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Pielęgniarstwo i Zdrowie Publiczne Nursing and Public Health

2017, vol. 7, nr 3, July-September, p. 169–175

doi: 10.17219/pzp/75486

Publication type: original article

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Quality of life assessment in WHOQOL-BREF domains amongst home care clients in selected regions of the Czech Republic

Ocena jakości życia osób korzystających z opieki domowej na podstawie domen ankiety WHOQOL-BREF w wybranych regionach Czech

Helena Kisvetrová1,A,C,D,E,F, Lucie Martincová1,A,B,C,E,F, Šárka Vévodová2,A,C,D,E,F, Jiří Vévoda2,A,C,D,E,F

1 Center for Research and Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

2 Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Abstract

Background. Population ageing is a topical phenomenon that is going to accelerate. This elicits an increasing interest in the quality of life (QoL) of the ageing population in home care. The present paper strives to ascertain how home care clients assess QoL and to find the relation between QoL and the age of the respondents.
Objectives. The aim of the study was to investigate how older adults, clients of home care, assess QoL in the domains defined by the WHOQOL-BREF. A secondary aim was to ascertain whether there is a correlation between the QoL assessment in each of the domains and the age of the respondents.
Material and Methods. Cross-sectional study, WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, 121 home care clients from 2 Czech regions.
Results. Totally, 43% respondents assessed their overall QoL as good/very good. The lowest satisfaction was in “sex life” (mean 2.0), “negative feelings” (mean 2.6) and “capacity for work” (mean 2.6). The most positive assessment was in “access to health services” (mean 3.6) and “support from friends” (mean 3.5). No correlation between the QoL assessment in individual domains and age was found (r = –0.022 to –0.153; p > 0.05).
Conclusion. Nearly half of Czech respondents assessed QoL as good or very good and their satisfaction with health was most often neutral. No significant correlation between the age of the respondents and the QoL assessment in particular domains of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was demonstrated. The respondents were least satisfied with their sex life. This means that nurses should educate clients about ways to overcome barriers in their sex life.

Key words

quality of life, WHOQOL-BREF, home care, older adult

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