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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1419008

Dimensions of quality of life of pre-older and older adults in relation to selected sociodemographic variablesa prospective cohort study

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Mariola Głowacka Mariola Głowacka 1*Zofia Sienkiewicz Zofia Sienkiewicz 2Grażyna Dykowska Grażyna Dykowska 3Beata Haor Beata Haor 4
  • 1 Collegium Medicum, Masovian Academy in Plock, Plock, Poland
  • 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland
  • 3 Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland
  • 4 Department of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Pomeranian, Poland

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    Background: Based on its definition of an individual's quality of life, the World Health Organization identified the following six basic domains of this concept: physical domain, psychological domain, level of independence, social relationships, environment and spirituality. The aim of the study was to examine these quality of life dimensions in pre-older and older adults in relation to selected sociodemographic variables. Methods: The study included 2,040 adults aged 55 or older. It was conducted using a diagnostic survey by means of a questionnaire with sociodemographic questions and the EQ-5D-3L descriptive system. Results: The vast majority of male and female respondents reported no problems in most EQ-5D-3L dimensions. However, the mean EQ-5D-3L index score indicated a slight difference in scores between men and women. A statistically significant difference between male and female respondents in individual dimension scores was found only for the usual activities dimension. The proportion of respondents reporting no problems decreased with age in most dimensions, except for anxiety/depression. Age was statistically significantly correlated with all individual dimension scores and the index score. The vast majority of respondents across all education levels reported no problems in most dimensions. Education was statistically significantly correlated with all individual dimension scores and the index score. Conclusions:The vast majority of respondents across both sexes and all education levels reported no problems in most EQ-5D-3L dimensions. The proportion of respondents reporting no problems decreased with age in most EQ-5D-3L dimensions. Systematic research on dimensions of health-related quality of life will help design measures for healthy and successful ageing.

    Keywords: Quality of Life, HRQOL, older adults, Eldery, Pre-elderly adults

    Received: 17 Apr 2024; Accepted: 30 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Głowacka, Sienkiewicz, Dykowska and Haor. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Mariola Głowacka, Collegium Medicum, Masovian Academy in Plock, Plock, Poland

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