Chinese Journal of Health Management 2010;04(5):272-274

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2010.05.005

Quality of life of elderly caregivers living in Changzhi City

Yucui LI ; Ruling WANG ; Yin WU ; Hongping CHENG ; Yujin ZHAO ; Lu YANG ; Yaqin ZHANG ; Jia LIU

Keywords

Quality of life; Caregiver; Aged

Country

China

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.