Quality of life and comorbidity among older home care clients: role of positive attitudes toward aging.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Comorbidity has a negative impact on quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to investigate whether the impact of comorbidity on QoL is lower in older home care clients with positive attitudes toward aging.

Methods

Totally, 361 older adults aged 50-91 years who were clients of 14 home care agencies in two regions in the Czech Republic gave an in-person interview to research nurses and completed the WHOQOL-BREF, the WHOQOL-OLD, and the Attitudes to Aging Questionnaire. The Charlson comorbidity index was calculated using ICD-10 codes. To address possible interaction between comorbidity and attitudes toward aging for QoL, the presence of additive interaction between comorbidity and attitudes toward aging on QoL was examined by synergy index. All analyses were adjusted b

SUBMITTER: Yamada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4483185 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature