Quality of life of elderly caregivers living in Changzhi City

VernacularTitle:长治市老年人居家照顾者的生存质量调查
Author: Yucui LI ; Ruling WANG ; Yin WU ; Hongping CHENG ; Yujin ZHAO ; Lu YANG ; Yaqin ZHANG ; Jia LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Quality of life; Caregiver; Aged
From: Chinese Journal of Health Management 2010;04(5):272-274
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the quality of life of elderly caregivers and its factors. Methods Elderly caregivers living in Changzhi City were enrolled in this study. 36-item short-form (SF-36) health survey and Activity of Daily Living Scale ( ADL) were used as study tools. The data was analyzed by statistical description,t test or multiple regression. Results Those with score of quality of life reaching 72. 1 to 117. 0 accounted for 98. 8%. The total score and score of eight dimensions of SF-36 showed statistically significant difference between different daily living activity groups ( P < 0.05) . The state of health and self-care ability of the elderly imposed a major impact on eight dimensions of SF-36. Age, sex, level of education, marital status and wage had different impact on each dimension of SF-36. Conclusion The quality of life of elderly caregivers is at a medium level. The main factors of quality of live of elderly caregiver are their state of health and self-care ability of the elderly.