Demographic and psychosocial correlates of quality of life in the elderly from a cross-cultural perspective
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print
Document type Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
19115440
DOI
10.1002/cpp.571
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Depressive Disorder diagnosis epidemiology psychology MeSH
- Quality of Life psychology MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires * MeSH
- Psychometrics statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Reproducibility of Results MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Social Environment * MeSH
- Social Change MeSH
- Socioeconomic Factors MeSH
- Cross-Cultural Comparison * MeSH
- Aging psychology MeSH
- Health Status Indicators * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Aged, 80 and over MeSH
- Aged MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Comparative Study MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Europe MeSH
We compared the quality of life (QOL) of older adults in a post-communist country (the Czech Republic) with those living in traditional western democracies. The sample comprised 1981 respondents aged 60+ (from 60 to 99). The subjective QOL was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF and the add-on module for older adults, the WHOQOL-OLD. The findings showed higher score of depressive symptoms measured by the GDS scale and lower QOL in Czech sample as compared to other centres. Analyses of factors related to QOL of older adults showed similar patterns for the Czech sample and other centres with depression emerging as the strongest determinant of reduced QOL Findings also underline that subjective quality of life measurement reflects cross-country differences in accordance with objective indicators of national prosperity.
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