Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 19, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192214621
Keywords
quality of life; WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire Taiwan version; community dwelling elderly adults; physical health; psychological health; social relationships; environmental factors
Funding
- Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology [MOST 109-2635-H-130-001-]
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This study examined the correlation between sociodemographic characteristics and the overall quality of life (QoL) level of older adults in Taiwan, using the WHOQOL-BREF Taiwanese Version questionnaire. The results showed that female, older age, higher education level, and better financial situation were significantly related to higher overall QoL level. Additionally, all domains and items of the questionnaire, except for the physical health domain and six items, were significantly correlated with overall QoL level.
Background: With the growing life expectancy for older adults, this study aims to examine the correlation among sociodemographic characteristics and the combined effect of QoL-related domains including physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental factors with the overall QoL level of older adults in Taiwan. Methods: The WHOQOL-BREF Taiwanese Version questionnaire was adopted and conducted using a randomized telephone interview system from community household elders. In total, 1078 participants aged 65 years and older were recruited. A multiple regression model was used to examine the statistical significance between the overall QoL score as the dependent variable and the sociodemographic characteristics, and 26 items of QoL-related questionnaires as the independent variables. Results: Categories including female, aged 85 years and above, higher education level, and better financial situation had significantly higher overall QoL level. Except the physical health domain and six items, the correlations among all other domains and their including items of questionnaires with overall QoL level were significant. Conclusion: The Taiwanese WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire can be used to examine the overall QoL level of elders in Taiwan. Nevertheless, the robust systems of universal health care and long-term care in Taiwan may have led to the no significance of the six items.
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