Life Quality and Related Factors of the Chronic Elderly Patients
- VernacularTitle:慢性病老年患者的生活质量及相关因素
- Author:
Xiumei XIE
;
Biefei LI
;
Guolong YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
geriatrics life quality cross-sectional investigation demography elderly
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the quality of life of chronic elderly patients Method: 150 chronic patients aged 60 or above were assessed with SCL-90 (symptom checklist-90), SDSS (social deficit screening scale), ADL (activity of daily living) and QOL (quality of life), their demographic data were also collected Results: Men's social function was poorer than women's, but their quality of life had no significant difference to women's The quality of life in our sample differed with different age, educational degree, family conditions, occupations and incomes Conclusion: Life quality of chronic old patients is related to their demographic characters
