Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang
Abstract Background Population aging is an inevitable trend and previous studies have showed the relationship between social health related factors and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in the elderly. The objective of this study is to investigate the association of social health status with H...
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| author | Jieming Lu Zhebin Yu Xiaocong Zhang Mengyin Wu Shujuan Lin Yao Zhu Zenghao Xu Liuqing You Fang Wei Mengling Tang Mingjuan Jin Jianbing Wang Kun Chen |
| author_facet | Jieming Lu Zhebin Yu Xiaocong Zhang Mengyin Wu Shujuan Lin Yao Zhu Zenghao Xu Liuqing You Fang Wei Mengling Tang Mingjuan Jin Jianbing Wang Kun Chen |
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| description | Abstract Background Population aging is an inevitable trend and previous studies have showed the relationship between social health related factors and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in the elderly. The objective of this study is to investigate the association of social health status with HR-QOL among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang. Methods This cross-sectional study was based on community-dwelling elderly individuals from July 2018 to September 2018 in Zhejiang, China. HR-QOL was measured by the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). Social health status was estimated by the long-form of the Social Health Scale for the Elderly (SHSE-L) and classified into three categories (poor, moderate and good). Multivariable linear regression models were conducted to evaluate the association between social health status and HR-QOL (PCS, MCS and SF-12 total score). Results A total of 2952 elderly participants were included in this study. The mean age was 70.68 ± 7.75 years (mean ± SD); of the eligible participants, more than half (50.4%) were females; the mean scores were 48.10 ± 8.49, 47.70 ± 7.09 and 47.90 ± 5.86 for PCS, MCS and SF-12 total score, separately. Results from the multivariable models showed that social health status was positively related to HR-QOL after adjusting for covariates. Compared with individuals with a poor social health status, those who had a moderate or good social health status were more likely to report better HR-QOL (for moderate social health status: β = 1.90(95%CI: 1.09, 2.71) for PCS, β = 1.78(1.08, 2.48) for MCS, β = 1.84(1.29, 2.39) for SF-12 total score; for good social health status: β = 3.29(2.24, 4.34) for PCS, β = 3.10(2.12, 4.01) for MCS, β = 3.20(2.48, 3.91) for SF-12 total score). Conclusion In our study, we found that social health status was positively associated with HR-QOL among the elderly in Zhejiang. Our findings could provide valuable information for decision-makers to develop interventions to improve the HR-QOL of the elderly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00ad9d0c30ea42b5b154235d710ef33e2022-12-21T20:34:13ZengBMCHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes1477-75252020-04-011811810.1186/s12955-020-01358-4Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in ZhejiangJieming Lu0Zhebin Yu1Xiaocong Zhang2Mengyin Wu3Shujuan Lin4Yao Zhu5Zenghao Xu6Liuqing You7Fang Wei8Mengling Tang9Mingjuan Jin10Jianbing Wang11Kun Chen12Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cancer Institute, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the Children’s Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Zhejiang University School of MedicineDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cancer Institute, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineAbstract Background Population aging is an inevitable trend and previous studies have showed the relationship between social health related factors and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in the elderly. The objective of this study is to investigate the association of social health status with HR-QOL among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang. Methods This cross-sectional study was based on community-dwelling elderly individuals from July 2018 to September 2018 in Zhejiang, China. HR-QOL was measured by the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). Social health status was estimated by the long-form of the Social Health Scale for the Elderly (SHSE-L) and classified into three categories (poor, moderate and good). Multivariable linear regression models were conducted to evaluate the association between social health status and HR-QOL (PCS, MCS and SF-12 total score). Results A total of 2952 elderly participants were included in this study. The mean age was 70.68 ± 7.75 years (mean ± SD); of the eligible participants, more than half (50.4%) were females; the mean scores were 48.10 ± 8.49, 47.70 ± 7.09 and 47.90 ± 5.86 for PCS, MCS and SF-12 total score, separately. Results from the multivariable models showed that social health status was positively related to HR-QOL after adjusting for covariates. Compared with individuals with a poor social health status, those who had a moderate or good social health status were more likely to report better HR-QOL (for moderate social health status: β = 1.90(95%CI: 1.09, 2.71) for PCS, β = 1.78(1.08, 2.48) for MCS, β = 1.84(1.29, 2.39) for SF-12 total score; for good social health status: β = 3.29(2.24, 4.34) for PCS, β = 3.10(2.12, 4.01) for MCS, β = 3.20(2.48, 3.91) for SF-12 total score). Conclusion In our study, we found that social health status was positively associated with HR-QOL among the elderly in Zhejiang. Our findings could provide valuable information for decision-makers to develop interventions to improve the HR-QOL of the elderly.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01358-4Social healthHealth-related quality of lifeOlder people |
| spellingShingle | Jieming Lu Zhebin Yu Xiaocong Zhang Mengyin Wu Shujuan Lin Yao Zhu Zenghao Xu Liuqing You Fang Wei Mengling Tang Mingjuan Jin Jianbing Wang Kun Chen Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Social health Health-related quality of life Older people |
| title | Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang |
| title_full | Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang |
| title_fullStr | Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang |
| title_short | Association between social health status and health-related quality of life among community-dwelling elderly in Zhejiang |
| title_sort | association between social health status and health related quality of life among community dwelling elderly in zhejiang |
| topic | Social health Health-related quality of life Older people |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-020-01358-4 |
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