TY - JOUR
T1 - Health-Related Problems and Drivers of Health-Related Quality of Life Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
AU - Taburee, Watcharaporn
AU - Sirilak, Supinda
AU - Khotcharrat, Rossukon
AU - Anekpunyakul, Prattana
AU - Dilokthornsakul, Piyameth
AU - Lukkahatai, Nada
AU - Boongird, Chitima
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research is sponsored by Naresuan University. This study is financially supported by a research grant from the Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University, Thailand.
Funding Information:
We greatly appreciate the work, time, and effort of all the health care workers in the community, health care professionals at Naresuan University Hospital and older adults who participated in this study. We thank DrWandee Tubtim, Ms Somsri Khamphan, Ms Duangdao Wongjumpa, and Ms Warangkana Taburee for their assistance in field data collection. We would like to acknowledge the help of Dr Leorey N. Saligan from the National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, USA for providing scientific suggestion and directions for this manuscript. Also, we would like to thank Professor Emiritus Antonnette Graham, Department of Family Medicine at Case Western Reserve University Hospital for editing the manuscript and providing valuable feedback. In addition, we thank Mr Roy I. Morien of the Naresuan University Graduate School for his advice and effort in editing this paper for correct English grammar and English expression. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research is sponsored by Naresuan University. This study is financially supported by a research grant from the Faculty of Medicine, Naresuan University, Thailand.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Purpose: The aims of this study were to explore prevalence of health-related problems and identify factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among community-dwelling older adults (CDOAs) in rural Thailand. Methods: A total of 384 CDOAs with mean age of 71 years (SD = 7.6) were recruited. The Thai Ministry of Public Health’s comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) was used to measure the CDOAs’ health conditions in the primary care unit of community hospitals. HRQOL of the participants was assessed by using the EQ-5D questionnaire. Results: The results showed that the most common health-related problems were risk of glaucoma (89.6%) and hypertension (64.6%). The HRQOL were predicted by the incidence of falls (β = −0.076, P <.001), Timed Up and Go Test (β = −0.087, P <.001), and age (β = −0.667, P =.002). Discussion: This study highlighted the need to incorporate CGA in family practice, which included risk of falls assessment by measuring TUG test, fall prevention, and to provide resources for caring older adults at home which ultimately will improve CDOAs’ quality of life.
AB - Purpose: The aims of this study were to explore prevalence of health-related problems and identify factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among community-dwelling older adults (CDOAs) in rural Thailand. Methods: A total of 384 CDOAs with mean age of 71 years (SD = 7.6) were recruited. The Thai Ministry of Public Health’s comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) was used to measure the CDOAs’ health conditions in the primary care unit of community hospitals. HRQOL of the participants was assessed by using the EQ-5D questionnaire. Results: The results showed that the most common health-related problems were risk of glaucoma (89.6%) and hypertension (64.6%). The HRQOL were predicted by the incidence of falls (β = −0.076, P <.001), Timed Up and Go Test (β = −0.087, P <.001), and age (β = −0.667, P =.002). Discussion: This study highlighted the need to incorporate CGA in family practice, which included risk of falls assessment by measuring TUG test, fall prevention, and to provide resources for caring older adults at home which ultimately will improve CDOAs’ quality of life.
KW - community health
KW - comprehensive health assessment
KW - family practice
KW - older adults in Thailand
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1177/2150132720913724
DO - 10.1177/2150132720913724
M3 - Article
C2 - 32189548
AN - SCOPUS:85082083284
SN - 2150-1319
VL - 11
JO - Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
JF - Journal of Primary Care and Community Health
ER -