Life Quality and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly Population in Ji'nan
- VernacularTitle:济南市部分区县老年人生活质量与生活满意度研究
- Author:
Dong LI
;
Tao XU
;
Zhanyong WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mental health quality of life cross-sectional investigation life satisfaction elderly
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To study quality of life and life satisfaction among the elderly population dwelling in Ji'nan. Method:1386 elderly people were interviewed with“the Short-Form 36 Health Survey Scale”by the investigators who were trained in advance.Results:The prevalence rate of chronic diseases was 65.1%. The main influencing factors of life satisfaction were mental health condition, family harmony, marriage condition, chronic diseases, and income. The main influencing factors of life quality are life satisfaction, chronic diseases, mental health condition, activities of daily life, family harmony, and income.Conclusion:Life satisfaction is closely associated with life quality of elderly people. The physical, psychological, social and economic conditions have significant effect on life quality of elderly people.
