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Martinez-Martin P, Prieto-Flores ME, Forjaz MJ, et al. Components and determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Eur J Ageing. 2012;9(3):255-263doi: 10.1007/s10433-012-0232-x.
Martinez-Martin, P., Prieto-Flores, M. E., Forjaz, M. J., Fernandez-Mayoralas, G., Rojo-Perez, F., Rojo, J. M., & Ayala, A. (2012). Components and determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. European journal of ageing, 9(3), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-012-0232-x
Martinez-Martin, Pablo, et al. "Components and determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults." European journal of ageing vol. 9,3 (2012): 255-263. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-012-0232-x
Martinez-Martin P, Prieto-Flores ME, Forjaz MJ, Fernandez-Mayoralas G, Rojo-Perez F, Rojo JM, Ayala A. Components and determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults. Eur J Ageing. 2012 May 24;9(3):255-263. doi: 10.1007/s10433-012-0232-x. eCollection 2012 Sep. PMID: 28804425; PMCID: PMC5547413.
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Eur J Ageing. 2012 May 24;9(3):255-263. doi: 10.1007/s10433-012-0232-x. eCollection 2012 Sep.

Components and determinants of quality of life in community-dwelling older adults.

European journal of ageing

Pablo Martinez-Martin, Maria-Eugenia Prieto-Flores, Maria João Forjaz, Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas, Fermina Rojo-Perez, Jose-Manuel Rojo, Alba Ayala

Affiliations

  1. Research Unit, Alzheimer Centre Reina Sofia Foundation, Carlos III Institute of Health, C/Valderrebollo, 5, 28031 Madrid, Spain.
  2. Consortium for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain.
  3. National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain.
  4. Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 28804425 PMCID: PMC5547413 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-012-0232-x

Abstract

The objectives of this study are to detect the main components of global quality of life (QoL) of community-dwelling older adults from their own perspective and to identify determinants of health-related and global QoL in the same population. This is a cross-sectional study covering a representative sample of 1,106 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older residing in Spain. The survey collected information on QoL through a face-to-face interview asking for QoL components in free-format, as well as the completion of two QoL measures, the EQ-5D and the Personal Wellbeing Index. The most important QoL dimensions, according to the participants of this study, were health, family, and finances. Depression was the main determinant of both QoL indices, while functional independence and social support specifically influenced health-related and global QoL, respectively. Based on the perspective of the older adults as well as on statistical analysis, this work emphasizes the importance of health, family, and social support as areas of special interest in aging. There was a discrepancy when comparing findings related to the importance of financial status. Results also support that global and health-related QoL share some common determinants, but with different weights for functional independence and social support.

Keywords: Community-dwelling; Global quality of life; Health-related quality of life; Multimethod data; Older adults

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