Impact of economic factors, social health and stressful life events on physical health-related quality of life trajectories in older Australians.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is associated with adverse health outcomes, including hospitalizations and all-cause mortality. However, little is known about how physical HRQoL changes over time in older people and the predictors of this trajectory. This study (a) identified trajectories of physical HRQoL among older people and (b) explored whether economic factors, social health or stressful life events impact physical HRQoL trajectories.

Method

A cohort of 12,506 relatively 'healthy' community-dwelling Australians aged ≥ 70 years (54.4% females), enrolled in the ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP) study and was followed for six years. Economic factors, social health and life events in the last 12 months were assessed through a questi

SUBMITTER: Phyo AZZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature