Title: Assessing The Quality Life Of Elderly Individuals
Authors: Oconer, Sheila Marie, Quimen, Victor, Jr., Cansino, Richard Dean
Volume: 8
Issue: 8
Pages: 24-41
Publication Date: 2024/08/28
Abstract:
The study entitled "Assessing the Quality of Life of Elderly Individuals." The study aims to describe the quality of life among elderlies and to determine the factors that may influence it. The respondents are the 158 elderly (60 to 75 years old) residing in barangay West Bajac-Bajac, Olongapo City. The instruments used for this study are an adaptation of WHOQOL-BREF. The researchers applied a convenience sampling method when distributing a paper survey to the respondents in the community The results show that the majority of the respondents are female, ages 61 to 70 years old, married, and high school graduates, and that their source of income is mainly from pension. Furthermore, there were high numbers of hypertension among respondents. In contrast, there are only a few who attend programs by the OSCA. Among the four domains of quality of life, physical health was found to be the highest while social relationships achieved the lowest score.Both the psychological and social relationships have no significant difference when grouped according to demographic profile, disease background, and community participation. Unlike physical and environmental domains which have significant differences when grouped according to sex.The researchers recommend that implementing the preferred health plan will be very helpful to the elderly in improving their quality of life. For future research, the researchers recommend widening the scope of the study and obtaining data from other elderlies of Olongapo City.