Batool Syeda Shahida, Tanveer Samra, Chatrath Sarvjeet Kaur, Batool Syeda Azra
Department of Psychology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Canberra Business School, Canberra University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Front Psychiatry. 2024 Mar 11;15:1364443. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1364443. eCollection 2024.
The rapidly rising average age of the older adults has brought various global healthcare challenges. A core challenge is how to enhance their quality of life (QoL).
The objective of the current study was to test the significance of biopsychosocial determinants of quality of life of older adults in Pakistan and Canada.
A cross-sectional survey was carried out on a conveniently approached purposive sample of 1,005 older adults (Pakistani = 557 and Canadian = 448) of age range between 60 years and 80 years. The data were collected via demographic datasheet, World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale, Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Berlin Social Support Scale.
The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that biopsychosocial factors (, health and lifestyle, chronic illness, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and social support) significantly predicted ( = .27, and.68) quality of life of older adults in Pakistan and Canada, respectively, after controlling the demographic variables. Significant differences were found between Pakistani and Canadian older adults on biopsychosocial factors: Canadian older adults scored significantly higher on health and lifestyle, self-efficacy, and quality of life, and older adults in Pakistan scored significantly higher on self-esteem and social support.
A significant amount of better QoL of older adults can be achieved through enhancing the biopsychosocial correlates of their QoL, both in Pakistan and Canada.
老年人平均年龄的迅速增长带来了各种全球医疗保健挑战。一个核心挑战是如何提高他们的生活质量（QoL）。
本研究的目的是检验巴基斯坦和加拿大老年人生活质量的生物心理社会决定因素的重要性。
对1005名年龄在60岁至80岁之间的老年人（巴基斯坦人=557名，加拿大人=448名）进行了一项横断面调查，样本采用方便抽样的目的抽样方法选取。通过人口数据表、世界卫生组织生活质量简表、健康与生活方式问卷、一般自我效能量表、罗森伯格自尊量表和柏林社会支持量表收集数据。
分层回归分析结果显示，在控制人口统计学变量后，生物心理社会因素（健康与生活方式、慢性病、自我效能感、自尊和社会支持）分别显著预测了巴基斯坦和加拿大老年人的生活质量（R²=.27和.6）。在生物心理社会因素方面，巴基斯坦和加拿大的老年人存在显著差异：加拿大老年人在健康与生活方式、自我效能感和生活质量方面得分显著更高，而巴基斯坦的老年人在自尊和社会支持方面得分显著更高。
在巴基斯坦和加拿大，通过增强老年人生活质量的生物心理社会相关因素，可以显著提高他们的生活质量。
