期刊
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
卷 20, 期 1, 页码 81-90出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9718-1
关键词
WHOQOL-BREF; Self-reported health; Quality of life; Mortality
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资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- EPSRC
- ESRC
- MRC
- MRC [G0700704] Funding Source: UKRI
- Chief Scientist Office [CZB/4/505, ETM/55] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G0700704B, G0700704] Funding Source: researchfish
To investigate which aspects of Quality of Life (QoL) (physical health, psychological, social-relationships, and environment) are important in predicting mortality. A sample of 448 (194 men and 254 women) relatively healthy older adults reported their QoL using the WHOQOL-BREF. After a 9-year follow-up, survival analysis was carried out using Cox's proportional hazards regression. Only the General Health item (HR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.64-0.89) and Physical Health Domain mean score (HR = 0.90, 95% CI: 86-0.95) significantly predicted mortality when controlling for age and sex. The single-item General Health measure was the stronger predictor of mortality and remained significant after socio-demographic, psychological (personality and cognition), health behaviour and health status measures were controlled for independently. When all measures were simultaneously controlled for, none of the items or domains on the WHOQOL-BREF significantly predicted mortality. Items addressing health-related QoL are the most important when predicting mortality. The findings support research demonstrating that subjectively rated, single-item general health questions accurately predict survival over and above socio-demographic, psychological, health behaviour and health status measures.
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