Objectives:

To analyze the association between health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and sociodemographic variables, chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes in a sample of Chilean elderly people.

Material and methods:

A cross-sectional study of 310 people over 60 years of age. The SF-36 was applied, the diagnosis of chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes was evaluated. Descriptive analyzes are carried out for the different domains of SF-36 and through hierarchical regression models the variables that are associated to physical summary component, mental summary component and the general scale of SF-36 are determined.

Results:

The predictive variables are: sex, arthritis, displacement disorder, urinary incontinence and depression. Specifically, depression is the most significant variable in the different contrasted models.

Conclusion:

Active social participation positively influences HR-QoL. In the area of primary care, progress must continue in intervention protocols in mental health.

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