Assessment of quality of life among elderly population of rural areas of Etawah district: a cross sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorBansal, Priyankaen_US
dc.contributor.authorDixit, Anand M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJain, Pankaj K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Sandip K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBajpai, Prashant K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMehra, Jyotien_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:41:15Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:41:15Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.description.abstractBackground: All the aspects of health status, lifestyle, life satisfaction, mental health and well-being together reflects the multidimensional nature of quality of life (QOL) in an individual. The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life among rural elderly population of Etawah district and their association with various socio demographic factors.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 316 elderly subjects in rural areas of Etawah district. QOL was assessed by using WHOQOL-OLD tool. Socio-demographic factors were assessed by using a self-structured questionnaire. Data was analysed by using Microsoft Excel 2010 and statistical software SPSS-22. Transformed facet sore were calculated using WHOQOL- OLD manual and Independent sample t- test were applied.Results: Majority (86%) were in the (?75) years of age. Among the study participants, 52.8% were females, 67.5% were illiterate, 72.5% belong to nuclear family. The mean scores of QOL domains was maximum in death and dying (83.20), followed by sensory ability (62.99).The lowest mean score was seen Intimacy domain (22.80). Gender, type of family, financial status and staying with partner were found to be the determinants of better QOL (p>0.05).Conclusions: The mean quality of life score was below average in intimacy domain. It was maximum in death and dying domainen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBansal Priyanka, Dixit Anand M., Jain Pankaj K., Gupta Sandip K., Bajpai Prashant K., Mehra Jyoti. Assessment of quality of life among elderly population of rural areas of Etawah district: a cross sectional study. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 May; 6(5): 1965-1969en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201366
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191617en_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectQOLen_US
dc.subjectWHOQOL-OLDen_US
dc.titleAssessment of quality of life among elderly population of rural areas of Etawah district: a cross sectional studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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