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| Quality of life in older people | | Author(s) | G Livingston, V Watkin, M Manela |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 2, no 1, February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 20-23 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Quality of life ; Health [elderly] ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Mental disorder ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Islington. |
| Annotation | Measurement of health related quality of life (HQL) has been developed as a way of describing health states in terms of an individual's perception of his/her position in life. In the United Kingdom (UK), the HQL approach has become a cornerstone of health services research, particularly in relation to the purchaser-provider relationship. For older people, it may be particularly relevant when considering whether intervention is of overall benefit. Psychiatric morbidity, physical disability and quality of life were assessed by standardised questionnaire in older people living at home in Islington, London. Seven-hundred subjects were interviewed. More than 75% of subjects who completed other instruments also completed the Index of Health-Related Quality of Life (IHQL). There was no significant correlation between physical discomfort and somatic symptoms; emotional distress and depression or generalised anxiety; or disability and dependence in activities of daily living. There is a clear need to develop measures of HQL appropriate for older people. The IHQL in its present version does not show concurrent validity in older people in the community, suggesting that it should not be used in resource allocation decisions for older people. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980409402 A |
| Classmark | F:59: CC: C4: CA: E: IK: 4C: 82LK |
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