Quality Of Life of Community Dwelling Elders in Lattakia City, Syrian Arab Republic | ||
| Alexandria Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 22, Issue 1, July 2020, Pages 1-12 PDF (263.18 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asalexu.2020.206102 | ||
| Author | ||
| Fatima Adnan Hallaj* | ||
| Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Tishreen University-Syrian Arab Republic | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The quality of elders' lives is receiving increased attention with the demographic shift that has resulted in the greying of population. Objective: Determine the quality of life of community dwelling elderly in Lattakia. Setting: The study was carried out in all the fourteen health centers in Lattakia city, Syria. Subjects: The study subjects comprised 350 elderly persons. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection: The Socio-Demographic and Clinical Data Structured Interview Schedule, Health Promotion Behavior Check List, and the WHOQOL-OLD Scale. Results: The quality of life of 71.14% of elders was moderate where one fifth of them were had poor quality of life. Conclusion: The quality of life of community dwelling elderly was affected by age, comorbidities and health promotion activities. Recommendations: Implement health education programs for elders to improve their quality of life. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Elderly; Quality Of Life; Health Promotion | ||
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