Measuring the quality of life of older persons: a model with implications for community and public health nursing

doi:10.1016/S0020-7489(97)00010-2

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volume 34, Issue 3, June 1997, Pages 231-239

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Abstract

Measuring the quality of life (QOL) of older persons can assist health professionals in achieving a number of important objectives. These include assessing the effects of illness and treatment, identifying need for support services, and developing health enhancing environments. Most QOL models focus unduly on illness and disability, define QOL too narrowly, and do not consider aspects of personal control and potential opportunities for change. A new model of QOL with associated instrumentation, the Quality of Life Profile: Seniors Version(QOLPSV), is described. Administration of the QOLPSV to 205 older persons in Ontario, Canada found it to be reliable and valid. Limitations of the instrument are presented and potential uses explored.

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^☆: The authors are members of the North York Community Health Promotion Research Unit's Health Promotion and the Elderly Working Group. The Unit is a joint project of the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto, and the North York Public Health Department. It is funded through a Ontario Ministry of Health Systems-Linked Research Grant.

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Measuring the quality of life of older persons: a model with implications for community and public health nursing☆

Abstract

Measurement of quality of life in the frail elderly

The Duality of Human Existence: Isolation and Communion in Western Man

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American Journal of Epidemiology

The Concept and Measurement of Quality of Life in the Frail Elderly

Preventing frail health

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine