Quality of Life in Elderly with Cardiovascular Diseases in A Community in Beijing

VernacularTitle:北京市社区老年心血管疾病患者生活质量状况调查
Author: Ling TIAN ; Qing LIN ; Di CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: cardiovascular diseases, quality of life, elderly, Quality of Life-BREF
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2010;16(5):423-424
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the quality of life (QOL) of old patients with cardiovascular diseases in community. Methods100 old patients with cardiovascular diseases in Xiluoyuan, Beijing were investigated with WHOQOL-BREF. ResultsThe QOL-BREF scores in the dimensions of physical health, psychology, social relationships, and environment were (53.21±11.50), (53.27±15.99), (54.29±14.41) and (57.65±15.30) respectively. There was not significant difference between self-rating scores and scores in four dimensions of QOL-BREF (P>0.05). There was not significant difference of QOL-BREF scores in four dimensions between male and female, nor the ones whether complicated with diabetes (P>0.05). The incidence of satisfaction was 31% for QOL, 23% for health, and 62% for the healthy system as self-report. ConclusionThe QOL of the patients is related to diseases.