Quality of life from the perspectives of older people
Quality of life from the perspectives of older people
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DOI：
10.1017/s0144686x03001582
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发表时间：
2004-09-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Bowling, A
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作者：
Gabriel, Z;Bowling, A
本文报告的结果来自一项全国生活质量 (QoL) 调查，调查对象为 999 名居住在英国私人家庭的 65 岁或以上老人。该研究产生了定性和定量访谈数据。 999 名调查受访者在自己家中使用半结构化调查工具进行了访谈，并在基线访谈后一年和两年对 80 名受访者进行了更深入的跟踪。这里展示了深度访谈的材料。出现的主要生活质量主题是：拥有良好的社会关系、帮助和支持；居住在被认为可以带来快乐、感到安全、睦邻友好且可以使用当地设施和服务（包括交通）的家庭和社区；从事业余活动和休闲活动（单独）以及维持社交活动并保留在社会中的作用；具有积极的心理面貌，能够接受无法改变的情况；身体健康，行动自如；有足够的钱来满足基本需求、参与社会、享受生活并保持独立和对生活的控制。研究结果对公共政策具有影响，并补充了关于老年人生活质量的构成和衡量方面不断增长的知识体系。
This paper report results from a national survey of quality of life (QoL), based on 999 people aged 65 or more years living in private households in Britain. The study produced both qualitative and quantitative interview data. The 999 survey respondents were interviewed in their own homes with a semi-structured survey instrument, and 80 were followed-up in greater depth at one and two years after the baseline interview. The material from the in-depth interviews is presented here. The main QoL themes that emerged were: having good social relationships, help and support; living in a home and neighbourhood that is perceived to give pleasure, feels safe, is neighbourly and has access to local facilities and services including transport; engaging in hobbles and leisure activities (solo) as well as maintaining social activities and retaining a role in society; having a positive psychological outlook and acceptance of circumstances which cannot be changed; having good health and mobility; and having enough money to meet basic needs, to participate in society, to enjoy life and to retain one's independence and control over life. The results have implications for public policy, and supplement the growing body of knowledge on the composition and measurement of quality of life in older age.