Health-Related Quality of Life of the Elderly in Institutional Care and Non-Institutional Care in Southwestern Nigeria: A Comparative Study.
West Afr J Med
; 35(1): 25-32, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The world population is rapidly ageing and people aged 60 years and above are growing faster than any other age group. In Africa, the most rapid growth of older persons is expected in Western and Northern Africa. STUDYDESIGN:
This was a comparative cross-sectional study of a total of 360 respondents. A multi-stage sampling method was used in selecting 240 respondents in the non-institutional group while all the respondents (120) in the institutional group were included in the study. The data was collected using a pre-tested, semi-structured, interviewer administered quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). Data analysis was done using SPSS version 17.RESULTS:
The respondents in the institutional group were older with a mean age of 78.7±8.8 years as compared to 70.1±8.2 years in the non-institutional group. The mean Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) score was higher (64.5±15.6) in the non-institutional group than in the institutional group (52.6±15.7) and this was statistically significant (p<0.001). After controlling for the effect of other variables, the respondents who belonged to the non-institutional group (OR=2.37, p=0.018); who were female (OR=2.00, p=0.019); engaged in work (OR=4.93, p=0.009) and had no co-morbid condition (OR=7.58, p<0.001) were significantly more likely to have good HRQOL.CONCLUSION:
The non-institutional group had better HRQOL than the institutional group in all the domains except in the body pain domain. It is recommended that programs are tailored to the needs of the elderly in institutions and should be targeted towards improving their quality of life and well-being.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Atividades Cotidianas
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Nível de Saúde
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Idoso Fragilizado
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Institucionalização
Tipo de estudo:
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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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Afr J Med
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nigéria