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| Quality of life of the elderly receiving old age pension in Lesotho | | Author(s) | Eltony Mugomeri, Peter Chatanga, Ts'ele Khetheng, Jotham Dhemba |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Social Policy, vol 29, no 4, July-September 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July-September 2017 |
| Pages | pp 371-393 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Usage [services] ; Pensions ; Quantitative studies ; Lesotho. |
| Annotation | The southern African country of Lesotho introduced an old age pension scheme in 2004 with the aim of enhancing the quality of life (QoL) of the nation's older population. This study is the first to assess the physical, psychological, social and environmental aspects of the health-related QoL (HRQoL) of older people in Lesotho since the pension scheme was adopted. Data for this study were gathered using the World Health Organization (WHO) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QoL-BREF). Mean QoL scores were compared across demographic, socioeconomic and clinical variables using analysis of variance, t test, and regression analysis. Findings indicate that respondents were least satisfied with the environmental and physical domains of QoL. They also indicate that the overall QoL of older people in Lesotho was mainly affected by marital status, level of education, type of housing, source of income, and level of satisfaction with income. These factors should thus be taken into account when developing interventions aimed at improving the QoL of older people in Lesotho. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180112216 A |
| Classmark | CC: F:59: QLD: JJ: 3DQ: 7PK |
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