Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, School of Medicine, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, 28925, Spain.
Faculty of Psychology, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Salamanca, 37002, Spain.
BMC Geriatr. 2024 Oct 9;24(1):815. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05401-7.
There is consistent evidence of the impact of depression and health on Quality of Life in older adults. However, the influence of anxiety or psychological wellbeing aspects has been less extensively studied. This study aims to assess the association between quality of life and sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age), levels of health, emotional distress (anxiety and depression) and psychological wellbeing (personal growth and purpose in life).
The survey was conducted with 361 older adults (mean age = 68.44 years) This study was of cross-sectional design.
We found that the older adults' quality of life increased when increased the levels of health, personal growth and purpose in life and when there were lower scores in anxiety and depression. This model explained 63.2% of variance. In contrast, sociodemographic characteristics did not show any association with quality of life.
A better understanding of the factors associated with quality of life could help health professionals to develop interventions that enhance it. Efforts to address older adults' quality of life focusing on older adults' perceived health and emotional status should be considered.
有大量证据表明，抑郁和健康对老年人的生活质量有影响。然而，焦虑或心理健康方面的影响研究得还不够广泛。本研究旨在评估生活质量与社会人口特征（性别、年龄）、健康水平、情绪困扰（焦虑和抑郁）和心理健康（个人成长和生活目标）之间的关系。
这项调查是对 361 名老年人（平均年龄 68.44 岁）进行的，采用横断面设计。
我们发现，老年人的生活质量随着健康水平、个人成长和生活目标的提高以及焦虑和抑郁评分的降低而提高。该模型解释了 63.2%的方差。相比之下，社会人口特征与生活质量没有任何关联。
更好地了解与生活质量相关的因素可以帮助卫生专业人员制定增强生活质量的干预措施。应考虑关注老年人感知健康和情绪状况来提高老年人的生活质量。
