Health related quality of life ( HRQoL)of older adults based on SF-36v2®Health Survey-an international comparison between two country in the pilot study.

Background: The treatment and the care of elderly people requires monitoring its effectiveness which is possible through the HRQoL evaluation. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine HRQoL of older adults in a comparative research from two country, including Physical Component Summary (PCS) scores and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores. Materials/Methods: Cross-cultural survey were conducted among elderly people in a group of 99 elderly outpatients> 60 years. Patients were recruited in Poland (N = 50) and Turkey (N = 49). Data has been collected from March to September 2013. To evaluate the patient’s quality of life we used the SF-36v2® (Short Form Health Survey)in the acute 1-week recall form, which describes the health status during the most recent week. Results: The average age of respondents was 71.06. Quality of life in all spheres was below the standard established by the developers of the SF-36. A statistically significant difference was observed for physical functioning such as group of patients from Poland outperformed the group of patients from Turkey (p = 0.006). In both groups the highest outcome was observed in the vitality dimension and the lowest in the role emotional dimension. In the Polish patients group physical and mental functioning was significant worse because of age .Whereas in the Turkish group PCS and MCS was similar but PCS for 75+was higher than in the youngest group. All scores by gender were lower than the norms in the both groups and risk of depression among men and women was comparatively high. Conclusion: Despite the cultural and social differences our research shows that similar emotional problems in everyday social functioning and a high risk of developing depression occurred among both groups.