Quality of life of older people in nursing homes in China-evaluation and application of the Chinese version of the life satisfaction questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chinese and global populations are aging, and more older people are living in nursing homes in China. However, there is a lack of research measuring nursing home residents' quality of life (QOL), and especially associations with nursing home types (publicly versus privately run). Therefore, this study aimed to determine the construct validity and internal consistency of the Chinese version of the life satisfaction questionnaire (LSQ-Chinese) and determine the associations between nursing home types (publicly versus privately run), residents' sociodemographic characteristics, and their QOL.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey measuring QOL among older people living in nursing homes was conducted (n = 419). Confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha were used to

SUBMITTER: Lou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature