Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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The Effects of Related Factors on Health-related Quality of Life for the Frail Elderly

허약노인의 건강관련 삶의 질과 영향요인

  • Yim, Eun-Shil (Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, National Health Insurance Corporation) ;
  • No, Kyoung-Hee (Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs)
  • 임은실 (국민건강보험공단 건강보험정책연구원) ;
  • 노경희 (보건복지가족부)
  • Received : 2009.05.18
  • Accepted : 2010.03.10
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of health-related quality of life and to examine their effects in frail elderly. Methods: This was a correlation study. The subjects were 680 frail elders aged over 65 who were receiving home care from one of 253 public health centers in 16 provinces, and data were collected from the 1st to 30th of April, 2008. Results: The mean health-related quality of life in the subjects was $6.0{\pm}2.0$. The predictors identified in this study significantly explained 41.3% of health-related quality of life. Self-rated health was the most significant predictor of health-related quality of life. ADL and depression had an effect on health-related quality of life. Conclusion: Self-rated health, ADL and depression were the predictors of health-related quality of life in the frail elderly.

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