The quality of life of elders in Nantong and related factors

Objective To understand the health and quality of life(QOL) of elders and analyze the related factors to provide relevant inventions which could improve QOL of the elders.Methods 714 elders in Nantong were selected by cluster sampling method and studied by cross-sectional study with QOL-BREF and self-designed questionnaire.Results The scores of the elder people′s QOL were PHYS(64.99±11.19),PSYCH(61.05±9.84),SOCIL(65.74±1.18),ENVIR(59.06±10.41),QOL self-evaluation(65.13±17.08),healthy self-evaluation(71.06±14.22). Multivariate analysis confirmed that age,sleep,optimistic,physical exercise were the mainly affecting factors in PHYS;education,payment way of medical fees,appetite,interpersonal relation,optimistic,physical exercise,and satisfaction with Medical insurance system were the mainly affecting factors in PSYCH;marriage,payment way of medical fees,interpersonal relation,optimistic,physical exercise,and satisfaction with medical insurance system were the mainly affecting factors in SOCIL;education,payment way of medical fees,dwell condition,interpersonal relation,optimistic,physical exercise and satisfaction with Medical insurance system were the mainly affecting factors in ENVIR.Conclusions The effective measures should be taken to improve their QOL such as improving the medical care system,encouraging elders to take some physical trainings,establishing a good social relations.