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BMC GERIATRICS
卷 15, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0076-2
关键词
Mobility; Cognition; Quality of life; Wellbeing
资金
- Canadian Institute for Health Research Emerging Team Grant (CIHR) [MOB-93373]
- MSFHR Scholar Award
- CIHR New Investigator
- CIHR
- MSFHR Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Chief Scientist Office [HERU1] Funding Source: researchfish
Background: Ascertaining individuals' quality of life and wellbeing is essential in public health and clinical research. The impact of these two pressing geriatric syndromes - impaired mobility and cognitive function - on wellbeing and quality of life is not well examined. Hence, our objective was to identify key clinically relevant outcome measures of mobility and cognitive function that explain variation in wellbeing and health related quality of life (HRQoL) among community dwelling older adults. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 229 participants presenting to the Vancouver Falls Prevention Clinic from June 2010 through October 2013. The linear regression models included two dependent variables: the ICECAP-O assessing wellbeing and the EQ-5D-3L assessing HRQoL. Key independent variables included the Short Performance Physical Battery (SPPB) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Covariates included Functional Comorbidity Index (FCI), sex and age. In the two multiple linear regression models, age was statistically controlled. Other covariates (i.e., sex and FCI) were included based on statistical significance (i.e., p < 0.05). Results: The SPPB was significantly associated with HRQoL and with wellbeing after adjusting for known covariates (p < 0.05, Unstandardized beta (Standard Error) 0.023 (0.006) for HRQoL and 0.016 (0.003) for wellbeing). The MoCA was significantly associated with wellbeing after adjusting for known covariates (p = 0.006), Unstandardized beta (Standard Error) 0.005 (0.002) but not with health related quality of life (p > 0.05). Conclusion: We found that a measure of mobility and balance was associated with HRQoL and wellbeing. However, cognitive function was associated with wellbeing only. This study highlights the potential importance of considering wellbeing as an outcome measure if interventions are intended to have a broader impact than health alone.
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