Van Nguyen T, Van Nguyen H, Duc Nguyen T, Van Nguyen T, The Nguyen T
Department of Health Organization and Management, Faculty of Public Health, Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thaibinh City, Vietnam.
Department of Health Management and Organization, Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Dong Da Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam.
J Prev Med Hyg. 2017 Mar;58(1):E63-E71.
In Vietnam today, many generations remain living together in a family. With escalating urbanization and population aging, mental health disorders and the quality of life (QoL) among the elderly are gradually presenting themselves as of great concern. The objective of this study was to examine gender differences in QoL and some associated factors among the elderly in rural Vietnam using the QoL scale of WHO (WHOQOL-BREF).
A cross-sectional study using quantitative methods.
The proportion of the elderly men having higher level of QoL in physical health, psychological health and environment was higher than that of their women counterparts. Reversely, of those having medium and lower QoL, females made up a larger proportion than males. The overall QoL score in elderly men (75.32) was higher than that of women (72.32) and the same pattern was witnessed in all four domains of QoL. While higher QoL in elderly men was significantly correlated with 5 factors, aged ≥ 80 years, following Buddhism and Christianity, having better connection and without illness in the past 6 months, these among female counterparts are aged ≥ 80 years, completing secondary level or above, having medium and high socioeconomic status and without illness in the last 6 months.
在当今越南，许多代人仍生活在一个家庭中。随着城市化进程的加速和人口老龄化，老年人的心理健康障碍和生活质量（QoL）逐渐成为备受关注的问题。本研究的目的是使用世界卫生组织（WHO）的生活质量量表（WHOQOL-BREF）来研究越南农村老年人生活质量的性别差异以及一些相关因素。
采用定量方法进行横断面研究。
在身体健康、心理健康和环境方面生活质量水平较高的老年男性比例高于女性。相反，生活质量处于中等和较低水平的人群中，女性所占比例高于男性。老年男性的总体生活质量得分（75.32）高于女性（72.32），并且在生活质量的所有四个领域都呈现出相同的模式。虽然老年男性较高的生活质量与5个因素显著相关，即年龄≥80岁、信奉佛教和基督教、人际关系良好且在过去6个月内无疾病，但女性的相关因素为年龄≥80岁、完成中学及以上教育、社会经济地位中等和较高且在过去6个月内无疾病。
