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| Health-related quality of life and activities of daily living in 85-year-olds in Sweden | | Author(s) | Lena B Andersson, Jan Marcusson, Ewa Wressle |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 22, no 4, July 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, July 2014 |
| Pages | pp 368-374 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/hsc |
| Keywords | Octogenarians ; Self care capacity ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Evaluation ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Few studies have examined health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with respect to daily living and health factors for relatively healthy elderly individuals. To this end, this Swedish study examines 85-year-olds' reported HRQoL in relation to social support, perceived health, chronic diseases, healthcare use and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Data were collected from 360 participants (55% response rate) between March 2007 and March 2008 using a postal questionnaire and a home visit interview. HRQoL was assessed using EQ-5D-3L, a version of the European Quality of Life Instrument which includes mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. For the items in the EQ-5D-3L, more problems were related to lower HRQoL. Restricted mobility and occurrence of pain/discomfort was common. Lower HRQoL was associated with increased risk for depression, increased use of medication, increased number of chronic diseases and more problems with IADL. Healthcare use and healthcare costs were correlated with lower HRQoL. HRQoL is of importance to healthcare providers and must be considered together with IADL in the older population when planning interventions. These should take into account older people's specific needs and resources. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150522248 A |
| Classmark | BBM: CA: CC: F:59: 4C: 76P |
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