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http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.2011.44.4.149

Use of Senior Center and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Older Adults  

Kim, Hyun-Shik (Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Harada, Kazuhiro (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Miyashita, Masashi (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Lee, Eun-A (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Park, Jin-Kee (College of Sport Science, Dong-A University)
Nakamura, Yoshio (Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health / v.44, no.4, 2011 , pp. 149-156 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between the use of senior center and health-related quality of life in Korean older adults. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted to two types of older adults who lived in Busan, Korea: 154 older adults who used a senior center and 137 older adults who did not use a senior center. The Korean version of short-form 36-item health survey was administered to assess the health-related quality of life. Demographic variables were obtained from a questionnaire. These were gender, age, family status, marital status, education, monthly income, present illness, body mass index and physical activity. Results: The 8-domain scales of physical function and role-physical were significantly higher in the users of the senior center compared with the non-users (F=4.87, p=0.027 and F=7.02, p=0.009, respectively). The 8-domain scales of vitality was also significantly higher in the users of the senior center compared with the non-users (F=7.48, p=0.007). Conclusions: The present study showed that the users of the senior center have higher physical function, role-physical and vitality compared with the non-users. These findings suggest that although the results are unable to specify causal relationships using the senior center may lead to some improvement in health-related quality of life.
Keywords
Health-related quality of life; Long-term care prevention; Older adults; Senior center;
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