The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing (재활간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Rehabilitation Nursing (한국재활간호학회)
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Quality of Life of Older Adult with Home Health Services - Applied PRECEDE Model -

취약계층 노인의 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인 - PRECEDE 모형 적용 -

  • Park, Kum-Hwa (Department of Nursing, Youngnam Foreign Language College) ;
  • Choi, Yeon-Hee (College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2010.04.20
  • Accepted : 2010.06.04
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine factors that affect poor quality of life (QOL) of older adults who received home health service. Method: The sample 492 older adults participated in the study. The QOL was measured using the scale of QOL of Ware and other data were collected through face-to-face interviews from September to August, 2009. Results: The level of QOL was moderate (Mean 24.4, SD 7.4). The QOL was poorer in older adults (p<.05) and in those living alone (p<.01) compared to older adults and those living with couple or family respectively. The QOL was positively correlated with a sense of mastery (r=.213, p<.05), connection of health (r=.160, p<.05) and a cognitive function (r=.119, p<.01), and negatively correlated with Activities of Daily Living (r=-.266, p<.01) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (r=-.339, p<.01). Sense of mastery, connection of health & welfare, and IADL were significant predictors of QOL. Conclusion: Finding suggest that home health service program should incorporate strategies for increasing sense of mastery and capability of performing IADL, and strengthening connection of health service that may improve QOL of older home health service recipients.

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