بررسی کیفیت زندگی و عوامل مؤثر بر آن در سالمندان ساکن در خانه های سالمندان شهر مشهد- سال 1392

Background and purpose: Elderly’s quality of life can be easily threatened by some factors. Therefore, it is crucial to have enough information about elderly’s quality of life and its influencing factors so that actions could be taken to improve their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the elderly’s quality of life of people resident at Mashhad’s nursing homes and its influencing factors. Material and methods: In this cross-sectional correlational study census sampling method was used. The research population included 220 nursing home residents in Mashhad aged > 60 years old with a minimum of 6 months residency at nursing home and the ability to understand and respond to questions. To collect the data Nursing Home Quality of life Questionnaire and demographic questionnaire were used in face to face interview. Data was analyzed in SPSS V.15 using descriptive statistics and linear regression tests. P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Findings showed that the mean total score of quality of life was (56.7±10.8). Also, the mean of quality of life domains were 54.7±13.8 in health and functioning, 57.4±14.7 in spiritual, 55.4±11.4 in economic and social, and 63.5±12.8 in family. All scores were at intermediate level of quality of life. Age, educational level, length of stay in nursing home, pervious residential status, and living arrangements were the main predictors of quality of life, respectively (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study showed intermediate levels in total score of elderly’s quality of life and its dimensions and indicates some of the important predictors for quality of life. More focus on these factors could reduce some aging problems and enhance the older people’s quality of life.