The aim of our study was to evaluate the quality of life of the elderly living in nursing homes.
A pool of 183 elderly people living in nursing homes were involved in the study. Data …

The concept of life satisfaction is a construct universally accepted as a valid measurement of
quality of life in the elderly. While recent investigators have questioned whether life …

As a result of improved public health and medical advances, not only has life expectancy
among older people increased, but the importance of quality of life in terms of health in later …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life and its dimensions among
the elderly people who were living at homes, private or public nursing homes of the city of …

Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the quality of life, physical, mental and
social performance of older adults who live in communities and those who are …

Background & Aims: Aging is a natural phenomenon and a variety of factors including
psychological and physical disorders associated with aging has impact on the QUALITY OF …

Life satisfaction is a concept frequently used to measure wellbeing of older people.
However, there is still a lack of cross-national comparative research investigating factors …

Background The percentage of people aged 65 or older living in Poland is 13.6%, but 17.2%
in Łódź. The aim of the study was to identify factors correlating with the self-rated quality of …

BACKGROUND: Changes in demographic characteristics, social structure and economic
status have shifted the direction of care of elderly people in Malaysia. Subsequently, nursing …

Abstract The European Study on Adult Well-being (ESAW), funded by the European Union,
was conducted during 2002 and 2003 in Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands …