Sociodemographic variations in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among elderly individuals in an urban locality in India
Autor: | Gajendra Kumar Medhi; Jogesh Sarma; Himashree Bhattacharyya; Star Pala; Vizovonuo Visi; Parash Jyoti Bora |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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2019 |
Quelle: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=7;spage=2473;epage=2477;aulast=Medhi https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4863 2249-4863 doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_340_19 https://doaj.org/article/822621eb9f4d41039186d3653beb536d https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_340_19 https://doaj.org/article/822621eb9f4d41039186d3653beb536d |
Erfassungsnummer: | ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:822621eb9f4d41039186d3653beb536d |
Zusammenfassung
Background: Elderly population is growing rapidly in India. To direct public health actions to improve quality of life among elderly, it is important to understand the sociodemographic factors associated with quality of life. The aim of study was to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among urban elderly in a setting of Assam, India, and to examine how HRQOL varied across different sociodemographic groups among the elderly populations. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried among elderly aged ≥60 involving 300 participants. Eight domains of HRQOL of participants were measured using RAND SF-36. Analysis of variance test was used to examine sociodemographic differences in HRQOL. Results: The BP domain had highest (71.78 ± 22.25) and GH had lowest mean HRQOL score (48 ± 16.93). Males had significantly higher HRQOL score than females only in BP domain. Age gradients were observed with respect to HRQOl scores in five domains, with youngest age group having the best and oldest age group having the poorest HRQOL. Financially dependent subjects had lower HRQOL in five domains than those who were financially independent. Significant associations between education and HRQOL were found only in physical components of HRQOL, with lowest educated group being the most disadvantaged in terms of HRQOL. Marital status was found to be significantly associated with lower HRQOL scores. Conclusion: The study highlights sociodemographic inequalities in HRQOL among urban elderly in an Indian setting. The results may help reducing sociodemographic health inequalities among elderly in this region initiating public health actions paying more attention toward more vulnerable sections of populations.