The Impacts of Weight Change and Weight Change Intention on Health-Related Quality of Life in the Korean Elderly

Objective: This study aimed to identify the impacts of weight change and weight change intention on health-related quality of life (HRQL) among community-dwelling Korean elderly individuals. Method: Data on those aged 75 years and above from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed using multiple regression analysis. Results: Compared with no weight change, unintentional weight loss was associated with significantly lower adjusted overall HRQL and lower scores in the subdimensions of mobility, pain/discomfort, usual activities, and self-care (in order), whereas intentional weight loss was associated with significantly poorer scores for anxiety/depression. Weight gain showed no statistically significant differences in comparison with no weight change. Discussion: These findings suggest that weight maintenance or weight gain should be recommended rather than weight loss, whether unintentional or intentional, regardless of weight status, to improve HRQL among the elderly.

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A bi-directional association between weight change and health-related quality of life: evidence from the 11-year follow-up of 9916 community-dwelling adults

Quality of Life Research ◽

10.1007/s11136-020-02423-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 1697-1706 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Berhe W. Sahle ◽

Shameran Slewa-Younan ◽

Yohannes Adama Melaku ◽

Li Ling ◽

Andre M. N. Renzaho

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Weight Change ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Association between involuntary weight loss with low muscle mass and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: Nationwide surveys (KNHANES 2008–2011)

Experimental Gerontology ◽

10.1016/j.exger.2018.02.027 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 106 ◽

pp. 39-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Miji Kim ◽

Junghoon Kim ◽

Chang Won Won

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Older Adults ◽

Weight Loss ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽

Involuntary Weight Loss

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THE PHENOTYPE OF FRAILTY AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE

Journal of Frailty & Aging ◽

10.14283/jfa.2013.1 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

M. MORENO-AGUILAR ◽

J.M.A. GARCIA-LARA ◽

S. AGUILAR-NAVARRO ◽

A.P. NAVARRETE-REYES ◽

H. AMIEVA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Weight Loss ◽

The Elderly ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Inverse Association ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Lineal Regression

Background:Frailty is a multidimensional problem in the elderly, but there is little information aboutits implications on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Objectives:To determine the association betweenfrailty and HRQoL as well as the association between each component of the phenotype of frailty and thephysical (PCS) and mental (MCS) components summaries of QoL. Design, setting and participants:Cross-sectional study of 496 community-dwelling elderly aged 70 and older, participating in the Mexican Study ofNutritional and Psychosocial Markers of Frailty. Measurements:Frailty was defined by the presence of at leastthree of the following criteria: weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity, slowness, and weakness. QoL andboth of its components were assessed through the SF-36. The association of each component of frailty with thePCS and the MCS of QoL was determined through the construction of multivariate lineal regression models.Final analyses were adjusted by socio-demographic characteristics and by the remaining four components offrailty as covariates. Results: Mean age of participants was 78.0 (SD ± 6.2), 49.4% were women, and 12.7% werefrail. Multivariate lineal regression analysis showed that frail and prefrail participants had lower scores for thePCS (P < .001) and the MCS (P < .001) of QoL in comparison with non-frail subjects. Weight loss (P < .001) andexhaustion (P < .001) had an independent inverse association with the MCS of QoL while gait speed (P < .001)and grip strength (P < .001) were also inversely associated with the PCS score. Conclusion:Frailty isindependently associated with lower scores in the MCS and the PCS of QoL. The finding that differentcomponents of frailty were associated with both dimensions of QoL reflects the need for individualized treatmentof frail elderly.

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