Demographic and psychosocial correlates of quality of life in the elderly from a cross-cultural perspective.
Clin Psychol Psychother
; 15(3): 193-204, 2008.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19115440
ABSTRACT
We compared the quality of life (QOL) of older adults in a post-communist country (the Czech Republic) with those living in traditional western democracies. The sample comprised 1981 respondents aged 60+ (from 60 to 99). The subjective QOL was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF and the add-on module for older adults, the WHOQOL-OLD. The findings showed higher score of depressive symptoms measured by the GDS scale and lower QOL in Czech sample as compared to other centres. Analyses of factors related to QOL of older adults showed similar patterns for the Czech sample and other centres with depression emerging as the strongest determinant of reduced QOL Findings also underline that subjective quality of life measurement reflects cross-country differences in accordance with objective indicators of national prosperity.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Meio Social
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Envelhecimento
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Comparação Transcultural
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Indicadores Básicos de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Psychol Psychother
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
República Tcheca