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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.5.411

Quality of Life and Its Related Factors Among Metropolitan-dwelling Older Adults  

Ham, Seok-Pil (Department of Human Care, Graduate School of Namseoul University)
Kim, Beom-Ho (Department of Alternative Treatment, Graduate School of Namseoul University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.5, 2021 , pp. 411-422 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between quality of life and demographic characteristics and health-related behavioral characteristics, and their relevance to variables that represent health conditions among metropolitan-dwelling older adults. The study subjects were 380 senior citizens aged 65 or older living in the D metropolitan area, and data collection was conducted by visiting them for interviews in June 2019. A binomial logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between independent variables (demographic characteristics, health-related behavioral characteristics, health condition variables) and the dependent variable (quality of life) while controlling for gender and age. As a result, the factors related to quality of life for those surveyed were education level, spousal status, living status, bear for living expenses, average monthly allowance, satisfaction with daily life, evaluation of sleep quality, smoking and eating habits, amount of regular exercise, hobbies, subjective health status, physical disability (if any), hearing ability, visual acuity, mastication ability, urinary incontinence (present or not), and amnesia. The above results suggest that quality of life for the elderly living in urban areas is significantly related to variables that indicate demographic characteristics, health-related behavioral characteristics, and health condition.
Keywords
Older adult; Quality of life; Demographic characteristic; Health-related behavioral factor; Health condition variable;
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