Study on quality of life of aged people in Yinchuan

Objective To study the quality of life of the elderly and its influencing factors in urban area of Yinchuan.Methods Through stratified-cluster sampling,the quality of life and its in fluencing factors were investigated with World Health Organization Quality of Life(WHOQOL-BREF) among 1370 aged people in four communities of Yinchuan.Results The aged people's scores of physical domain,psychological domain,social relation,environment,and quality of life were 85.85±11.24,23.00±3.89,20.39±3.37,9.69±1.87,and 25.99±4.00.There were six factors,including age (β=0.213,P < 0.01),marriage(β=1.309,P < 0.01),sex (β=0.668,P < 0.01),monthly income (β=1.315,P < 0.01),chronic diseases(β=2.895,P < 0.01),and vocational history (β=0.127,P < 0.01) in the equation of multiple linear regression analysis.Conclusion Age,marriage,sex,monthly income,chronic diseases,and vocational history are major factors influencing the quality of life of aged people in Yinchuan.