Comparison of Comprehensive Health Status and Health-related Quality of Life between Institutionalized Older Adults and Community Dwelling Older Adults.
10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.1.40
- Author:
Hye Jin HYUN
1
;
Aekyung CHANG
;
Su Jeong YU
;
Yeon Hwan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Kangwon NationalUniversity, Chuncheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Comparative Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Residence characteristics;
Quality of Life
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Adult;
Aged;
Humans;
Internship and Residency;
Quality of Life;
Residence Characteristics;
Weight Loss;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2012;23(1):40-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare the factors of health-related quality of life in older adults according to the type of residency. METHODS: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted. The subjects were 114 institutionalized older adults and 99 community dwelling older adults. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews by nurses using structured questionnaires composed of SF-36 (ver.2) and CGA-SF. RESULTS: The institutionalized older adults had more health problems and experienced lower quality of life compared to community dwelling older adults. Factors influencing health-related quality of life for institutionalized older adults were social support, educational level, and ADL, which explained about 25.7% of the total variance, while thoseof community dwelling older adults were IADL, experiencing fall, and weight loss, which had explanatory power of 31.8%. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that differentiated nursing strategies according to the type of residency are required to promote health-related quality of life for older adults.
