scholarly journals Functional Mobility, Depressive Symptoms, Level of Independence, and Quality of Life of the Elderly Living at Home and in the Nursing Home

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 662-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Gürhan Karakaya ◽  
Sevil Çuvalci Bilgin ◽  
Gamze Ekici ◽  
Nezire Köse ◽  
Ayşe Saadet Otman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Elderly Living ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Gambaran Kualitas Hidup Lansia Yang Tinggal Di Panti Sosial : Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1605-1614
Author(s):  
K Krisdiyanti ◽  
Dyah Putri Aryati
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Pubmed Database ◽  
Elderly Living

AbstractThe increasing number of the elderly population is a phenomenom that occurs today. The high level of dependence of the elderly causes the elderly to have the potential to be placed in care homes. The elderly are individuals who hane a high risk of isease and stressors. This, of course, requires efforts to ensure the life of the elderly, not only seen from fulfillment of the needs of the elderly but also the life quality of the eldely. The study aims to describe the quality of life of the elderly who live in care homes. The study used a literature review method by searching for articles in the Pubmed database, and google sholar. The search was conducted by combining keywords: “Elderly, “Elderly people”, “Quality of life”, “WHOQOL-BREF”, and “Nursing home” with the year 2011-2021. Participants in this study were 395 respondents of elderly living in care homes. The results of the literature review of 6 articles showed that there are 73 respondents (18,5%) with low category of life quality, 195 respondents (49,9%) with medium category of life quality, and 127 repondents (32,1%) high category of the life quality. From this study, it can be concluded that the quality of life of the elderly living in care homes is mostly (49,9%) in moderate category. The role of nurses is needed to improve the quality of life of the elderly who live in care homes.Keywords: care homes; elderly; quality of life; WHOQOL-BREF AbstrakTerjadinya peningkatan jumlah populasi lanjut usia merupakan fenomena yang terjadi saat ini. Tingkat ketergantungan lansia yang tinggi mengakibatkan lansia berpontesi untuk ditempatkan di panti sosial. Lansia merupakan individu yang memiliki resiko tinggi dan rentan terhadap penyakit serta stresor. Hal ini tentunya dibutuhkan upaya untuk menjamin hidup lansia, tidak hanya dilihat dari pemenuhan kebutuhan lansia namun juga dilihat dari kualitas hidup lansia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode literature review, untuk pencarian artikel dengan mengakses database Pubmed, dan googlescholar. Pencarian dilakukan dengan mengkombinasi kata kunci: “elderly”, “elderly people”, “Quality of life”, “WHOQOL-BREF”, “Nursing home” dengan batasan tahun 2011-2021. Partisipan pada studi ini adalah lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial dengan total 395 lansia. Hasil penelitian literature review dari 6 artikel menunjukan kualitas hidup lansia dengan kategori rendah 73 responden (18,5%), sedang 195 responden (49,9%) dan tinggi 127 responden (32,1%). Dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial sebagian besar (49,9%) dalam kategori sedang. Perlu adanya peran perawat untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup lansia yang tinggal di panti sosial.Kata kunci : kualitas hidup; lansia; panti sosial; WHOQOL-BREF

scholarly journals Quality of life and depressive symptoms in the elderly living in community

10.3823/1845 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mikaelly de Sousa Tavares Assis ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Farias Pontes ◽  
Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de Farias ◽  
Edilene Araújo Monteiro ◽  
Cleane Rosa da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living

Correlations Between Cognitive, Hearing, and Reminiscence Function and the Quality of Life of the Elderly Living in a Nursing Home in Jakarta, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 3520-3523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Berthy Tallutondok ◽  
Dora Samaria ◽  
Ayu Jihan Januarita ◽  
Ester Magumi Warouw ◽  
Elisabet Oktavia Randa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Living

Quality of Life Among Nursing Home Residents Compared With the Elderly at Home

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Reza Hedayati ◽  
Negin Hadi ◽  
Ladan Mostafavi ◽  
Armin Akbarzadeh ◽  
Ali Montazeri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
At Home

THE DIFFERENCE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG THE ELDERLY LIVING IN COMMUNITIES AND NURSING HOME RUMOH SEUJAHTERA GEUNASEH SAYANG IN BANDA ACEH

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Nopa Arlianti ◽  
Wardiati Wardiati ◽  
Humairah Lutfia
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Elderly Living

Background: The increase in the number of elderly in the world causes a variety of problems, one of which is the low quality of life of the elderly which is influenced by several factors such as housing factors, physical and psychological conditions, and social and cultural factors. This study aims to find out the difference in the quality of life of elderly people living in communities and living in nursing home. Methods: This study uses cross-sectional design with a population consists of 2 groups, namely the elderly living in the communities and nursing home. The elderly sample in the nursing home is determined by the total method of the population. While sampling elderly samples in the communities using purposive sampling method with a sample ratio 1:1. Data collection was conducted by interview using the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Univariate and bivariate analysis was used to analyze the data and t-test independent was utilized to examine the difference in the quality of life among studied groups. Result: The results showed that the average age of the elderly living in the nursing home was younger, and majority of respondents did not graduate from elementary school. Univariate analysis shows that elderly people living in the nursing home have a better quality of life compared to the elderly living in the community. Bivariate analysis showed that there is a significant differences between the quality of life of eldery people living in nursing home and in the community, both from the physical domain of the eldery (p-value: 0.0003), the psychological domain (p-value: 0.0349), the social domain (p-value: 0.0001), and the environmental domain (p-value: 0.0001). Recommandation: Efforts to improve the elderly’s quality of life are required to be done by families, communities, and governments. Thus, the elderly can go through their old age in a healthy, safe and comfortable manner.

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