Student Research Committee, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
BMC Psychol. 2022 Jul 17;10(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s40359-022-00882-w.
Given the vulnerability of older people to COVID-19, it is important to consider their physical and mental wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) in the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the present study was aimed to identify the QoL and its predictive factors among a sample of Iranian older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 500 older people residing in Qazvin, Iran, from May 22th to November 21rd, 2021. Multistage cluster sampling method was used for selecting the eligible older adults. Data were collected using the demographic checklist, fear of COVID-19 scale, and Elderly Quality of Life Questionnaire (LIPAD). The multivariate regression model was used for determining the predictive factors of QoL in older people.
The mean age of older participants was 69.17 ± 6.75 years old. The results of multivariate regression model showed that fear of COVID-19, age, marital status, level of education, living arrangement, and economic situation were the significant predictors of QoL in the older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is recommended to pay close attention to divorced, lonely, and illiterate older people and those with low economic situation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
鉴于老年人易感染 COVID-19,因此在 COVID-19 大流行期间,需要关注他们的身心健康和生活质量(QoL)。因此,本研究旨在确定 COVID-19 大流行期间伊朗老年人样本的 QoL 及其预测因素。
这是一项描述性和横断面研究,于 2021 年 5 月 22 日至 11 月 21 日期间在伊朗卡齐万对 500 名老年人进行。采用多阶段聚类抽样法选择合格的老年人。使用人口统计学清单、COVID-19 恐惧量表和老年人生活质量问卷(LIPAD)收集数据。使用多元回归模型确定老年人 QoL 的预测因素。
老年参与者的平均年龄为 69.17±6.75 岁。多元回归模型的结果表明,COVID-19 恐惧、年龄、婚姻状况、教育程度、居住安排和经济状况是 COVID-19 大流行期间老年人 QoL 的显著预测因素。
建议在 COVID-19 大流行期间密切关注离婚、孤独和文盲的老年人以及经济状况不佳的老年人。