Health-related quality of life and all-cause mortality among older healthy individuals in Australia and the United States: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Previous research has demonstrated that lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is associated with higher morbidity and mortality, especially in-patient groups. The association of HRQoL with all-cause mortality in community samples requires further investigation. This study aimed to examine whether HRQoL predicts all-cause mortality in older healthy community-dwelling people from Australia and the United States (U.S.) enrolled in the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial. We also explored whether this association varies by gender or country.

Method

A prospective cohort of 19,106 individuals aged 65-98 years, who were without a dementia diagnosis or a known major life-limiting disease, and completed the 12-item short-form-HRQoL at recruitment (

SUBMITTER: Phyo AZZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8005489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature