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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.8.210

Covariance Structure Analysis of the Influence of Social Support, Physical and Mental Health Status on Quality of Life among the Elderly at Care Facilities  

Lim, Young-A (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Chungnam National University)
Cho, Young-Chae (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.8, 2017 , pp. 210-220 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of social support (MOS-SSS), and physical (ADL, IADL) and mental (CES-D, MMSE-K) function on the quality of life (WHOQOL- BREF) among the elderly at care facilities. The survey respondents were 524 elderly aged 65 and older living in 15 care facilities located in D city. Data were collected through a personal interview conducted by interviewers who visited each care facility from November 2015 to January 2016. As a result, the quality of life was significantly lower in the elderly group with lower social support, with dysfunction in ADL and IADL than in the normal range group, with depression and cognitive impairment group than in the normal range group. The quality of life had a significant positive correlation with social support, ADL, IADL and cognitive impairment, but a significant negative correlation with depression. According to the results of covariance structure analysis, physical function had a greater impact on the quality of life than mental function or social support. Lower quality of life was associated with lower physical and mental function and lower social support. Therefore, concrete measures need to be devised to enhance physical function in order to improve the quality of life among the elderly in care facilities.
Keywords
Elderly; Quality of life; Social support; Physical function; Mental function;
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