The Effects of Related Factors on Health-related Quality of Life for the Frail Elderly

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2010;21(1):12-20

Publication date (electronic) : 2014 April 04

doi : https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.1.12

¹Senior Research Fellow, Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, National Health Insurance Corporation, Korea.

²Deputy, Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Yim, Eun Shil, Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, National Health Insurance Corporation, 168-9 Yeomri-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-749, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3270-9867, Fax: 82-2-3270-9840, yim7604@hanmail.net

Received 2009 May 18; Revised 2010 March 08; Accepted 2010 March 10.

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±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.

Keywords: Frail elderly; Quality of life

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