quality of life in elderly persons and to describe the concrete pathway of influence and the power of each variable. Methods: The sample included 334 elders who lived in 5 districts of D Metropolitan City. A structured questionnaire was used and the collected data were analyzed for fitness, using the AMOS 18.0 program. Results: This model was concise and extensive in predicting the quality of life of elders. The research verified the factors influencing quality of life for elders as direct factors such as activity of daily living (ADL) (β = .13, t= 2.47), leisure activity (β = .55, t= 5.04), social disengagement (β = -.25, t= -2.25), and depression (β = -.62, t= -10.86). Indirect factors including economic status (γ = .17, p= .009), type of residence (γ = .19, p= .004), ADL (γ = .12, p= .027) were important factors in predicting quality of life for elders. These variables explained 75.6% of variance in the prediction model. Conclusion: The findings indicate a need for the nursing scientific community to develop intervention programs considering these variables to improve the quality of life for elders.

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Mental health and quality of life among doctors, nurses and other hospital staff

Weng

Tsang

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Stress and Health

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Numerous studies have shown that doctors, nurses or other hospital staff may suffer from tremendous stress at work. A high level of work‐related stress might increase vulnerability to mental illness and result in a poor quality of clinical care. This study was conducted in a Taiwanese regional general hospital. Minor psychiatric disorder, depressive disorder and quality of life were assessed for all staff, using self‐rating questionnaires including the Chinese Health Questionnaire 12‐item version, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale and World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale brief version. Nearly half of the staff had either a minor psychiatric disorder or depressive disorder. Nurses and pharmacists had the highest prevalence. The risk factors included single/divorced and being a nurse or pharmacist. Quality of life for hospital staff was poor, as compared with the Taiwanese norms, and was even worse for the nurses and pharmacists. In conclusion, the management teams of hospitals should pay more attention to the mental condition of all hospital staff, especially nurses and pharmacists. Adequate staffing, support, counselling or psychological intervention are required for further management, and may logically result in better mental health on the part of the staff and a better quality of care. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Quality of life in elders living alone in Taiwan

Cited by 46 publications

References 19 publications

Quality of life of older people in China: a systematic review

Quality of life of older people in China: a systematic review

Prediction Model of Quality of Life in Elderly Based on ICF Model

Mental health and quality of life among doctors, nurses and other hospital staff

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