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Influence of cognitive function and social support on health-related quality of life of elderly men in partial medically underserved rural areas: A cross-sectional study
- Source :
- Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing. 25:163-173
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Korean Gerontological Nursing Society, 2023.
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Abstract
- Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors influencing the health-related quality of life of elderly men in partial medically underserved rural areas. Methods: The subjects included 182 elderly men aged 65 or older living in the jurisdictions of the Health Care Centers in G, I, and J Myeon, which were medically underserved rural areas in Gongju City, South Korea. Data were collected on October 31 to November 1, 2020, and were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and hierarchical linear regression. Results: The subjects’ scored mean 24.20±3.29 points out of 30 in cognitive functions and mean 17.08±9.40 out of 60 in social support. The influential factors included three chronic diseases (β=-.50, p
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 23838086 and 23841877
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7de2ff21208c655deaf921eb52f8c4b3