gender, age, marital status, and education as predictors to quality of life in elderly: whoqol-bref indonesian version

gender, age, marital status, and education as predictors to quality of life in elderly: whoqol-bref indonesian version

;Sharon Gondodiputro;Aghnia Rizki Hidayati;Lina Rahmiati
bulletin of university of agricultural sciences and veterinary medicine cluj-napoca: horticulture 2018 Vol. 6 pp. 36-41
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Abstract

Objective: To analyze the quality of life in elderly with regards to gender, age, marital status, and education. Methods: An analytical study involving 88 (eighty eight) elderly who lived in 6 villages in the suburb area of Jatinangor sub-district, West Java, Indonesiawas performed in June 2017. The inclusion criteria were men and women, ≥60 years old, able to communicate in Indonesian, and a mini mental state examination (MMSE) score of ≥23. The variables in the study were gender, age, marital status, and education. Quality of life (QoL) was measured using translated WHOQOL-BREF. Collected data in the study were analyzed statistically using Chi square, Mann-Whitney, Friedman, Post hoc using Wilcoxon, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: The study discovered that all of the respondents had low QoL score (≤60). The lowest score was the result of physical domain. There was no significant QoL difference between men and women (p>0.05) but a significant QoL difference regarding to age, marital status and education level was found in the study (p˂0.05). Conclusions: Elderly in suburb area has low QoL and there is a difference in Qol based on age, marital status, and educational level.

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