Journal article
Quality of life and clinical correlates in older adults living in the community and in nursing homes in Macao
K C. F. Kuok, L Li, YT Xiang, BOCL Nogueira, GS Ungvari, CH Ng, HFK Chiu, L Tran, LR Meng
Psychogeriatrics | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12214
Abstract
Aim: There have been no previous studies of quality of life (QOL) in older adults in Macao. This study aimed to examine QOL in relation to the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of adults aged ≥50 years in Macao. Methods: A sample of 451 subjects (203 living in the community, 248 living in nursing homes) was interviewed using standardized instruments. Basic sociodemographic and clinical data including QOL were collected. Result: There were no significant differences between the community and nursing home groups in any of the QOL domains. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that poor physical QOL was significantly predicted by severe depressive symptoms, insomnia, major me..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by a grant from Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao (RP/ESS-05/2015). The authors thank colleagues at Caritas Macau, the Macao Sino-Portuguese Nurses Association, the Seniors Academy of Macao Polytechnic Institute, and other organizations involved, as well as all participants in this study. The authors are grateful to research assistants at the Nursing School at Macao Polytechnic Institute for their contributions to the data collection and dataset establishment.