Quality of Life and Influencing Factors of Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases in China:Empirical Analysis Based on CHARLS Data
Objective To clarify the status and influencing factors of quality of life among elderly patients with chronic diseases in China,and to provide evidence for further improving the quality of life of this population.Methods A total of 2 261 elderly patients with chronic diseases were recruited from the China Health and Retirement Longitu-dinal Study(CHARLS)in 2018.European five-dimension health scale(EQ-5D)was used to assess the quality of life,and multiple linear regression was applied to analyze the influencing factors of quality of life.Results The top 5 dis-eases of senile chronic diseases included hypertension,dyslipidemia,digestive system diseases,arthritis or rheumatism and heart disease.EQ-5D score of senile chronic disease patients was(0.697±0.166),and the worst scores of the five dimensions were pain or discomfort(0.090±0.071)and action(0.081±0.057).Drinking,participation in social activities,number of chronic diseases and endowment insurance were the important factors affecting the quality of life of elderly patients with chronic diseases(P＜0.05).Conclusion The quality of life of elderly patients with chronic diseases is average.It is necessary to control chronic diseases of the elderly,do not forcibly interfere with the lifes-tyle,promote the elderly to actively participate in social activities,improve the endowment insurance,in order to im-prove the quality of life of elderly patients with chronic diseases.
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