Correlation between functional disability and quality of life among rural elderly in Anhui province, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to explore the correlation between functional disability and quality of life (QoL). And exploring the interaction of functional disability, basic demographic characteristics and health-related information on QoL among the rural elderly in Anhui Province.

Methods

This study used multi-stage stratified cluster sampling in rural Anhui Province from January to July 2018 to conduct a cross-sectional survey of older adults who met the inclusion criteria. The Five-Dimensional European Quality Of Health Scale (EQ-5D) and the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS2.0) scale were used to evaluate the QoL and functional disability, and the basic demographic characteristics of the survey subjects were also collected. Using binary logistic and Classification and re

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881859 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature