Study on quality of life and its influencing factors of the elderly in Xi'an city
Abstract：Objective:To know about the quality of life of the elderly in Xi'an city comprehensively,and to ana-lyze its influencing factors.Methods:A self-designed questionnaire of health risk factors for the elderly popula-tion in Shaanxi Province was used to conduct a face-to-face interview on 1459 elderly people enrolled from 11 communities in 6 administrative districts of Xi'an city.Results:The overall quality of life of the elderly in Xi'an city was good (65.3%).Univariate and multivariate analysis showed that exercise,falls,and chronic disease were the important factors influencing the quality of life of the elderly.Conclusions:The overall quality of life of the elderly in Xi'an city was good.Whether exercise or not,with or without falls,with or without chronic disea-ses were the main factors influencing the quality of life of the elderly.
Keywords：Xi'an citythe elderlyquality of lifeinfluencing factors
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 792-795 )