Gender differences in quality of life among community-dwelling older adults in low-and middle-income countries: results from the Study on global AGEing and adult …

KH Lee, H Xu, B Wu - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
… QoL as “an individuals’ perception of their position in life in the context of culture and … in
South Africa, while education did not have a significant influence on QoL across all five countries. …

Chronic multimorbidity among older adults in rural South Africa

AY Chang, FX Gómez-Olivé, C Payne, JK Rohr… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
rural South African population. More specifically, we found high prevalence of single and
combination of cardiometabolic conditions, even amongperceive functioning are also of value

Perceived quality of life of the aged with disability in selected districts in the Upper West Region of Ghana

B Nantomah - 2019 - ir.ucc.edu.gh
… This increasing number of the aged with disability is occurring at a time when there is
The main objective of this study was to assess the perceived overall Quality of Life (QOL) of the …

Age and gender differences in social network composition and social support among older rural South Africans: Findings from the HAALSI study

G Harling, KA Morris, L Manderson… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… Third, network density was measured as the proportion of alter-pairs who communicated
at least monthly; we do not use more nuanced measures given the perceived nature of these …

“They don't care about us”: older people's experiences of primary healthcare in Cape Town, South Africa

G Kelly, L Mrengqwa, L Geffen - BMC geriatrics, 2019 - Springer
… This paper focuses on the experiences and perceptions that community-dwelling older … ,
South Africa. South Africa has the highest proportion of elderly people in its population in the …

Quality of life, conceptualization

M Rojas - Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research, 2024 - Springer
… respondent is weighted by how important they perceived this … I am living a life that is horrible
and very bad/worst,” which … Similar discrepancies can be seen in the table below between

Access to health care in post-apartheid South Africa: availability, affordability, acceptability

R Burger, C Christian - Health Economics, Policy and Law, 2020 - cambridge.org
… in South Africa after more than two decades of democracy. With the world’s highest level of
income inequality, the country makes … We also address concerns about perception bias in the …

Social engagement pattern, health behaviors and subjective well-being of older adults: an international perspective using WHO-SAGE survey data

M Luo, D Ding, A Bauman, J Negin, P Phongsavan - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
… Although SAGE is a longitudinal study and a baseline survey (… study because China and
South Africa did not follow up Wave 0 … low quality of life in all six countries, as well as perceived

Actualizing Better Health And Health Care For Older Adults: Commentary describes six vital directions to improve the care and quality of life for all older Americans.

T Fulmer, DB Reuben, J Auerbach, DM Fick… - Health …, 2021 - healthaffairs.org
… In addition to a continued focus on social needs such as housing, food security, and
transportation, new attention should be given to addressing social isolation among older adults. …

Health-related quality of life in older adults: Its association with health literacy, self-efficacy, social support, and health-promoting behavior

MK Lee, J Oh - Healthcare, 2020 - mdpi.com
… -promoting behavior, perceived emotional-informational support, and a lesser number of
comorbidities. To improve HRQOL among older adults, nursing interventions are required to …