[Analysis of quality of life and its influence factors of elderly persons in urban in Chengdu].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the quality of life of elderly persons in urban in Chengdu, and to identify the influence factors.


METHODS
A survey with EQ-5D and questionnaire was undertaken in 378 randomly selected residents who were over 60 years age in urban communities in Chengdu. Univariate and multivariate statistical methods were employed to analyze the data.


RESULTS
The general evaluation on quality of life of elderly persons in urban in Chengdu was better. The average score of EQ-5D was 0.804. The evaluation of mobility, self-care and usual activities of elderly persons were better. The rates of satisfaction were 80.3%, 93.3% and 86.6% respectively. The evaluation of body and emotion feeling was relatively poor. The rates of satisfaction were 47.1% and 79.1% respectively. The multivariate statistical analysis showed that the quality of life of elderly persons was influenced by chronic disease, age and education. The qualities of life of elderly persons who experiences of chronic disease, aging, lower education were debasement.


CONCLUSIONS
The chronic disease was the mostly influence factor to quality of life of elderly persons in urban in Chengdu.
Zhang
Qiang
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West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. qiangzhang2000@126.com
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D000368:Aged; D002681:China; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002947:Cities; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health