Social determinants of the life quality among the elderly in Beijing, China

VernacularTitle:北京市老年人生命质量的社会决定因素
Author: Tongtong LI ; Renfei FANG ; Zheng XIE
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Aged; Quality of life; Social determinants of health
From: Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences) 2014;(3):450-454
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To verify the association between social determinants and the quality of life ( QoL) among the elderly in Beijing .Methods:A questionnaire household survey was conducted and 1 685 over 60 dwellers in Beijing were interviewed .The EQ-5D scale was used to measure the elderly ’ s QoL and Time Trade-off model was used to calculate the EQ-5D index.Multiple linear regression and Logistic regression were employed to analyze the association between social determinants and the QoL .Results:There was no statistical significant difference in the QoL between the urban and the rural residents ( P>0 .05 ) .The elderly with higher education level and income or married tended to have higher overall QoL scoresand better performance of five dimensions of the QoL (P<0.05).Conclusion:More policies should be focused on the elderly with lower social determinants in both urban and rural areas in Beijing .