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Michelle A McKay1, Linda Copel1
1M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, United States.
Abstract:
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important measure of how health and illness affect the lives of older adults. This study aimed to determine the relationship between frailty, fear of falling, and depression with HRQoL in nursing home eligible community-dwelling older adults. A cross-sectional correlational design and chart review were conducted. Eighty four participants (mean age = 70.33 [SD = 6.33]) were surveyed on frailty, fear of falling, depression and physical and mental health measures of HRQoL. Increased frailty, fear of falling, and depression were associated with decreased physical and mental health and well-being. When controlling for sociodemographics, frailty and fear of falling were predictive of lower physical health and well-being whereas depression was independently predictive of lower mental health and well-being. The results of this study will assist in assessment and targeted interventions for modifiable risk factors that affect the HRQoL of nursing home eligible community-dwelling older adults.
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