scholarly journals Multiple Chronic Medical Conditions and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults, 2004–2006

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Barile ◽  
William W. Thompson ◽  
Matthew M. Zack ◽  
Gloria L. Krahn ◽  
Willi Horner-Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Chronic Medical Conditions ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Activities of Daily Living, Chronic Medical Conditions, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Barile ◽  
William W. Thompson ◽  
Matthew M. Zack ◽  
Gloria L. Krahn ◽  
Willi Horner-Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Chronic Medical Conditions ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Measuring health-related quality of life in children with chronic medical conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Khaled El-Beh ◽  
H. Hossam Eddin Khalifa ◽  
Shehab Hassaan ◽  
Mostafa Noomani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Medical Conditions ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Association between eHealth Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaojie Li ◽  
Yongtian Yin ◽  
Lijun Chen ◽  
Guanghui Cui ◽  
Jiaqin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Component Summary ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese Older Adults ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

BACKGROUND Older adults’ health literacy levels are crucial to improving health outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, the impact of eHealth literacy on HRQoL in older adults is unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the association between eHealth literacy and HRQoL of older adults and provide reference for the development of network intervention measures related to the health quality of life of the older adults. METHODS An anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1,201 adults aged 60 or older from Jinan, China. The eHealth Literacy Scale and Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) were used to measure eHealth literacy and HRQoL. We used linear regression to test the adjusted association between eHealth literacy and HRQoL. RESULTS Most participants (88.9%) had inadequate eHealth literacy. Lower eHealth literacy was related to older age ( F=12.618, P<.001), female gender( t=3.303, P<.01), living in rural areas( F=11.356, P<.001), having less education( F=59.084, P<.001), being unmarried, divorced or widowed( t=4.416, P<.001), having a lower family income( F=38.017, P<.001), living with others(χ2=4.319, P<.05), and not having health insurance( F=12.713, P<.001). There were significant differences across physical functioning( t=-4.862, P<.001), role- physical( t=-2.485, P<.05), bodily pain( t=-3.470, P<.01), general health( t=-4.449, P<.001), vitality( t=-3.498, P<.001), role-emotional( t=-2.654, P<.01), mental health( t=-4.150, P<.001), physical component summary( t=-6.350, P<.001) and mental component summary( t=-4.483, P<.001) between adequate eHealth literacy and inadequate eHealth literacy. After controlling for age, gender, and other covariates, adequate eHealth literacy was positively related to physical component summary ( beta=7.6, P<.001) and mental component summary(beta=4.6, P=.001). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that Chinese older adults with higher eHealth literacy were more likely to contribute to higher HRQoL. Thus, Older adults’ eHealth literacy levels need to be taken into account when formulating health education and promotion programs for older adults, especially when the expected outcome is to improve HRQoL.

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