Quality of life, loneliness and health-related characteristics among older people in Liaoning province, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of the study was to examine the relations among quality of life (QOL), loneliness and health-related characteristics in a sample of Chinese older people.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Communities in Dandong city, Liaoning province, China.

Participants

Sample of 732 older people aged 60 and older who were living in Dandong, Liaoning province, China.

Methods

A questionnaire was administered to the participants face-to-face. The questionnaire contained four sections: demographic characteristics, health-related characteristics, the EQ-5D Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. The t-test, F-test and multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to individually test associations between the demographic data, health-related ch

SUBMITTER: Zhu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6252650 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature