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Gerokomos
versión impresa ISSN 1134-928X
Resumen
ROMERO MORENO, Daniela; GALLARDO-PERALTA, Lorena y MORENO OCHOA, Alicia. Health-Related Quality of Life among elderly people who actively participate in social groups. Gerokomos [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.3, pp.141-143. Epub 28-Dic-2020. ISSN 1134-928X. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1134-928x2020000300004.
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.
Palabras clave : Health-related quality of life; social participation; depression.